About CLS:
CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.
CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.
Cyber Resilience Analyst – Senior Associate
About CLS:
CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.
CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.
Job purpose - major duties and responsibilities of the job
Risk Assessment and Management:
- Assist in identifying and assessing cyber risks and vulnerabilities within the financial institution.
- Contribute to the development of risk management strategies and mitigation plans.
- Monitor and report on the effectiveness of risk management efforts.
Incident Response and Recovery:
- Support the incident response team in process development related to detecting, analyzing, and responding to cyber incidents.
- Participate in post-incident reviews and help develop strategies for improvement.
- Assist in maintaining and testing the institution’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans related to cyber driven disruptions.
Policy and Compliance
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices (e.g., NIST, ISO, GDPR).
- Help develop, review, and update cyber resilience policies and procedures.
- Conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure adherence to cyber resilience related requirements.
Training, Exercises and Awareness
- Assist in the development and delivery of cyber resilience training programs for employees.
- Promote awareness of cyber resilience practices across the organization.
- Keep up-to-date with the latest trends, threats, and technologies in cyber resilience.
- Develop and deliver cyber tabletop exercises and simulations to strengthen incident response skills across the organization.
Collaboration and Communication
- Work with IT, legal, compliance, and other departments to integrate cyber resilience practices into daily operations.
- Support communication efforts during and after cyber incidents.
- Collaborate with external partners, including vendors and industry groups, to enhance cyber resilience capabilities and integration best practices.
Knowledge, skills and abilities - competencies required for successful job performance
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business & Economics or a related field.
- 1-3 years of experience in cybersecurity, risk management, strategy development or a related role.
- Familiarity with financial sector regulations and standards (e.g., FFIEC, GLBA, SOX).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Experience with corporate and regulatory governance in a financial institution or or military doctrine/strategy.
- Experience with cyber risk assessment and management tools.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- Understanding of threat intelligence and incident response processes.
- Expected full-time salary range between $ 110000 - $12000 + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.
- Note: Disclosure as required by NY Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role.
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Our commitment to employees:
At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:
- Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
- 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
- Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
- Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
- Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
- Affinity Groups (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
- Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
- Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
- Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
- Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
- Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
- Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
- Annual flu vaccinations.
- Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
- Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
- All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
- Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.