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# Assistant Vice President, Security Compliance & Testing

- **Company:** Northstar Financial Services Group, LLC
- **Location:** Woodbridge Township, NJ, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $136,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Anti-Phishing, Cyber Threat Analysis
- **Published:** October 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/assistant-vice-president-security-compliance-testing-cls-group-10236886

## About the Role

* 3+ years' experience in cybersecurity governance, compliance, risk management, resilience, or testing.
 * Experience within financial services, financial market infrastructures (FMIs), central banks, regulators, or other organizations operating within the CLS ecosystem is highly desirable.
 * Experience in one or more of the following areas:
 + Cybersecurity policy and procedure development.
 + Policy compliance oversight, exception management and governance.
 + Cybersecurity control testing and assurance activities.
 + Phishing awareness and cyber risk training programmes.
 + Cyber governance activities and awareness campaigns.
 + Regulatory and vendor cyber due diligence and attestations.

Skills & Competencies

 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
 * Ability to engage confidently with internal and external stakeholders.
 * Strong listening, analytical and problem-solving skills.
 * Ability to identify risks, understand stakeholder concerns and drive pragmatic solutions.
 * Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Leadership Behaviour

Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to:

 * Manage Ambiguity - Operate effectively and make sound decisions even when information is incomplete or the path forward is unclear.
 * Collaborate - Build strong partnerships and work effectively with others to achieve shared goals.
 * Influence - Navigate and operate successfully within a matrix environment.
 * Customer Focus - Develop strong relationships and deliver customer-centric outcomes.
 * Grow & Develop - Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning, professional development and long-term career growth.

## Description

As an Assistant Vice President within the Security Compliance & Testing team, you will support the delivery of key cybersecurity governance, compliance and assurance activities across CLS. You will work closely with security stakeholders, second-line risk teams, Internal Audit and external parties to strengthen the organization's cyber risk and control environment., * Supporting the development, maintenance and review of cybersecurity policies and procedures.

 * Managing cyber policy exceptions and dispensations, ensuring appropriate governance and oversight.
 * Assisting with the testing and assessment of cybersecurity control effectiveness.
 * Supporting phishing awareness campaigns and cyber risk training initiatives across the organization.
 * Coordinating regulatory and vendor cyber due diligence activities, questionnaires and attestations.
 * Building productive relationships with security stakeholders, second-line functions and Internal Audit.
 * Contributing to continuous improvements in CLS's cyber risk management and control framework.
 * Increasing awareness and understanding of cyber risks and controls across the business.