Chief Information Security Officer
Core
Define and lead a university-wide information security strategy, setting direction, standards, and governance to protect critical information assets while enabling research, education, and global collaboration.
Role type
Executive-level Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Builds
University-wide security strategy, data governance frameworks, and security culture across academic and professional services
Domain
Higher Education / Cybersecurity & Data Governance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Executive leadership, information security strategy, cyber resilience, organizational transformation, governance and risk management, regulatory compliance (GDPR), incident and business continuity management, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Strategic direction setting, defining security architecture and maturity models, translating technical issues into strategic direction
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop integrated information security and data governance strategy; Establish frameworks for data ownership, access, quality, sharing, and security; Lead organizational change to embed security culture; Define security architecture, maturity models, and performance metrics; Oversee regulatory compliance, risk, incident, and business continuity management; Build partnerships across the University and external stakeholders
Seniority
Executive, Board-level reporting
