Lead Specialist, Third Party Risk Management

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KPMG is currently seeking a Lead Specialist, Third Party Risk Management to join our Managed Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with onshore engagements and clients directly performing vendor or third-party security assessments, and perform remote assessments independently
• Independently draft reports of the assessments based on the discussions during remote reviews, and perform second level quality review of the reports written by peers/junior resources
• Conduct business continuity planning and disaster recovery implementation and review experience
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with clients and internal teams, and support the current team with the execution and management of engagements in our current and future Client portfolio
• Lead and manage client engagements with a focus on delivering high-quality service in a managed services context
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent information security governance, privacy and compliance and security assessment experience, with a focus on IT and IS Risk Assessments and program reviews / establishment; prior consulting experience with big 4 or large clientele is preferable, and CISA/ CISSP/ CISM/ CIPP/ ISO 27001 is preferable
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in information security, computer science, engineering, technology or a similar degree is preferred; minimum of a Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, engineering, technology or a similar degree is required
• Familiarity with and demonstrated experience assessing against the BS ISO/IEC/SIG 27002:2005 BS 7799 standard domains, BS 25999 including Risk Assessment; Security policy; Organization of Information Security; Asset Management; HR Security; Physical and Environmental Security; Communications and Operations Management; Access Control; IS Acquisition, Development and Maintenance; IS Incident Management; Business Continuity Management; and Compliance
• Information Security Governance, Privacy and Compliance and Security Assessment experience with a focus on IT and IS Risk Assessments and program reviews / establishment, and understanding on ISO 27001/ NIST 800-53/ PCI-DSS
• Broad understanding of Information Security trends, services and disciplines, and experience applying them in dynamic environments
• Strong client interaction skills, both written and verbal, and highly fluent in English- both verbal and written 
• Ability to travel as required

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