Senior Cybersecurity Risk Officer

Company: Truist Bank
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this page. After you click Apply Now and complete your application, you'll be invited to create a profile, which will let you see your application status and any communications. If you already have a profile with us, you can log in to check status. Need Help? If you have a disability and need assistance with the application, you can request a reasonable accommodation. Send an email to Accessibility (accommodation requests only; other inquiries won't receive a response). Regular or Temporary: Regular Language Fluency: English (Required) Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Please review the following job description: Serve as the independent oversight and effective challenge function to the Chief Information Security Officer covering the Cyber Security and Identity and Access Management domains. Provide guidance to senior leaders across the company on critical cyber control failures and issues; use judgment to escalate significant issues and emerging risks; evaluate, determine and communicate cyber and access management domain maturity to Executive Leadership and the Board of Directors; consistently and appropriately apply second line of defense corporate authority for managing Truist’s technology risk, including driving our overall risk appetite for the company for Cyber related functions. This role will also support effective risk oversight of Cyber–Fraud integration, with particular emphasis on fraud’s dependency on strong authentication, identity controls, and core cyber operations capabilities. This includes overseeing alignment between fraud prevention, IAM, and cyber defense teams to enable consistent, enterprise level risk management. Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. 1. Technology Risk Leadership - Provide independent risk oversight (i.e. second line of defense/LOD2) for Truist Technology through the effective identification, mitigation, monitoring and reporting of operational, technology, and compliance related risks within Enterprise Technology with a specifics focus on the Cyber and Identity and Access Management domains. 2. Strategic Alignment – Provide Cyber and Information Security Risk governance that supports the Truist organization’s strategies and objectives while operating within established risk appetites; Provide effective challenge of the Corporate Cybersecurity Strategy for Truist 3. Industry engagement- lead engagement of peer institution second line functions to influence the industry build of the tech risk / cyber second line functions 4. Penetration / Red Team testing- lead execution of independent second line Red Team / Penetration Testing; work is typically commissioned by the Board, the CEO and / or the CRO. 5. Value Delivery – Ensure that cyber / information security risk resources, activities and initiatives are aligned to enable and sustain achievement of business objectives within forecasted spend rates while reducing risks; 6. Cyber / Information Security Risk Assessment– Provide independent assessment and oversight of the maturity of information security and adequacy of cyber controls pertaining to information security in meeting agreed to business outcomes for performance, stability, security and service availability. Assessments should leverage agreed upon metrics produced by Business Unit Risk Management (BURM) /first line of defense – LOD1) but challenged and validated as appropriate; 7. Independent Challenge of LOD1 assessments - Review and attest to/challenge adequacy of risk assessments (i.e. Risk & Control Self-Assessments, Application Assessments, Change Risk Assessments) produced by BURM; 8. Committee Engagement – Serve as member of the Technology Risk Committee and participate in the Enterprise and Board Risk Committees and the Board Technology Committee, when applicable for Cybersecurity topics; 9. Regulatory Engagement Oversight - Ensure effectiveness and structure in regulatory engagement practices, including responses out of the Corporate Cyber Security Group; 10. Training and Communication - Encourage and monitor Cyber education, skills training and adoption goals to drive improved Cyber risk culture and awareness 11. Policy & Standard Leadership – Engage on Technology Risk policy governance. Provide direction and guidance in the development, implementation and communication of Cybersecurity policies, procedures and standards; Oversight of multiple enterprise-wide policies including Cyber Security and Identity and Access Management and Truist Cloud. 12. Third Party Management Risk Oversight - Monitor, assess and challenge as appropriate significant third-party and vendor relationships within Enterprise Technology; 13. Cross-Organizational Communication - Develop and maintain effective channels of communication with other CROs, control functions, Senior Business Unit (BU) management, as well as regulatory agencies; 14. Talent Management - Lead, manage and develop teammates directly and indirectly; influence cybersecurity talent management through recommendations to Truist senior leadership, including the Board of Directors, to inform decisions on resource allocations to close control gaps. Qualifications Required Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Bachelor’s degree in financial-related discipline, or equivalent education and related training 2. Fifteen years of experience or equivalent proficiency in managing people with demonstrated high competency in recruiting, developing, and coaching/mentoring 3. Fifteen - Twenty years of experience in a financial institution with emphasis on risk management or equivalent work experience 4. Ten years of large scale technology operations and infrastructure background, including extensive knowledge of technology policy, procedures and regulations 5. Knowledge of key technology rules/regulations and technology risk management practices (e.g. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)). 6. Excellent leadership skills including the ability to lead direct and indirect reports 7. Excellent communication (verbal and written), presentation and facilitation skills; ability to influence and communicate with impact Preferred Qualifications: 1. Master’s degree in Finance or Business equivalent 2. Professional designations such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) (CRISC), Certified Project Manager (CPM) 3. Strategic business and financial planning experience 4. Experience with audit processes and techniques General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site . Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work. Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace. EEO is the Law E-Verify IER Right to Work

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