Information Security Risk Oversight Professional

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Job Description

The Information Security Risk Oversight Professional is a senior individual contributor within the Second Line of Defense (2LoD), reporting to the Director of Cybersecurity Risk Oversight. The role provides independent risk oversight and credible challenge across the enterprise Information Security program, including governance, risk assessments, controls, security architecture and practices, metrics, and issue management. 

The ideal candidate combines strong technical knowledge with critical thinking, professional skepticism, and sound judgment. This person must be able to assess information independently, distinguish fact from opinion, identify weaknesses in existing approaches, and develop a clear point of view supported by evidence. Success requires more than restating first line conclusions. The role is expected to test assumptions, evaluate whether practices are effective and efficient, and recommend stronger approaches when current methods do not reflect sound risk management or industry best practice. 

The successful candidate will have more than eight years of relevant experience in information security, technology risk, audit, engineering, architecture, or risk management. They must be comfortable moving across security domains, learning unfamiliar topics quickly, and translating technical concerns into clear, defensible risk insights for senior leaders. 

Role Expectations 

·        Operate with significant autonomy and manage an oversight portfolio based on material risk, regulatory significance, and business impact. 

·        Develop independent conclusions rather than relying solely on first line narratives, existing processes, or consensus views. 

·        Use technical knowledge, evidence, and professional judgment to determine whether risks are appropriately identified, assessed, managed, monitored, and reported. 

·        Constructively challenge practices that are inefficient, inconsistently applied, insufficiently supported, or misaligned with regulatory expectations and industry best practices. 

·        Remain objective and solutions-oriented while engaging confidently with technical teams, risk partners, and senior leadership. 

Key Responsibilities 

·        Provide independent oversight and credible challenge across multiple Information Security pillars, including governance, risk assessments, security architecture, controls, metrics, and issue management. 

·        Analyze technical designs, security processes, control environments, risk assessments, and support evidence to identify gaps, weaknesses, systemic concerns, and emerging risks. 

·        Formulate and clearly articulate independent risk opinions supported by technical analysis, relevant evidence, regulatory expectations, and professional judgment. 

·        Challenge assumptions, inherited processes, and accepted ways of working when they do not produce effective, efficient, or sustainable risk outcomes. 

·        Evaluate whether first line activities align with applicable laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, industry standards and frameworks, and internal risk appetite and policy requirements. 

·        Assess the quality and completeness of first line risk identification, risk acceptance, control design, issue remediation, and management reporting. 

·        Monitor key risk indicators, security metrics, assessment results, incidents, and issue trends to identify material risk, recurring weaknesses, or areas requiring escalation. 

·        Escalate material risks, control weaknesses, ineffective practices, or unsupported risk positions through appropriate governance and reporting channels. 

·        Act as a technically credible risk advisor while maintaining 2LoD independence, objectivity, and appropriate boundaries with first line ownership. 

·        Engage stakeholders with curiosity and respectful challenge, ask probing questions, and ensure conclusions are based on evidence rather than repetition or unsupported assertion. 

·        Provide practical recommendations that improve risk outcomes without assuming ownership of first line decisions or execution. 

·        Contribute to executive-level reporting by translating complex technical issues into concise, defensible statements of risk, impact, trend, and required action. 

·        Stay current on cybersecurity threats, technology changes, regulatory expectations, and industry practices, and apply that knowledge to oversight priorities and challenges. 

Basic Qualifications 

·        Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience 

·        Typically, more than eight years of applicable experience in information security, technology risk, audit, engineering, architecture, or risk management. 

Preferred Skills/Experience 

·        Strong technical knowledge across multiple information security domains, such as vulnerability management, identity and access management, application and API security, cloud security, data protection, security architecture, incident management, and security governance. 

·        Demonstrated ability to independently analyze complex technical and risk information, identify what is missing, and reach a well-supported conclusion. 

·        Proven critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, including the ability to question assumptions, consider alternative approaches, and distinguish root causes from symptoms. 

·        Experience evaluating whether a process or control is not only documented, but also logically designed, risk-informed, efficient, and aligned with industry best practice. 

·        Demonstrated professional skepticism and the confidence to raise concerns, disagree respectfully, and sustain a risk position when supported by evidence. 

·        Ability to synthesize information from technical teams, data, assessments, standards, and regulatory sources without simply repeating another party’s narrative. 

·        Experience operating in or with a Second Line of Defense, internal audit, regulatory, security engineering, or security architecture function. 

·        Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and deliver high-quality work with limited direction. 

·        Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical risk and recommended action in clear, executive-ready language. 

·        Ability to build productive working relationships while maintaining independence, objectivity, and accountability. 

·        Relevant certifications, such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or CISM, are preferred but not required. 

Location Requirements
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.