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Peoples Bank is one of the largest 150 banks in the United States with 130 full-service bank branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland. We also have Specialty Finance offices in Minnesota, Missouri and Vermont. Peoples Bank prides itself as a community bank and dedicates its resources to improving our communities. The Peoples Bank Foundation has donated over $8 million to local organizations since its inception in 2003.

We are proud to share national accolades that celebrate our company culture and recognize us as a great place to bank and work:

American Banker Best Banks to Work For in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
Top Workplaces USA national award in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
Newsweek's America's Best Banks 2023 and 2024
Newsweek’s America's Greatest Workplaces 2024 and 2025
Forbes America’s Best Banks 2024 and 2025
Forbes Best-in-State Banks 2020, 2021 and 2025
TIME’s America’s Growth Leaders 2026 award winner

At Peoples Bank, we know that there is more to life than work. But we also understand that the quality of the work environment and employee benefits can greatly impact an associate's life. That's why we seek to create a great benefits package for our associates including: 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match, employee stock purchase plan, various education assistance programs such as student loan and tuition paydown/reimbursement, paid vacation, and holidays, and much more. For full details of our benefits offerings, please visit: peoplesbancorp.com/about-us/find-a-career/

Job Purpose

This position is responsible for establishing and coordinating information security efforts, privacy efforts, and business resumption planning across the company, including managing security, compliance and compliance monitoring. Additionally, this position is a key partner for the Information Technology department in ensuring that activities are completed in a coordinated fashion and in a timely manner. Responsible for the leadership and management of the Information Security and Physical Security Teams.

Job Duties

Develops and maintains the company’s information security program, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and best practices.
Maintains, coordinates, and supports the company’s enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan as well as periodic testing of such plan.
Maintains, coordinates, and supports the company’s privacy efforts, including compliance with various laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLBA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and relevant FFIEC guidance.
Proactively monitors, evaluates, and implements best practices related to enterprise information security practices. Provides internal guidance with respect to company response to emerging information security threats both internally and externally.
Ensures the completion of daily reviews of various logs and reports relating to information security and ensures appropriate follow-up action is taken.
Implements risk management policies and standards relevant to the aforementioned items.
Evaluate effectiveness of information security, privacy and business continuity planning programs and procedures of third parties with whom the company engages as software, hardware and/or service providers.
Performs risk assessments in information security, privacy, and business continuity/business resumption planning in accordance with schedules as prescribed by regulators and/or industry best practices.
Oversees user access/provisioning for various systems used by the company.
Leads Information Security Team. Duties include recruiting, hiring, training, performance monitoring and overall management and leadership of employees.
Responsible for the preparation and delivery of performance feedback that includes quarterly and annual reviews, developmental action plans, and disciplinary action, as applicable.
Responsible for creating agendas and conducting regular staff meetings/training sessions/coaching sessions to provide positive feedback with actionable items to ensure individual and group success as well meet department timelines of responsibilities. Lead associates in the Peoples way and culture.
Leads a cross-matrix team of business, IT, and security professionals to enhance the organization’s security posture and develop solutions to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
Works with Information Technology department to protect information assets through the use of appropriate tools.
Responds to relevant audit and examination requests.
Will perform special projects as assigned.

Education, Experience And Job Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or a related field – or comparable work experience.
CISSP, RISC, CISM, or similar level information security management certification is required.
Minimum of 3 years of professional experience designing and maintaining information security policies and procedures
Minimum of 3 years leading IT security projects and teams to develop security and compliance solutions
Demonstrated experience with various information security frameworks and guidance, including SOX, HIPAA, GLBA, and PCI
Demonstrated understanding of technical security controls, including secure network architecture, systems security, encryption systems, and database security.
Exceptional management and organizational skills.
Ability to research regulatory guidance, and independently and proactively research and interpret such guidance and other relevant industry standards. Ability to develop, document and implement appropriate policies and procedures based upon such research and interpretation.
Effective oral and written communication skills. The ability to work with a broad range of internal and external business partners in a collaborative environment is essential.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or a related field – or comparable work experience.
CISSP, RISC, CISM, or similar level information security management certification is required.
Minimum of 3 years of professional experience designing and maintaining information security policies and procedures
Minimum of 3 years leading IT security projects and teams to develop security and compliance solutions

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vet;

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact humanresources@pebo.com to ask for an accommodation, alternative application process or other inquires.

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