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What You'll Do
The Director of Security & Risk serves as the senior security and risk leader for the firm's U.S. Federal Government business, with expanding responsibilities including State and Local Government business. Reporting directly to US Government business leadership, this role provides strategic oversight, executive advisory, and operational leadership to protect the BCG’s people, information, operations, and ability to conduct government business. The Director is responsible for establishing and executing security and risk management strategies that ensure compliance with applicable government security requirements, safeguard classified and controlled unclassified information (CUI), and strengthen organizational resilience.
The Director oversees the Facility Security Officer (FSO), leads the business response to sensitive information incidents, and drives security governance, employee training, and business continuity planning. Working closely with government business leaders, Cybersecurity, Legal, Contracts, Finance, and other corporate functions, the Director translates complex security requirements into practical business solutions, proactively manages emerging risks, and enables the firm's continued growth and successful delivery of government engagements.
Your work may include…
Security Strategy, Governance & Executive Advisory
Serve as the senior security and risk advisor to BCG Federal leadership, representing the organization's security risk posture to executive leadership,
Board committees, internal governance forums, regulators, and external auditors, and facilitating risk escalation and acceptance decisions within established governance and delegated authority.
Develop and execute security and risk management strategies, governance frameworks, and policies that protect BCG Federal's people, information, operations, and ability to conduct government business, while supporting the broader U.S. Public Sector business as it grows.
Identify potential systemic gaps, assess emerging risks, and drive prioritized remediation and continuous improvement to strengthen security program effectiveness.
Establish risk reporting, performance metrics, and escalation protocols to provide leadership with visibility into material risks, compliance obligations, and corrective actions.
Federal Security Compliance & Industrial Security Oversight
Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Facility Security Officer (FSO) and industrial security function, ensuring effective management of personnel and facility clearances, continuous vetting, classified contracts, and associated government security obligations.
Oversee compliance with applicable federal security regulations, contractual obligations, and agency-specific requirements, including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).
Establish governance and oversight for the protection and appropriate handling of classified information and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), partnering with the FSO, Government Cybersecurity, and other relevant…