Cyber Security Risk Lead

The Opportunity:
**Company, Department**: Nova Scotia Power, Corp. Sec. & Cyber Risk Mgmt

**Location**: Halifax, NS

**Type of Employment**: Regular, Full time

**Closing Date**: January 6th, 2025

We are looking for a Cyber Security Risk Lead to join our Cyber Security Leadership team. Reporting to the Manager, Enterprise Cyber Risk, you will lead a team to drive maximum value delivered by our cyber security risk services for all Emera Canadian companies (Nova Scotia Power, Emera Inc., Emera Energy, Emera New Brunswick, and Emera Newfoundland and Labrador) where we offer you a Hybrid Policy work option.

We offer hybrid work opportunities, to be discussed with your leader, however you are required to live in or be willing to relocate to Nova Scotia for this role.

This role will support the Manager, Enterprise Cyber Risk in the delivery of oral and written reports to senior management and make recommendations for improvements to the organization's cyber security processes and systems.

This will be accomplished by building trusting and effective relationships with management in the evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls that support the most significant information technology systems and platforms for all Emera Canadian companies.

You are a dynamic individual who inspires others to achieve excellence, as well as possess the ability to effectively manage risk for complex information and operational technology processes and systems. You are consulted often by others for advice and opinions and are recognized as an emerging leader. You have a broad understanding of people, process and technology and the roles they play in a complex organization.

Key elements of this role include:
**Accountabilities**:
In collaboration with the Manager, Enterprise Cyber Risk, you will translate enterprise cyber risk requirements, cyber security policies and standards into technical control requirements and specifications, as well as develop and implement key cyber security metrics for ongoing performance measurement and reporting. Specific responsibilities include:

- Leading a team of professionals in the delivery of security-based risk assessments for internal controls and processes, third party service providers, along with business and technology sponsored projects and initiatives.
- Continuous improvement of these practices, and ability to self-drive risk reduction into corporate culture.
- Proven ability to build trusting relationships with internal customers and drive risk remediation decisions, and where applicable, assist with remediation through policy/standard/procedure development and protective/detective controls.
- Building and maintaining an organizational risk profile through knowledge gained from performed risk assessments, and awareness of critical business assets.
- Presenting and communicating the organizational risk profile through the effective management reporting of key risks for all Emera Canadian companies.

These skills will make you successful:
**Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experience**

As a visible face for both our IT and OT customers, you must always act with tact, diplomacy, and assertiveness to enforce our standards. You are comfortable using your knowledge of cyber security standards and best practices, such as ISO 27000 and NIST, to assist in the creation of persuasive policy and procedures to influence security culture. Most of all, you have an in-depth understanding of the inter-relationships of business and information technology, understand compliance and regulatory requirements, and can work closely with business units to ensure that they understand risks and effective risk treatment strategies. You must also be comfortable working in a collaborative environment and leading a team of professionals in their development, workload management, coaching and performance evaluation.

Learn more about our culture and values:
At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

- **Flexibility**: Hybrid work model with 2 flexible remote workdays.
- ** Health & Wellbeing**: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
- ** Grow Your Career**: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
- ** Community Engagement & Care**: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, vo