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Vice President, Information Security

Who are we looking for?

The Vice President, Information Security is responsible for development, implementation, and management of information security for the corporation. In partnership with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), key responsibilities will be to establish the information security strategy and development of the roadmaps to help mitigate information risk. This role is accountable for oversight and execution of the information security teams and functions.

As an independent information risk management function, Information Security provides guidance and technologies to help protect the organization’s information assets. This role partners closely with technology and business leaders and organizations to enable secure business outcomes. The Vice President, Information Security will identify and implement an industry standard risk management framework to help measure and drive the organization’s cyber security practices. In partnership with the CISO, this role delivers regular program communications to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.

Your Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

In partnership with the CISO, establishes the information security strategy, vision, and roadmap of information security efforts.
Establishes operational plans and risk reduction roadmaps that deliver on the strategy.

Operational Management

Partners to ensure alignment with key business, corporate and operational stakeholders throughout the company to understand their objectives and long-range strategies.
Negotiates secure organizational outcomes to enable secure business outcomes.
Provide guidance and advocacy regarding applicable information security frameworks and best practices across the enterprise.
Delivers regular reporting to executive management on system-wide risk and mitigation efforts.

Leadership

Manages and develops direct reports including managers and technical team leads to ensure their ability to handle the day-to-day operations of the information security team as well as project deliverables.
Leads and holds staff accountable for achievement of department goals as well as engineering and operational excellence.
Sets reasonable stretch performance goals, provides constructive, balanced, regular performance feedback, and collaborates with associates to help build and support their individual career development plans.
Drives associate engagement including recognizing and rewarding performance excellence.
Manages the hiring process, conducts interviews, and ensures the successful onboarding of new associates.

Budget Accountability

Create and administer department operating and capital budgets as directed and within company policy.
Oversees the information security contracts with third parties, budget preparation, project planning, and internal/external reporting.

Your Team

The Vice President, Information Security a leadership position within the Information Technology Risk Management organization, a separate and independent team from Choice’s Technology department, and reports directly to the Chief Information Security Officer. This role oversees the identity and access management, engineering, operations, and application security teams consisting of leaders, analysts, and engineers. Within the Information Technology Risk Management organization, this role is a peer to the Chief Privacy Officer / Data Protection Officer and the IT Service Management leader.

Your Experience & Skills

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field from a four-year college or university or equivalent education and/or work experience.
Minimum of 14 years of progressive experience in Information Security including experience in software development, information systems, or equivalent technical fields. This should include a minimum of 7 years of experience leading functional leaders, technology teams and high-level individual contributors.
Advanced Information Security certification (CISSP and/or CISM) is highly preferred.
Must be well versed with major information security management frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, etc.)
Exceptional written communication, oral communication, and presentation skills.
Exceptional ability to influence others while preserving relationships.
Exceptional ability to anticipate and intervene when conflicts arise and work through tough agreements to settle disputes equitably.
Exceptional ability to inspire and motivate all levels of associates by clearly articulating a vision with shared outcomes.
Exceptional ability to solve complex problems by analyzing situations and applying critical thinking to identify root causes and develop creative solutions.
Ability to travel (<10% of the time) within the United States to the company's regional offices and cyber security conferences.

Your Work Location

As our Vice President, Information Security, you will either be based in our beautiful, state-of-the-art technology hub in Scottsdale, Arizona or our worldwide corporate headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. On August 11, 2022, Choice acquired Radisson Hotels Americas, adding nine brands, more than 600 hotels, and approximately 67,000 rooms in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada to its portfolio. With 22 brands, Choice Hotels has more than 7,500 hotels, and nearly 650,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories as of August 11, 2022. The Choice® family of hotel brands provide business and leisure travelers with a broad range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upper upscale, upper mid-scale, midscale, extended-stay and economy segments. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program offers members a faster way to rewards, with personalized benefits starting on day one.

At our corporate offices and through our associates around the globe, we keep Choice hotels thriving by serving as a champion for our franchisees and providing cutting-edge technology.

Choice values a diverse workforce and therefore is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all associates and all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by applicable law.

Ability to model Choice’s Cultural Values: Welcome and Respect Everyone, Be Bold, Be Quick, Listen, Be Curious and Show Integrity.

By Choice Hotels

We bring together the people, brands and technology that enable the success of others - welcoming every guest, every partner, everywhere their journey takes them.

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LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Rockville, MD

DATE POSTED

June 23, 2023