Head of Strategy Protect Pillar

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

The Head of Strategy for the Protect Pillar will serve as a strategic thought leader responsible for shaping the Protect Pillar’s approach to implement least privilege principles, enhance insider threat defenses and evaluate emerging technologies. This role requires strategic foresight, deep technical understanding and collaboration with key stakeholders.

This role reports to the Head of the Protect Pillar in Systems. The Protect Pillar is a unique BBH-construct designed for clear, centralized and coordinated accountability: to protect against physical and logical security risks; to safeguard stakeholder assets; and to detect, prepare for, and respond effectively to security events. To that end, the Protect Pillar encompasses the following areas:

• Cybersecurity;
• Enterprise Data Protection and Data Governance;
• Information Security Management (“ISM”);
• Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery;
• Enterprise Incident Management; and
• Global Security

• Access Control and Least Privilege Strategy:
  Lead assessment of identity and access management protocols to identify opportunities to reduce broad entitlements and implement least privilege principles across systems, applications and data
• Insider Threat Program:
  Evaluate and strengthen controls designed to detect and prevent insider threat
• Evaluate new technology:
  Evaluate potential risks and mitigants associated with emerging AI technology from an access control, cyber security and data security perspective
• Partner with stakeholders across the Protect Pillar, Systems, the business, Risk, OGC and Compliance to ensure implementation of enhancements
• Service as a strategic advisor to the Head of the Protect Pillar on areas as needed

• Minimum 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, access control / least privilege design and IAM modernization, and insider threat program
• Experience in a strategy role in financial services
• Experience with Sailpoint, OIS, mainframe system, mainframe security program (IBM’s Resource Access Control Facility (RACF))
• Experience with robotic process automation (RPA), machine learning models, familiarity with MS generative AI products (e.g., MS365 Co-Pilot, Git Hub, Azure AI), and agentic AI frameworks
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills

• Location:
  
  Jersey City
• Type:
  Full Time
• Hybrid role: 3 days in the office required

$200,000 - $250,000 base salary + bonus

BBH’s compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.

We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

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