Vice President of Information Security

Vice President of Information Security

Posted: June 18, 2025 Job Type: Permanent Industry: Cybersecurity

Are you a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a profound passion for cybersecurity, governance, and enterprise risk management? A leading global organization is actively seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to join its executive-level technology risk and governance team. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in shaping and advancing the firm’s comprehensive cybersecurity and technology control frameworks. You’ll operate across diverse global teams, driving strategic policy development, enhancing crucial regulatory alignment, and significantly strengthening the organization’s defense posture against an ever-evolving threat landscape.

Location & Compensation:

• Location: Dallas, TX
• Salary: USD $180,000 – $200,000 annually

Key Responsibilities:

As the Vice President of Information Security, you will lead critical initiatives that safeguard the organization’s digital assets and ensure operational resilience. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Policy & Standards Leadership: Leading the end-to-end development, implementation, and rigorous governance of enterprise-wide cybersecurity and technology risk policies and standards. This includes ensuring they are robust, current, and effectively communicated.
• Strategic Control Framework Enhancement: Driving strategic initiatives aimed at continuously improving the organization’s technology control frameworks and ensuring unwavering regulatory compliance across all operations and jurisdictions.
• Global Project Collaboration: Collaborating extensively with cross-functional and global teams on high-impact cybersecurity projects. You’ll provide expert guidance and leadership to ensure secure and compliant project delivery.
• Regulatory Integration & Analysis: Analyzing external regulations and industry frameworks (such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls) to strategically integrate them into the organization’s internal governance models and operational procedures.
• Control Assessment Oversight: Overseeing the methodologies for control assessments, ensuring their effectiveness and driving continuous improvement in how controls are evaluated and managed. This includes identifying gaps and recommending remediation strategies.
• Risk Mitigation Strategy: Contributing to the overall technology risk strategy by identifying emerging threats and vulnerabilities, and working with stakeholders to develop proactive mitigation plans.
• Executive Advisory: Providing expert advice and recommendations to senior leadership on critical cybersecurity matters, risk posture, and strategic investments in security technologies.

What We’re Looking For:

We’re seeking an influential leader with a deep understanding of the cybersecurity landscape and a proven track record:

• Extensive Experience: A minimum of 8+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, technology risk management, compliance, or a closely related field, with a significant portion in a leadership capacity.
• Global Regulatory & Framework Expertise: A strong, in-depth understanding of global regulatory environments and leading security frameworks, including NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls.
• Proven Leadership: Demonstrated leadership capabilities in policy development, control governance, and successfully engaging with and influencing diverse stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Exceptional Communication & Analytical Skills: Possessing excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, coupled with strong analytical and complex problem-solving abilities.
• Relevant Certifications: Holding relevant industry certifications such as CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) are highly advantageous.

This is a rare and significant opportunity to directly influence cybersecurity strategy at an executive level within a complex, global organization. If you’re a visionary leader ready to make a profound impact in a forward-thinking environment, we would be eager to hear from you. Sources