CardWorks

Manager Security Compliance

CardWorks • $128K — $142K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in information security, risk management, compliance, or related fields.
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of security frameworks like NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and CIS Controls.
  • Experience collaborating with diverse teams on security requirements.
  • Strong understanding of risk assessment methodologies and process optimization.

Responsibilities

  • Execute and improve enterprise security compliance processes and assessments.
  • Operate and maintain the security compliance technology platform.
  • Coordinate compliance assessment activities and ensure documentation completeness.
  • Create and manage standardized templates and workflows for compliance operations.
  • Manage security exception requests, documenting risks and approvals.
  • Supervise the tracking and escalation of security issues and audit findings.
  • Oversee the documentation governance program, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay and Bonus Incentives
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Wellness Programs
  • Group Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Paid Vacation, Sick Days, and Bank Holidays
  • Employee Engagement Activities and Recognition Programs
Full Job Description

Position Summary:

The Security Compliance Manager is an individual contributor responsible for operationalizing, executing, and maturing the enterprise security compliance program. This role reports to the Director of Security Risk & Compliance and ensures that the organization’s security compliance strategy is translated into effective operational processes, assessments, and workflows. Core responsibilities include managing compliance operations, executing assessments, reviewing controls, supporting audit readiness, coordinating documentation and evidence, and ensuring accuracy and consistency across compliance systems and reporting.

Essential Functions:

Compliance Program Execution

  • Execute and continuously improve enterprise security compliance processes and assessments, supporting the strategic direction established by the Manager.
  • Operate and maintain the security compliance technology platform, ensuring assessments, evidence collection, and issue tracking are completed accurately and on schedule.
  • Coordinate compliance assessment activities and ensure required documentation is complete and aligned with standards.
  • Create, manage, and maintain standardized templates, procedures, workflows, and reporting to support consistent compliance operations.

Security Exception Management

  • Execute detailed assessments of security exception requests, documenting risks, mitigating controls, approvals, and expiration tracking, in accordance with governance defined by the Director.
  • Track exception approvals, expirations, and remediation requirements, ensuring timely reminders, escalations, and accuracy of exception data.

Security Issue Escalation & Tracking

  • Manage execution of the Security Compliance Finding and Issue Escalation process, ensuring control gaps and audit findings are documented, monitored, and remediated on schedule.
  • Maintain and operationalize workflow steps aligned to governance requirements defined by the Director, ensuring appropriate escalation of overdue or high0risk issues.
  • Align information security issue tracking with Enterprise Risk Management processes and escalate high0risk issues through established governance forums.

Documentation Governance

  • Oversee the Information Security documentation governance program, ensuring policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines are accurate, current, and aligned with regulatory, customer, and internal control requirements.
  • Implement and maintain the documentation lifecycle processes, including drafting, review, approval, publication, version control, retention, and retirement.
  • Coordinate updates to documentation to ensure alignment with applicable frameworks such as CRI, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and CIS 18, reflecting changes in technology, controls, and risk posture.
  • Track documentation quality, exceptions, gaps, and remediation activities; prepare reports and metrics to support leadership visibility and compliance oversight.
  • Partner with security, risk, IT, and compliance stakeholders to ensure documentation supports audits, assessments, and ongoing control operation.

 

Education and Experience

  • 8+ years of experience in information security, risk management, compliance, or related disciplines.
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field preferred or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree.
  • Working knowledge of security frameworks such as Cyber Risk Institute, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and PCI DSS along with experience applying these and other industry-specific regulations to projects and infrastructure.
  • Experience in collaborating across diverse teams, including IT, business units, and external stakeholders, to address security requirements and align with project objectives.
  • Strong understanding of security risk assessment methodologies, controls implementation, and process optimization, with a track record of successfully mitigating risks and enhancing security practices.

Summary of Qualifications:

  • Strong working knowledge of major security frameworks and regulatory requirements, including CRI, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and CIS Controls, with experience aligning compliance platforms to support assessments and evidence management.
  • Skilled in optimizing compliance workflows, dashboards, templates, and reporting to enhance operational efficiency and audit readiness.
  • Proficient with core security technologies such as vulnerability management, encryption, and identity and access management.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, able to identify trends, explain complex technical and regulatory concepts, and support cross0functional collaboration.
  • Highly organized, detail0oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities while improving processes, automation, and program scalability.

Ideally, the qualified candidate will work at the following location(s): South Jordan, UT; Woodbury, NY; Horsham, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Orlando, FL. A hybrid work model or fully remote model can be considered based on hiring manager decision and priorities of the role.

 

The salary range for this position, if located in NY Metro/NY State is $128,490 to $142,767. However, please note that the salary range will vary for other geographic areas.

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Our Employee Value Proposition

  • Competitive Pay, including a Bonus Target or Variable Pay Incentive Program
  • Benefits Package -Medical, Dental, and Vision (plus much more)
  • 401(k) Plan with Company Match
  • Short- & Long-Term Disability
  • Wellness Programs
  • Group Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Paid Vacation, Sick Days and bank Holidays
  • Employee Engagement Activities including Employee Appreciation Day, DEI Employee Resource Groups, Corporate Social Responsibility, Service Recognition

We offer a total rewards package comprised of a competitive base rate of pay, variable pay incentive programs based on the role, and a comprehensive benefit suite. Offered rates of pay are determined based on job-related knowledge, relevant experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

About CardWorks

CardWorks is a financial services company that provides a range of credit card and loan products to consumers. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. CardWorks offers credit cards, personal loans, and merchant services through its various subsidiaries, including Merrick Bank, Continental Finance, and Genesis Financial Solutions. The company has a focus on serving consumers with less-than-perfect credit, and its products are designed to help customers build or rebuild their credit scores. CardWorks has over 1,000 employees and is committed to providing excellent customer service and innovative financial solutions.
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1,000 employees
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Founded
1987

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