Responsibilities
ABOUT THE JOB:
The aim of Global Business Service Unit (GBSU) Canada is to deliver day-to-day services to Société Générale investment and corporate bank units and their clients to accelerate their transformation. GBSU differentiates itself from competitors with the pace of the agile transformation delivered, spreading the technology and data culture, shortening the decision-making process, and adopting a true industrial approach, leveraging on different teams either transversal or aligned to the different sub business units.
As the Vulnerability Management Lead, you will oversee the vulnerability management and configuration management program for the AMER region. This role demands excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to influence others effectively. The ideal candidate will demonstrate practical expertise in executing a robust vulnerability and/or configuration management program, including timely responses to emerging threats in the financial services sector. This position requires strong technical analysis capabilities and a knack for process improvement, coupled with the skill to present program status and enhancement proposals to senior management.
Preferred qualifications include a working knowledge of cybersecurity and risk assessment frameworks such as NIST, as well as familiarity with financial industry regulations like NYDFS 500, FINRA, and SEC. Reporting to the Director of Cyber Threat Defense (CTD) within the AMER Data and Cyber Security (DCS) department, the Vulnerability Management Lead collaborates closely with GBSU and GTS departments regionally and globally, in addition to engaging with SG CERT, DCS, and GTS teams.
What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?
Vulnerability & Configuration Management:
- Lead AMER vulnerability & configuration programs, overseeing risk, patching, and remediation
- Manage discovery, evaluation, and implementation of scanning, patching, and testing
- Provide quarterly updates to senior management and align initiatives with InfoSec and business objectives
- Conduct comprehensive vulnerability and patching reviews, reporting issues, and proposing solutions
- Review and approve improvement recommendations and communicate emerging threats
- Enhance reporting framework to provide regular metrics and statistics, reporting to key stakeholders
Profile required
Skills and Qualifications:
Knowledge and Experience:
- 5-10 years of information security experience, with hands-on expertise in vulnerability management
- Strong communication skills, capable of presenting to various levels, from technical to senior management
- Proficiency in MS Office suite
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills
- Familiarity with tools like Qualys, Windows Defender, or equivalent for vulnerability management preferred
- Understanding of security best practices and risk assessment preferred
Education/Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Business Management, or equivalent experience
- Preferred certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CISM, GSEC, CEH, or related security certifications
Languages: French and English
Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.
Why join us
OUR BENEFITS:
WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:
- Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days
- Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy
- Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)
Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family
Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.
- A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)
Business insight
OUR CULTURE:
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate.
For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)
D&I:
Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:
• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients
For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)
HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.
Societe Generale is an equal opportunity employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. We are committed to recognizing and promoting the talents and achievements of our employees and staff, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or status protected under applicable law. We strive to write our postings as inclusively as possible. If, however, one of the two genders is used alone in this display, it designates persons of all gender identities.