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Director of Information Security
Overview
About the Role
Grayline Insurance Group is hiring a Director of Information Security whose mandate covers owning the security programme, cyber risk posture and regulatory readiness across its insurance business. Based in Denver, CO on a hybrid basis, the role reports to the senior director or vice president and carries a remit of Functional ownership with budget accountability. Grayline Insurance Group is a national insurer writing commercial and specialty lines. The appointed leader inherits 20–70 people and will be measured on the strategic priorities set out below rather than activity.
The leadership mandate
Leadership Responsibilities
- Lead security engineering, operations, GRC and incident response teams
- Brief the board and audit committee on cyber risk in business terms
- Build a security culture that partners with, rather than blocks, delivery
First 12 months
Strategic Priorities
Day to day
Key Responsibilities
- Manage third-party and supply chain security risk
- Quantify and report cyber risk to executive and board audiences
- Own the multi-year security strategy, control framework and roadmap
- Run threat detection, incident response and resilience exercises
- Lead certification and audit readiness across relevant frameworks
Leadership profile
Qualifications
- Security leadership experience in a comparable risk environment
- Depth in control frameworks, incident response and risk quantification
- Experience reporting to boards and regulators
- 10+ years, including team leadership of progressive leadership experience
- Experience operating in the insurance sector or an adjacent regulated market
Track record
Leadership Experience
- Proven leadership of 20–70 people, directly and through other leaders
- Accountability for a budget or P&L consistent with Functional ownership with budget accountability
- Experience presenting to executive committees, boards or investment committees
How success is measured
Key Performance Expectations
Nice to have
Preferred Qualifications
- CISSP, CISM or equivalent
- Experience in a regulated or critical-infrastructure sector
What's offered
Benefits
Company Overview
Grayline Insurance Group is a national insurer writing commercial and specialty lines. This is demo content: the organisation, its results and its openings are illustrative examples used to demonstrate the HireAxis executive marketplace. The Grayline Insurance Group leadership team is structured around a small executive committee with clear P&L ownership, supported by functional heads across strategy, operations, finance, technology and people.
Additional Information
- Department: Security & Risk
- Applications close February 10, 1970.
- DEMO CONTENT — this record was created for the HireAxis platform preview and is not a verified client mandate.
- Hiring process: recruiter conversation, hiring-manager interview, executive panel and final board or CEO meeting.
- Background, reference and, where relevant, regulatory checks are completed before any offer.
How to apply
Application Instructions
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Submit your CV via HireAxis; we will schedule an exploratory conversation before presenting your profile to the client.
Why This Opportunity
You would join at the point where strategy turns into execution, with board attention and resources behind it. The culture rewards operators — leaders who can set direction, then stay accountable through execution, budget discipline and honest reporting to the board.
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