Sr. Analyst, Cyber Risk Governance & Reporting

Where Ambition Meets Innovation 

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals. 

Job Overview:

A Senior Risk Governance and Reporting Technology Analyst reports to the Information Security and Technology Risk department. In this role, you will support a technology team to document, report, and track findings derived from risk-based discussions across the organization. This role will help ensure leaders maintain clear, actionable, and forward-looking visibility into risk priorities based on information security policies, controls, audits, and regulatory requirements.

The individual will work to ensure information security risks are proactively managed, effectively controlled, and/or remediated through data-driven insights, modern reporting practices, and emerging technologies such as AI-enabled analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships and engage frequently with technology and business leaders to align on risk priorities and drive accountability

• Coordinate day-to-day governance activities required to deliver secure, resilient, and compliant technology solutions on time

• Act as a liaison among Information Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Compliance, and Audit teams as required

• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies, including cloud, AI/ML, and automation, to effectively assess and contextualize risk

• Promote awareness of current security policies and standards, including updates, and provide consistent interpretation and guidance

• Schedule, coordinate, and/or facilitate meetings, capturing key decisions, risks, and action items with a focus on outcomes and accountability

• Track scheduled activities, milestones, and metrics, delivering executive-level reporting that highlights risk exposure, trends, business impact, and remediation progress

• Develop and enhance dashboards (e.g., CISO and related reporting) using modern visualization tools to provide real-time or near-real-time insights into cybersecurity posture

• Leverage data analytics and AI-driven capabilities to improve risk identification, prioritization, and reporting, including trend analysis and anomaly detection

• Work collaboratively across teams to document, report, and track findings and risks impacting applications, products, services, and tools

• Develop and manage remediation plans, including scope definition, success criteria, milestones, deliverables, and evidence of risk mitigation

• Contribute to evolving reporting from static metrics to actionable insights, including risk quantification and business impact alignment

What are we looking for?

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and can execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in information security, technology risk, governance, or audit-related roles preferred

• 1+ year of cyber security risk assessments

Core Competencies:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate it into meaningful risk insights

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; self-motivated with a willingness to take on challenges and adapt to change

• Excellent organizational, time management, and prioritization skills with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks

• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of staff and management, including executive stakeholders

• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, frameworks, and best practices (e.g., NIST, ISO, or similar)

• Ability to work independently while contributing to team deliverables in a fast-paced environment

Preferences:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems or related field

• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and an interest in AI-enabled reporting or automation tools is a plus

• Attestation engagements (Sarbanes Oxley, NYDFS, SOC 1 or SOC 2, etc.)

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Company Overview:

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

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Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum.  During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card.  Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.

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