Security Assurance Specialist - Associate

Lisbon, Portugal · Hybrid

About this role

The Governance and Risk Specialist at iCapital works on a small team that receives due diligence questionnaires (DDQ) from clients on information security and other topics.  The team provides answers and artifacts to support the answers for those DDQs.  Throughout the year 30,000+ questions are answered with many similar, but asked slightly differently.  Attention to detail is needed so that answers in the same DDQ are not contradictory.  Many answers will require obtaining a deep knowledge of iCapital business units and the technologies that they use.

 

Responsibilities

  • Work with clients, client-facing teams, and DDQ portals to receive DDQs
  • Find the answers that best match DDQ questions
  • Work with business units and technology teams to find artifact evidence that support the answers
  • Escalate outstanding issues to management
  • From time to time assist the third party risk team with their vendor DDQ evaluations as client assurance and vendor risk are related programs

 

Qualifications

  • Five-years experience in a technology role, preferably information security
  • A bachelor's degree in computer science or technology/information security-related field
  • Experience using GRC tools is plus
  • Excellent knowledge of security risks pertaining to cloud and controls that match those risks
  • A quick learner with desire to continually learn
  • Excellent communication skills including strong English writing skills
  • The successful candidate will be detail oriented to ensure that all answers are correct and nuanced to the client question

 

We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office four days, with the flexibility to work remotely one day (Friday).

 

Benefits

iCapital offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes a total compensation program consisting of competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and equity for all full-time employees; healthcare with 100% employer-paid health and dental insurance; and generous paid time off (PTO).

For additional information on iCapital Network, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us  Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc

Company at a glance

Innovating at the intersection of technology and investment opportunity, iCapital streamlines the integration of alternative investment strategies into client portfolios. For asset managers seeking to capture private wealth assets and advisors looking to diversify through private market investing, iCapital provides the means to grow and scale efficiently.

At the forefront of the digital transformation in alternative investing, iCapital’s secure platform delivers a complete portfolio of management capabilities for education, transactions, data flows, analytics, and client support throughout the investment lifecycle. With $880 billion of global volume activity on platform, inclusive of $220 billion in global alternative assets, the iCapital operating system automates and streamlines the complex process of private market investing and seamlessly integrates with clients’ existing infrastructure platform and tools.

iCapital employs more than 1,750 people globally and has 16 offices worldwide, including New York, Greenwich, Zurich, Lisbon, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and Toronto. iCapital has consistently been recognized for its outstanding innovation, fintech industry leadership, and performance, including CNBC World Top Fintech Companies for 2024, and Forbes Fintech 50 for seven consecutive years since 2018.

Founded2013
Team Size1,001-5,000 employees
WorkspaceHybrid
IndustryTechnology, Information and Internet
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
LinkedInLinkedIn

Top Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Equity
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Paid time off

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