Cyber Threat Intel Manager

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At Regions, the Cyber Security Manager is responsible for leading a diverse team of engineers and analysts charged with the daily operations of enforcing, monitoring, and managing cyber security controls to protect the assets of the bank, customers, and associates. This role monitors the domains of security controls including, but not limited to, malware defense, network security, Internet security, security analytics, threat intelligence and defense, cybercrime, data protection, vulnerability management, and customer authentication.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develops cyber security architecture/designs, controls, processes, standards, and strategies to ensure alignment with Information Security standards, emerging threats, and overall Information Security strategy
• Develops and implements incident response protocols for ongoing threats and attacks
• Communicates status of current threat environment, incidents, and projected threats to senior management and executives
• Manages the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware, and software for possible impact on systems security
• Coordinates with other managers to integrate Information Security project components with other projects including application development, network, server, and mainframe
• Partners across Technology, Operations, Digital, and Data (TODD) to ensure controls are designed, implemented, and monitored to strengthen risk management, compliance, and cyber security, effectively mitigating risk to levels within the company’s risk appetite
• Ensures disciplined change management by evaluating risk and control impacts when designing or implementing changes to processes, systems, products, and/or services
  

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

This position is incentive eligible.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and eight (8) years of related experience
• Or High School Diploma or GED and twelve (12) years of related experience
• Four (4) years of lead or supervisory/managerial experience

Preferences

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other industry certification
• Good understanding of current internal and external cyber threats to the financial services sector
• Experience managing Information Technology and/or Information Security projects
• Experience with security operations and incident response/handling

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to prioritize assignments while working on multiple projects
• Advanced technical aptitude skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively engage project teams and leadership within a corporate setting
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to predict and plan for unknown threats
• Strong ability to work well with others and place a premium on the group’s success
• Understanding of and ability to interpret applicable rules, regulations, and industry guidance

Additional Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications:

• Lead enterprise Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting programs to proactively identify emerging threats, adversary activity, and security gaps, while enabling intelligence-driven defense strategies.
• Produce actionable cyber threat intelligence in support of Cyber, Third-Party Risk Management, Technology, Enterprise Fraud Management, and additional key stakeholders.
• Keep up with and write assessments on the latest developments in the cyber threat landscape, including in the frontier AI space.
• Interface with peer financial institutions via several key industry groups to share and learn best practices.
• Mature Digital Brand Protection Capability to mitigate threats across numerous mediums, including spoofed voice calls, text messages, domains, email, search engine ads, and social networks.
• Escalate critical externally reported vulnerabilities to key internal stakeholders.
• Experience with indicator of compromise (IOC) collection and correlation efforts to produce actionable tactical intelligence.
• Familiarity with the cybercrime ecosystem, including but not limited to, customer account takeovers, dark web research, money mules, and phish kit analysis.
• Build on existing cyber, fraud, and insider threat hunt capabilities that effectively action the latest cyber threat intelligence.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing security team while managing budgets, vendor relationships, and security technology investments.

This position is intended to be onsite, now or in the near future. Associates will have regular work hours, including full days in the office three or more days a week. The manager will set the work schedule for this position, including in-office expectations. Regions will not provide relocation assistance for this position, and relocation would be at your expense. The locations available for this role are Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, or Charlotte, NC.

Regions will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position at this time. Applicants for this position must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Compensation Details

Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.

The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.

Job Range Target:

Minimum:

$168,094.30 USD

50th Percentile:

$234,020.00 USD

Incentive Pay Plans:

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary incentive plan. Employees are eligible to receive a discretionary award based on individual, business, and/or company performance.Opportunity to participate in the Long Term Incentive Plan.

Location:

Hoover, Alabama

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company.