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About the Role

The Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO) in New York is the second-in-command of the information security organization, partnering with the CISO to define and execute the enterprise security strategy. This role combines strategic leadership with operational oversight, ensuring security programs run effectively while preparing to assume full CISO responsibilities when needed.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CISO to develop and maintain the enterprise information security strategy, roadmap, and governance framework.
• Represent the security organization to executive leadership, the board, and other internal and external stakeholders in collaboration with the CISO.
• Drive alignment between security initiatives and business objectives across the Firm.
• Lead strategic planning for emerging risks, regulatory changes, and technology shifts.
• Support the CISO with the day-to-day management of the security function, including security operations, security engineering & architecture, governance, risk & compliance and physical security.
• Manage security metrics, reporting, and executive dashboards to provide visibility into risk posture.
• Maintain a list of inflight security initiatives and report status to the CISO and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional security initiatives with IT, information governance and other areas of the business as required.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of security managers and senior technical staff.
• Build a high-performing, inclusive security culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Own workforce planning, hiring, and succession planning for the security organization.
• Foster professional development and career growth across the team.
• Serve as key member of the incident response team.
• Lead post-incident reviews and drive lessons-learned improvements.
• Support proactive crisis tabletop exercises.

Requirements

• Proven ability to communicate security risk to executive audiences in business terms.
• Confident communicator who builds trust with technical/non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to balance long-term vision with pragmatic, risk-based prioritization.
• Works effectively across organizational boundaries; influences without authority and provides calm, decisive leadership during incidents and crises.

Skills

• Enterprise security strategy
• Roadmap development
• Governance framework
• Security operations
• Security engineering
• Security architecture
• Governance, risk & compliance
• Physical security
• Security metrics and reporting
• Incident response
• Crisis management
• M&A security
• Digital transformation security
• Rapid growth security leadership
• Cloud security
• Identity and access management
• Application security
• Regulatory and compliance frameworks

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 10+ years of progressive experience in information security
• At least 5 years in senior leadership roles

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Master's degree preferred
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CRISC

Salary/Compensations

• $330-450k

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement benefits
• Paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
• Parental leave
• Basic life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Discretionary, performance-based bonuses

About the Company

• Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.
• Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes.
• The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Equal Opportunity

• Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.
• Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities.
• We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.
• The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.