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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: CSO
Location: Southern California, California, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2008-02-18
Vice President, Converged Information and Physical Security
CA-Southern California
Position Reference Number: VPSECSOCA
Executive Package
Relocation Package: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Required Education: Bachelor, Security Certifications
Job Description
SecurityRecruiter.com has been retained to locate yet another talented and
accomplished security professional to contribute and grow into an executive
level assignment with responsibilities for information security, content
protection, physical security, fraud prevention / detection, and risk
management. This newly created role will be the VP of Security for our Southern
California based client with multi-national operations. This company’s
roots go back to the early 1900s. Today, they face significant regulatory
pressure but even more importantly, they face an enormously important
responsibility of ensuring the safety of their client’s digital and
physical property. This role has been created to create the North American
security posture to include the protection of: Physical Assets, Electronic
Information, Technology, Digital Content, Facilities, Equipment, Products and
Services. These services include active protection against tampering,
destruction, theft and mi
suse. This role will be the top information security and physical security
role in the organization, will be based in the corporate headquarters serving
multiple Business Units across North America and will report to a senior
“C” level executive. The successful candidate will conduct security
and risk assessments, propose security initiatives, suggest protection
standards and will oversee and coordinate security efforts across the business.
The successful candidate will work with various outside entities and will
collaborate with all relevant departments such as Information Technology, Human
Resources, Communications, Legal and Operations. The successful candidate will
craft, influence and direct an organization-wide protection strategy. In
addition, the successful candidate will stay abreast of increasing and changing
regulatory compliance mandates and will keep the company apprised and
responsive to the changing risks facing the organization. This role interfaces
with and influences business leaders and other senior executives from the CEO
on down. This role does not have any direct staff responsibility but is
positioned more as an advisory role working across many operating divisions in
North America. The successful candidate will be capable of influencing decision
makers through the use of effective verbal and written presentation skills.
Candidates who are willing to reside within the greater Los Angeles
Metropolitan Area are strongly preferred. A more comprehensive job description
will be provided to candidates of interest.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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This role requires a BA/BS in business administration, accounting, finance,
security management, information systems, criminal justice or related field.
Advanced education is desirable along with certifications such as the CISSP,
CPP, ISSMP, PMP, etc. Requires a minimum of 10 years of progressively
responsible assignments that have led to a secure operation and technical
infrastructure, the protection of physical, electronic and financial assets,
and has resulted in senior executive confidence that security issues are
effectively and efficiently managed. The successful candidates will demonstrate
3-5 years of direct experience in decision making in a security advisory or
management role with a demonstrated ability to develop and manage the security
function for the enterprise. He/she will be an articulate and persuasive leader
who can serve as an effective member of the senior management team and who is
able to communicate security-related concepts and explain the value propo
sition of security initiatives to a broad range of staff members. He/She will
demonstrate significant experience with information security such as:
Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Identity Management, Phishing, Email Security, Content
Security, Perimeter Security, security auditing practices, ISO 17799, ISO 27001
Frameworks, SOX requirements, relevant regulatory and legal requirements, etc.
Exposure to loss prevention, video surveillance, biometrics, executive
protection, CCTV and related physical security skills and technologies is
required. He/She will have strong relationships with industry organizations and
associations such as the FBI, InfraGard, ASIS, ISSA, ISACA, ISMA, etc.
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate outstanding verbal and written
communication skills, strong relationship building skills, consultative
advisory skills, strong collaboration and influencing skills, strong persuasion
and negotiation skills and a record of mitigating risk while simultaneously
showi
ng business owners how security practices can contribute competitive
advantages and organizational success.
CONTACT
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Resume to information@securityrecruiter.com
SecurityRecruiter.com
Jeff Snyder
President
jeff@securityrecruiter.com
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