Sr. Director, Chief Security Officer

About the role

The Senior Director, Chief Security Officer will provide leadership and support for the strategy and execution of global security initiatives at Sandisk. The role will be accountable for leading teams that will provide effective security solutions and risk-mitigation plans supporting Sandisk’s people, facilities, and intellectual property. This position will report to the Chief Legal Officer and will lead the development and maturation of Sandisk’s global security organization, including people, process, and technology, that supports our growth, culture, and long-term strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead global, enterprise-wide, security programs and continuously scale mitigation strategies to address evolving risks.
• Develop and implement the strategy, governance, processes, and practices with respect to physical security, security operations, security systems and technology, executive protection, travel security, event security, threat management, intelligence, security-incident response, crisis management, insider threat, security training and awareness, supply-chain security, and security investigations.
• Serve as the senior most incident commander and crisis manager for security-related incidents at Sandisk.
• Strategically attract, retain, and develop talent; craft and implement sustainable organizational resilience via proactive succession planning.
• Deliver leadership and accountability to Sandisk’s executive leadership, engaging as appropriate with Sandisk’s Board of Directors, including the Audit Committee and Compensation and Talent Committee.
• Maintain a strong network of and drive strategic engagement with government contacts (e.g., FBI/DSAC, State Dept./OSAC, local and international law enforcement), industry partners, peer companies, and private- and public-sector peer groups (e.g., ISMA, security working groups).
• Partner closely with Legal, People Experience, and other stakeholder groups as required to conduct security investigations relating to policy violations, misconduct, criminal activity, workplace threats, and other potential risks to Sandisk and our employees.
• Oversee the global security budget, including staffing and capital expenditures, to support the overall strategy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally as the expert in security-related risk management to develop clear and practical risk-based strategies that support our business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 15+ years of progressive experience in corporate security, law enforcement, and/or military, with at least 5 years of corporate-security leadership, including direct support of C-suite executives preferred.
• Proven experience managing global security operations for multinational enterprises, preferably with experience overseeing security operations in Asia.
• Demonstrated expertise in executive protection and program management for VIP security.
• Strong background in risk assessment, crisis management, emergency response, and security technologies.