Location: Remote with travel
The Vice President, IT - Cybersecurity, Risk and Compliance develops the organization's cybersecurity strategy and investment plan aligned with the strategy, required capabilities and risk exposure and posture of the enterprise. This is a hands-on leader that enables and oversees the operational components in this space. Leader of experts and partners that ensure that the organization's technology landscape is secured through established guidelines, procedures, processes, partners and technologies. This individual holds expectations for the function's compliance with global, regional, and local regulations, dynamics and requirements in this space. This trusted role requires a great balance of technical expertise, strategic thinking, executive presence, cyber landscape awareness and business acumen.
Specific Responsibilities:
Serves as a member of the Information Technology leadership team, contributing as a thought partner and representative of the function as the department interfaces with senior management and the C-Suite.
Provides leadership, coaching, and talent management of a global team to drive engagement, effective delivery, and associate development.
Creates, implements, and manages the enterprise-wide and risk-based IT cyber security strategies consistent with overall corporate and IT strategic plans.
Delivers return on investment-justified architectures/solutions enabling required compliance.
Develops and maintains IT security policies, standards, and guidelines related to personnel, data, and technology assets.
Proactively identifies and evaluates risks and is transparent in reporting findings that meet compliance and regulatory requirements.
Defines, classifies, and identifies critical information assets, and performs assessments of threats and vulnerabilities regarding those. Implements safeguard recommendations for identified assets.
Oversees the investigation of security breaches and policy violations, helping with disciplinary and legal matters as necessary.
Takes ownership of the framework and risk analysis and assessment and acceptance processes to review new facilities, applications, or technology environments during the development or acquisitions process to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and directions.
Supports, coaches, and consults for new business initiatives to ensure alignment and compliance of these projects/initiatives with the IT Security risk and control framework. Ensure adherence through auditing and review. Serves as a liaison between Internal Audit and IT for review of all audit reports and responses to ensure timeliness and the effectiveness of the corrective actions.
Evangelizes and champions IT security programs across the business. using a variety of change management tools. Advises business leaders and technical personnel on the implementation of security programs in their respective areas. Provides on-going associate awareness and training programs.
Serves as a liaison to the physical security department regarding overlapping information security issues, such as investigations, badge access, and associated issues pertaining to information technology. This may include background checks for security-sensitive positions and terminations due to policy non-compliance.
Ensures that the function is the focal point for IT security incident response planning, execution, and awareness to ensure the proper level of executive visibility and that the crisis is managed properly both internally and externally. Leads and oversees cyber security incidents.
Manages the cybersecurity budget.
Requirements:
Regulatory & Compliance Knowledge