VP, Technology & Cybersecurity Governance

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Vice President to lead our Technology Governance program and team within the Cyber Security organization. This strategic leadership role requires proven experience in financial services to uplift the governance program, including owning the cyber program strategy, charter, and associated metrics; building a standard framework for governance alignment; enhancing policies, standards, and controls; establishing continuous control monitoring; and maintaining the risk taxonomy.

We seek individuals with a strong ability to partner, understand technology and cybersecurity, and a passion for governance. The ideal candidate will effectively communicate and challenge technology and cybersecurity subject matter experts while operating in a high-growth, innovative environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop a governance program strategy and revise associated execution plans, operating model, and KPIs.
• Uplift the cyber program strategy, charter, and associated metrics; define program accountability across the enterprise and advisor communities, including our presence in India and recent acquisitions.
• Confirm program framework to include industry, regulatory, and audit testing requirements; align and assess policy and standard population to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement, including global governance.
• Establish traceability based on the standard framework for policies, standards, controls, and risks, leveraging available tools and resources, including automation.
• Take accountability for remediation items tied to governance findings, such as documentation or control gaps.
• Lead the control monitoring project, including refining strategy, roadmap, use cases, and action plans to demonstrate time and risk reduction.
• Collaborate across the Technology Governance Risk and Controls organization, Business Information Security Officers, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, technology, and cybersecurity subject matter experts.
• Maintain regulatory requirements such as annual policy and standard reviews, and established enterprise standards and processes (e.g., enterprise policy templates).
• Provide consultation relative to the shifting landscape and its impact on governance (e.g., AI standards).
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team, providing oversight and quality assurance.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience successfully operating in a governance leadership role within cybersecurity and technology for a highly regulated financial services firm.
• 5+ years articulating, driving, and measuring successful development or transformation in technology and cybersecurity.
• 5+ years partnering across business lines and the third line of defense (LOD), influencing outcomes to meet governance, security, risk, regulatory, and business objectives.

Core Competencies

• Leading by example, "pulling up your sleeves" to successfully build out and execute against established plans.
• Strong understanding of what a good governance program looks like.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders.
• Strong project management, prioritization, and organizational capabilities, including the ability to identify roadblocks and risks to proactively address them.
• Understanding of key frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS), industry alignment, and attention to detail to properly articulate clear and appropriate policies, standards, controls, and risks.
• Proven ability to develop team competencies and skills.
• Experience with Archer, JIRA, Service Now, GRC, or control automation tools.

Preferences

• Experience implementing process improvement through technology, automation, or artificial intelligence.
• Related technical experience in cybersecurity, product, or technology.

Pay

Pay Range: $147,393.00 - $245,655.00. Actual base salary varies based on factors including relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

Benefits

LPL offers a highly competitive Total Rewards package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play. Benefits include 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest-growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions. The firm services and custodies approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans.

LPL provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools, and practice management services, ensuring advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. At LPL, independence means advisors and institution leaders have the freedom to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run their businesses their way and manage client relationships effectively.