Senior Director, IT Security

Purpose

Access to affordable, reliable transportation is essential to leading productive work and personal lives, caring well for oneself, one’s family, and the needs of others. Through advanced analytics and technology, we can more accurately predict credit risk and provide more people with an affordable auto financing option for their next vehicle. That’s what GLS has done for over 10 years, helping more than half a million families meet and improve their transportation needs.

People

Join a culture of over 1,000 employees who Care Deeply and Think Boldly, driving innovation in an adaptive and positive culture that celebrates successes. We empower and reward individuals and teams who make direct, positive impacts to the business and each other, who take pride in their work and are ever-raising the bar.

Growth

Recognized by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Join GLS to grow with us!

Benefits

GLS offers the below great benefits for your amazing work!

• Competitive base pay and performance bonuses, dependent on role
• Medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, supplemental insurance benefits, long-term and short-term disability
• 401K with employer match and 100% immediate vesting
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays to help you balance work and personal life
• Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO) Annually
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Business casual work environment

What does it mean to be a Senior Director, IT Security at GLS?

The Senior Director, IT Security is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of the company's information security program, including cybersecurity operations, technology risk management, regulatory compliance, security controls, and related governance activities. This position partners with business and technology leaders to identify, assess, and mitigate information security risks while supporting organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational effectiveness. The role provides oversight for security initiatives, audit activities, incident response, vendor risk management, and security awareness efforts to help ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of company information assets.

How will you drive value within the organization as a Senior Director, IT Security?

• Develop and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, operating model, control framework, and multi-year security roadmap aligned to business objectives
• Establish and maintain enterprise security governance processes, standards, policies, risk assessments, control evaluations, and remediation programs
• Provide cybersecurity governance reporting, risk metrics, annual program updates, and material cyber-risk reporting to senior leadership, regulators, auditors, and other external stakeholders
• Lead enterprise cybersecurity incident response, crisis management, investigations, post-incident remediation, and coordination of third-party security events
• Oversee vulnerability management, threat detection, threat intelligence, security monitoring, and security operations capabilities
• Direct implementation and management of security technologies including SIEM, EDR, DLP, IAM, PAM, cloud security, and related cybersecurity platforms
• Serve as the primary security liaison for regulatory examinations, external audits, compliance assessments, and cybersecurity reviews, including evidence collection, artifact management, response coordination, and remediation tracking
• Maintain compliance with applicable regulatory and industry frameworks including GLBA, NYDFS, FTC Safeguards Rule, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and other applicable requirements
• Oversee third-party cybersecurity risk management, vendor security assessments, critical service-provider monitoring, and regulatory vendor-risk reporting; prepare audit reports and methodologies as needed
• Establish governance, security, approval, monitoring, and risk management requirements for artificial intelligence, automation platforms, integrations, and emerging technologies
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, data, and application development teams to integrate security-by-design principles into architecture, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and technology modernization initiatives
• Oversee cybersecurity awareness, policy communication, role-based security training, business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience planning, testing, and reporting
• Lead special projects and perform additional responsibilities as required by the needs of the company or as directed by management

What should you already know to be successful as a Senior Director, IT Security?

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, audit, compliance, or information security leadership roles
• Minimum six (6) years of leadership experience managing security teams, security programs, or enterprise risk functions
• Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks including NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, and related industry standards
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, external audits, compliance reviews, and risk assessments
• Experience managing third-party risk management, vendor assessments, and supply chain security programs
• Knowledge of cloud security architectures, identity and access management, security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management practices
• Experience supporting secure software development, DevSecOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and modern application security principles
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a team - provide quality training, guidance, performance coaching and feedback to assigned staff
• Team player that can adapt in a fast pace and changing environment
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential materials in a professional manner
• Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail and demonstrated ability to effectively set and manage multiple conflicting priorities
• Ability to think strategically and deliver tactically
• Commitment to exemplifying the organizational core values and key competencies

Employment Requirements:

• This is a full-time, 100% on-site position
• The position requires travel, up to 10%
• Significant portions of daily assignments involve application of manual skills requiring motor coordination in combination with finger dexterity
• Remain in a stationary position up to 100% of the workday
• Constantly operate a computer and other standard office equipment
• Job functions involve sedentary to light physical effort. Physical demands range from sitting, walking, standing, or pushing or pulling materials. Work may involve exerting up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.
• Be able to perform activities such as: viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, bending, and kneeling