Managing Director, Technology Risk Management

The Charles Schwab Corp

Southlake, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Auditing, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Security, Cross-Functional, Documentation, Emerging Technology, Establish Priorities, Financial Services, Identify Issues, Internal Audit, Internet Security, Leadership, Metrics, Online Communications, Penetration Testing, Regulations, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework (RMF), Security Attacks, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Test Strategy, Threat and risk analysis (TRA)
LOCATION
Southlake, TX
POSTED
6 days ago

Your Opportunity

Managing Director, Cybersecurity Risk Management

The Managing Director, Cybersecurity Risk Management is a senior leadership role reporting to the Head of Technology Risk Management within Corporate Risk Management, the firm's second line of defense. This leader is accountable for the design, governance, and independent oversight of cybersecurity and data risk policies, frameworks, measurement, reporting, and assessment processes. The role requires broad, multidisciplinary expertise across cybersecurity, information technology, data governance, digital assets, and governance, risk, and control.

Key Outcomes:

  • Lead an independent, integrated cybersecurity risk management program that assesses, monitors, measures, and reports on technology risks, including threat management, insider risk, vulnerabilities, cloud, data, and digital assets.
  • Provide effective challenge and oversight of first-line cybersecurity controls across infrastructure security, cloud strategy, penetration testing, and cyber defense capabilities.
  • Oversee data and digital asset risk domains, with clear coverage of confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy considerations.
  • Establish risk metrics, monitoring, and reporting standards that strengthen issue identification, escalation, remediation, and enterprise accountability.
  • Align specialized cybersecurity risk disciplines within a cohesive second-line oversight framework.
  • Partner closely with Technology leadership to increase risk awareness, influence strategic direction, and advance the firm's cybersecurity and data governance posture.
  • Engage regularly with senior leaders across Corporate Risk Management, Audit, and regulatory stakeholders, including the Federal Reserve Board.
  • Manage cyber risk within appetite by strengthening prevention and detection of security failures, maintaining regulatory and audit readiness, and enabling strategic initiatives such as AI, digital assets, and cloud adoption through disciplined risk governance.
  • Improve risk transparency and decision-making through actionable metrics, clear escalation paths, and remediation governance.

Leadership Capabilities:

  • Strategic leadership-integrates multiple cybersecurity risk disciplines within a clear enterprise oversight model.
  • Enterprise coordination-partners effectively with the first and second lines of defense while driving consistency, accountability, and remediation at scale.
  • Collaborative partnership-constructively challenges stakeholders while maintaining strong cross-functional relationships.
  • Risk analytics and metrics orientation-quantifies, prioritizes, and reports risk through data-driven insights.
  • Operational discipline-ensures scalable oversight, consistent documentation, and disciplined remediation tracking.
  • Forward-looking risk mindset-adapts frameworks to address emerging risks, including AI, digital assets, and cloud.

What you have

Required Experience:

  • 12 years minimum of broad cybersecurity expertise, with deep knowledge across infrastructure, cloud, threat management, insider risk, data, and digital assets in a diversified financial services environment of comparable scale and complexity.

  • Significant leadership experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, information security, or related second-line risk management roles within a large, regulated financial services institution.

  • Demonstrated ability to design, govern, and mature enterprise risk management frameworks, policies, standards, controls, and reporting processes.

  • Proven experience providing independent oversight and credible challenge to first-line technology, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and infrastructure teams.

  • Deep understanding of regulatory expectations for cybersecurity and technology risk management, including experience engaging with regulators, internal audit, and senior risk committees.

  • Experience leading risk assessments, issue management, control evaluations, and remediation oversight across complex technology environments.

  • Strong executive presence, with the ability to communicate complex cyber and technology risk issues clearly to senior leadership, boards, regulators, and cross-functional stakeholders.

  • Experience building or leading high-performing teams with specialized expertise across cybersecurity, data risk, cloud risk, threat management, and risk analytics.

  • Familiarity with emerging technology risk areas, including AI, digital assets, cloud transformation, third-party technology risk, and evolving cyber threat landscapes.

  • Cybersecurity Certifications Preferred: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or equivalent

About the Company

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The Charles Schwab Corp

The Charles Schwab Corporation is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300 offices. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Named "Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Self-Directed Services" by J.D. Power and Associates in 2009, its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC) affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services.

The Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC) provides banking and mortgage services and products. To meet the needs of our clients, we are actively recruiting people with the desire, drive and creativity to find solutions that help meet our clients' needs; who want the chance to learn, grow with the company and explore their career opportunities; who will strive for excellence in achieving our clients' and our company's goals; who have the highest ethical standards - individuals who take pride in making a difference in people's lives.
COMPANY SIZE
1,000 to 1,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Security and Surveillance
FOUNDED
1971
WEBSITE
http://www.aboutschwab.com/careers