Director IT Security

Requisition ID: 213564

Posting Locations: Charlotte

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Job Overview

The Director, Information Security is accountable for the design, creation, implementation, and oversight of strategies and programs designed to reduce and mitigate information security risk across the company. Lead enterprise-wide information security and assurance function, ensure that confidentiality, integrity, and availability requirements of information systems and assets are appropriately identified and managed. Govern expectations including the establishment and maintenance of standards, procedures, and guidelines to protect the Company's information assets stored on-premises or managed with third-party vendors such as cloud or SaaS. Establish and implement strategies that have short to mid-term, 1-3 years, impact on business results in strategic alignment with a parent or independent organization objectives.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and motivate functional teams to deliver results by communicating company goals and deadlines; engage and develop teammates through effective performance management, coaching, and training; implement continuous improvement methods and embody company purpose and values to inspire servant leadership.
• Provide strategic leadership while interacting with Business owners (Risk, Legal, and Function vertical owners) to ensure the Information Security programs address business needs for protection and proactively identify threats; Stay current with the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies as to best advise your partners.
• Advise and influence IT teams and business partners regarding the delivery, cost, availability, and functionality of security components.
• Accountable for the development, implementation, and operation of relevant strategies to protect, detect, and respond to cyber threats within the enterprise landscape.
• Own an effective information security awareness training program, a broad threat protection portfolio, intrusion detection capability, and incident response processes for proactive reaction to information security breaches.
• Ensure that information security and risk guidance is provided and communicated to business partners and third-party suppliers via internal frameworks and ensure compliance with required controls.
• Ensure that all IT and information security programs and policies are in alignment/compliance with all Company recommendations and applicable privacy and identity theft laws and other regulations such as SOX, HIPAA, and PCI
• Coordinate internal self-audit programs, external audits, and coordinate response to audit findings, including remediation activity.
• Financial Management. Work with IT Finance to ensure financial resources are available and responsibly managed to accomplish the objectives of the department. Devise innovative cost management strategies to maximize the available budget.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong experience leading risk, governance, or security teams, as well as with contract, vendor, and budget management, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• 7 years of work experience in a similar position or having equivalent kind of skills experience.
• 7 years of experience in information security, with a focus on manufacturing or industrial environments.
• 3 years of work experience in leading an Information Security team with the ability to manage people in a highly dynamic environment.
• Substantial knowledge of cybersecurity threats and risk mitigation and cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Knowledge and experience in Cloud Security platforms, managing data protection technologies, and security technologies including firewalls, endpoint protection, SIEMs, intrusion detection systems, and encryption.
• Experience with Operational Technology (OT) environments and the challenges they present.
• Experience developing security measures and metrics.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree (4 years in Information Security)
• Knowledge acquired through 7 or more years of relevant work experience
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC Professional certification, or other information security credentials
  
  
  

Work Environment

Charlotte based office environment

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status. .