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Vice President, IT Security

📍 Remote💼 Full Time💵 USD 150,000 – 320,000

VP of IT Security (Global)

Position Overview

Job Title: Vice President of IT Security

Location: Remote / Hybrid (Global HQ)

Department: Information Technology / Global Security Operations

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary and highly collaborative VP of IT Security to lead, scale, and mature our global cybersecurity posture. In this role, you will be responsible for the strategic direction, operational execution, and continuous improvement of our information security program across all international business units.

As a key executive leader, you will safeguard the company’s digital assets, ensure regulatory compliance across diverse jurisdictions, and foster a culture of security awareness. You will lead a high-performing, geographically distributed team and act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on evolving cyber risks.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

Define the Roadmap: Architect, implement, and maintain a multi-year global cybersecurity strategy aligned with business growth and digital transformation initiatives.
Risk Management: Establish a robust risk management framework to identify, assess, and mitigate information security risks across global infrastructure, applications, and third-party vendors.
Executive Communication: Present regular updates on the enterprise risk posture, incident metrics, and security investments to the executive leadership team and the Board of Directors.
Budgeting: Manage the global IT security budget, ensuring optimal allocation of resources to maximize defense-in-depth capabilities.

Security Operations & Incident Response

24/7 Monitoring: Oversee the Global Security Operations Center (SOC) to ensure continuous threat hunting, monitoring, and detection.
Incident Management: Champion the global Incident Response (IR) plan, serving as the ultimate escalation point for high-priority security breaches or threats.
Threat Intelligence: Maintain proactive threat-intelligence gathering to anticipate and defend against emerging global cyber threats, state-sponsored actors, and advanced persistent threats (APTs).

Compliance, Privacy & Architecture

Global Compliance: Ensure the organization adheres to all relevant international data privacy and security regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST framework).
Secure Architecture: Partner with Enterprise Architecture and DevOps teams to embed security into the core of software development (DevSecOps) and cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Identity & Access Management: Direct the strategy for global IAM, zero-trust architectures, and data loss prevention (DLP).

Team Leadership & Culture

Talent Development: Lead, mentor, and scale a diverse, global team of security professionals, promoting a culture of continuous learning and inclusivity.
Security Awareness: Oversee enterprise-wide security training and phishing simulation programs to reduce human-centric risk.

Qualifications & Requirements

Experience & Education

Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience in IT and cybersecurity, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role (Director or VP level) within a complex, global organization.
Global Scale: Proven track record of managing security operations across multiple time zones, cultures, and regulatory environments.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Risk Management, or a related field. Master’s degree or MBA preferred.

Technical & Professional Skills

Certifications: Active industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CCISO are highly preferred.
Architecture Knowledge: Deep understanding of cloud security (hybrid and multi-cloud environments), network security, and zero-trust frameworks.
Vendor Management: Strong negotiation and management skills regarding major security vendors, MSSPs, and external consultants.

Core Competencies

Crisis Management: Exceptional calm-under-pressure leadership style during critical security incidents.
Influence & Collaboration: Ability to build strong relationships and influence business decisions without direct authority across various matrixed organizations.
Communication: Outstanding ability to translate complex technical risks into clear, actionable business impacts for non-technical stakeholders.

What We Offer

Competitive executive compensation package (base salary, performance bonus, and equity).
Comprehensive global health, retirement, and wellness benefits.
Flexible hybrid working models.
The opportunity to drive meaningful impact in a fast-growing, globally recognized brand.

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