The Governance and Risk Officer help ensure that the organization maintains a robust security posture, complies with relevant policies and standards, and fosters a culture of security among employees.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Governance and Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards when required.
- Develop, enforce, review, and monitor compliance and update security policies, standards, and procedures.
2. Risk Management:
- Assist in Identifying and assessing risks across the organization.
- Conduct risk assessments, identify potential security risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Monitor and report on risk exposure and mitigation efforts.
3. Information Asset Inventories and Control Management
- Maintain information asset inventories including categorization, critical assets, risks, and security controls in place.
- Ownership of the cybersecurity Control Catalog and ensure controls are applied.
4. Security Auditing:
- Perform security audits, internally and respond to external audit demands.
- Perform 3rd Party audits and maintain an inventory of vetted suppliers and tools.
5. Portfolio Companies
- The focus for this position will be Vitol affiliates.
- This position will ensure that Vitol affiliates remain compliant with Vitol Cybersecurity policies and standards.
- This position requires traveling to Vitol affiliates locations.
- 3+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity, with focus on auditing, governance, risk management.
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards (eg. NIS2)
- Knowledge of best practices in modern security architectures and incident responses
- Relevant security certifications such as CRISC, CISA.
- Familiarity with security control frameworks: CIS Controls, NIST Special Publication 800-53
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks: NIST CSF, ISO27001
Personal Characteristics
- Highly responsive, energetic and enthusiastic
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong ethical standards and integrity.
- Capable of prioritising tasks and meeting critical deadlines
- Excellent judgment, attention to details
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Expect duty to expand beyond normal business hours.
- User/business focus