Manager, Security & Governance

The Institutes

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 8 years of information security experience, with a focus on security operations and incident response.
  • Minimum 3 years leading a security or governance function or team.
  • Working knowledge of NIST CSF, audit and compliance management, BCDR, and cloud security (AWS and Microsoft stack).
  • Experience with third-party risk management and familiarity with TPRM/governance platforms (e.g., OneTrust) preferred.
  • Hands-on experience using LLM-based tools for research and analysis demands.
  • Experience governing AI/ML technologies and relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC) preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the enterprise security program aligned with NIST CSF, focusing on continuous improvement.
  • Oversee daily cybersecurity operations including SOC relationship and threat management.
  • Manage security breach investigations, ensuring thorough documentation and follow-up actions.
  • Oversee the end-to-end Third-Party Risk Management program and maintain vendor risk profiles.
  • Conduct AI-focused vendor risk assessments and manage risk exposure related to AI technologies.
  • Review AI/data-related clauses in vendor contracts and strengthen data protection standards.
  • Develop security policies and training programs, aligning with NIST best practices.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with company contribution up to 16%
  • Generous time off including paid vacation, personal, sick days, and holidays
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • On-campus perks including free lunch, onsite fitness center, and scenic walking path.
Full Job Description
Manager, Security & Governance

The Manager of Security & Governance will lead our security and governance program, owning cybersecurity operations, risk management, compliance, business continuity/disaster recovery (BCDR), third-party risk management (TPRM) and AI governance.

This role consolidates security accountability across cyber operations, audit readiness, security policy, incident response, and vendor risk governance, including AI/third party risk analysis, contractual data governance, and vendor risk analytics.

The Manager, Security & Governance will will work against NIST CSF 2.0 and drive The Institutes MDR partnership and security tool roadmap, embed risk-tiered gates into our SDLC 2.0 process, and own AI governance, setting guardrails for agentic development and our citizen development program.

What You'll Do:
  1. Own the enterprise security program aligned to the most current NIST CSF, including maturity assessment, remediation of unimplemented controls, and continuous improvement of the Recover function.
  2. Oversee daily cybersecurity operations, including the MDR/agentic SOC relationship, alert triage and escalation, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management with tracked remediation.
  3. Manage the investigation of security breaches and incidents end to end, ensuring complete incident response documentation, after-action reviews, and improvement actions.
  4. Own the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program end to end with full, non-delegable accountability: maintain vendor tier classifications and risk profiles; review and distribute security questionnaires; collect and analyze SOC reports, cyber insurance documentation, and compliance artifacts; track vendor remediation items to closure; and proactively research vendor markets to surface emerging risks, trends, and current events.
  5. Own AI and third-party risk analysis: conduct AI-focused vendor risk assessments covering model usage, training data sources, and data retention practices; maintain the AI risk scoring methodology; assess model risk exposure (bias, explainability, regulatory considerations); detect and mitigate Shadow AI usage across the organization; track vendor data exposure and data-sharing pathways; and operate TPRM/AI governance platform workflows (e.g., OneTrust).
  6. Own contractual data governance risk review: evaluate AI/data-related clauses in vendor contracts - data ownership, data residency, model training rights, sub-processor disclosures, and AI indemnification and liability language - in partnership with General Counsel; strengthen AI and data protection contractual standards; and provide risk review during vendor onboarding and renewals coordinated by the Director, Portfolio.
  7. Provide vendor risk analytics and executive reporting: risk dashboards, AI vendor exposure, data risk trends, model risk concentration, and systemic risk patterns across vendor categories; assess overlapping AI tool capabilities and risk duplication in partnership with the Director, Portfolio, who owns cost and commercial rationalization.
  8. Own the security tool portfolio strategy and consolidation roadmap (endpoint, DSPM, data protection, backup/recovery, SIEM, MDR, and Microsoft security stack), including lifecycle-forcing decisions such as on-premises end-of-life transitions.
  9. Own BCDR: maintain, test, and continuously improve business continuity and disaster recovery plans, including backup managed-service oversight and recovery validation.
  10. Manage audits, reviews, and assessments of information systems on the schedule defined in the Information Security Policy; manage cross-functional teams through external audits and maintain compliance documentation and evidence; manage assessor independence, ensuring assessment and remediation vendors are appropriately separated.
  11. Develop, implement, and maintain security policies, procedures, and guidelines according to NIST best practices, including the AI notetaker policy and applicable consent statutes.
  12. Own AI governance operations: MCP allowlists, coding-standard security requirements, citizen developer guardrails, app admin-consent review, and the risk register for AI-enabled tools.
  13. Develop and grow the Risk Steward capability within SDLC 2.0, staffing risk review at risk-tiered delivery gates in partnership with the engineering Directors.
  14. Implement security awareness and training programs to educate employees about information security best practices.
  15. Oversee the technical risk management process and prepare cybersecurity and third-party risk reporting for the Executive Committee and Board.
  16. Perform employee evaluations and reviews for direct reports, documenting as necessary.


What We're Looking For:
  1. Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or equivalent experience.
  2. Minimum 8 years of information security experience, including security operations and incident response.
  3. Minimum 3 years leading a security or governance function or team.
  4. Working knowledge of NIST CSF, audit and compliance management, BCDR, and cloud security (AWS and Microsoft stack).
  5. Demonstrated experience with third-party risk management, including vendor risk assessment, security questionnaire processes, SOC report analysis, and contract risk review; familiarity with TPRM/governance platforms (e.g., OneTrust) preferred.
  6. Effective hands-on use of LLM-based tools to manage the research and analysis demands of the role.
  7. Experience governing AI/ML or agentic technologies preferred; relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CRISC) preferred.

Key Competencies:
  1. Risk Management and Governance
  2. Third-Party and AI Risk Analysis
  3. Decision Making
  4. Leadership
  5. Communication
  6. Analytical Thinking
  7. Relationship Building
  8. Supplier and Partner Management
  9. Enterprise Perspective
  10. Technical Knowledge (Security Architecture and Operations)
  11. Executive-Ready Reporting
  12. Employee Development
  13. Strive to reflect our five cultural values in all efforts: Put the Customer First, Do What You Say, Work Together, Be Innovative and Do the Right Thing.

The Best Part? The Benefits!

To enforce the importance of work-life balance, employees enjoy excellent benefits, including:
  • 401(k) plan with company contribution up to 16%
  • Generous time off package that includes paid vacation, personal, sick, and holidays
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • On our Malvern campus: Free lunch every day when working on campus, onsite fitness center, and a beautiful 1.25-mile walking path!


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