Director of Security and Compliance

This position reports to the VP of IT Operations / Chief Information Security Officer.

About the role

The Director of Security and Compliance leads the design and oversight of cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy programs that safeguard the organization’s digital assets and data while ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and internal policies.

Responsibilities

• Sets the mission, vision, and strategy for technology risk management including cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy organization.
• Implements appropriate risk management and mitigation efforts while ensuring the success of business and IT initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and product priorities.
• Demonstrates exceptional communication and presentation skills, effectively conveying complex technical and compliance concepts to critical stakeholders, including senior managers and the executive leadership team, to support informed decision-making.
• Builds successful stakeholder relationships with other IT, enterprise risk managers, and key business stakeholders by developing a clear understanding of business needs, acting as a trusted advisor, and ensuring cost-effective delivery of security services to meet those needs.
• Directs enterprise-wide security architecture and operations across IT and OT environments, ensuring secure design, deployment, and ongoing protection of infrastructure, applications, and data systems.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy regulations. Conducts compliance assessments and provides regular status reports to risk management teams and senior business leaders including relevant metrics, key performance, and risk indicators.
• Leads cross-functional Privacy Team to develop and implement a comprehensive enterprise-wide data and personnel privacy program. Maintains current policies, facilitates publication and communication, and ensures all employees receive required privacy training.
• Develops and controls the annual department budget to ensure that it's consistent with the overall strategic objectives of IT and the enterprise and is within plan.
• Fosters an enterprise security culture by embedding compliance and risk management practices into daily business operations. Leads organization-wide training and awareness initiatives that enable informed cybersecurity decision-making across all functions and levels.
• Conducts comprehensive enterprise risk assessments and develops strategies that strengthen business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response capabilities. Builds, trains, and coordinates cross-functional incident response teams across security, IT, business partners, and executive leadership to ensure effective crisis response and business protection.
• Ensures digital and paper archiving (warehouse) systems comply with corporate data retention policies. Collaborates with Product Managers to ensure they understand policies and their products and services are aligned.
• Builds and leads a high-performing team. Works collaboratively with direct reports to support their career progression, nurture their development, and help them realize their potential. Maintains a documented succession plan for critical functions. Develops and actively participates in peer network groups, stays current on trends, and shares lessons learned.
• Leads vendor management and negotiations with security service providers. Establishes strong vendor relationships ensuring vendors understand and share the organization’s focus on security and are capable of meeting requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business administration or technology-related field.
• 15 or more years of experience in IT Operations, cybersecurity, or business/industry.
• 7 or more years of leadership responsibilities, including strategy, budgeting, and staffing.
• 3 or more years of leadership responsibilities of an auditable compliance program (e.g., NIST 800-171, CMMC, ISO 2700x, SOC 2, NERC-CIP).
• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to develop and communicate a vision that inspires and motivates staff and aligns with the IT and business strategy.
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills and the ability to build consensus in complex environments where resources required for success may not be in direct control of this role.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills across multiple teams including business operating groups, corporate departments, and other IT teams.
• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning, and execution skills.
• Strong business acumen, including industry, domain-specific knowledge of the enterprise and its business units.
• Experience developing staff including coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Deep understanding of current and emerging security technologies and practices, and how other enterprises are employing them.
• Strong awareness of the current and changing regulatory landscape.
• Maintains awareness of emerging threats and incorporates appropriate mitigation measures.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a strategic staffing plan that ensures the right people are in the right roles at the right time, and employees are highly engaged and satisfied.
• Third-party management experience, working closely with sourcing and vendor managers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) or other similar credentials.

Skills

• Security services - SaaS, on-premises, Managed Security Service Providers.
• NIST 800-CSF, NIST 800-53.
• Cloud & Network architecture.
• Identity and access management.
• Business continuity & disaster recovery.
• Data management, classification, and privacy.
• Artificial Intelligence.
• Microsoft AWS.
• Google (optional).
• Cisco (optional).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP).
• Individual stock ownership.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Bereavement leave.
• Employee assistance program.
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts.
• Basic term life insurance and AD&D.
• Business travel accident insurance.
• Short and long-term disability.
• Financial wellness coaching.
• Educational assistance.
• Care.com membership.
• ClassPass fitness membership.
• DashPass delivery membership.
• Voluntary benefits including additional term life insurance, long-term care insurance, critical illness and accidental injury insurance, pet insurance, legal plan, identity theft protection, and other voluntary benefit options.

Pay

Compensation range: $200,000.00 - $225,000.00 annual salary.