VP & Chief Information Security Officer – Global Industrial
Job in
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, 35275, USA
Listed on 2026-09-07
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-07
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Establish and execute the strategic direction of Motion’s information systems security, IAM, Cyber Defense Security Services/Engineering, and GRC
- Mature the enterprise information security operating model across strategy, governance, architecture, cyber defense, identity, GRC, third-party risk, application security, data protection, privacy, and incident response
- Create enterprise-wide cyber risk prioritization linked to business impact, critical processes, customer obligations, regulatory exposure, and resilience requirements
- Establish and maintain cybersecurity governance, including cyber risk appetite, control ownership, exception management, executive escalation, board reporting, and audit-ready evidence
- Guide business decisions that mitigate security risk without hampering operations
- Keep executives informed about security programs, risk mitigation strategies, and complex security topics
- Provide business-oriented cybersecurity reporting to executive leadership and the Board
- Lead cybersecurity readiness for Board reporting, disclosure escalation, evidence management, cyber materiality processes, and audit-ready controls
- Lead SEC cybersecurity disclosure readiness, including incident classification, materiality escalation, legal coordination, executive decision support, disclosure documentation, and lessons learned
- Develop metrics to optimize budgeting
- Execute security initiatives across a multi-subsidiary environment
- Partner with business and technology leaders to secure eCommerce, supply chain, procurement, branch systems, analytics, cloud platforms, engineering networks, customer identity, and AI-enabled capabilities
- Assess and modify procedures to protect information systems assets
- Conduct security risk assessments and recommend countermeasures and best practices
- Develop and test cyber resilience capabilities, including ransomware readiness, crisis communications, tabletop exercises, disaster recovery alignment, minimum viable business planning, and recovery expectations
- Define and govern security requirements for AI-enabled capabilities
- Coordinate data loss prevention activities and interact with legal and law enforcement as required
- Modernize identity and access controls, including privileged access, customer identity, application onboarding, account remediation, entitlement governance, access certification, and least-privilege operations
- Define security expectations for M&A diligence and integration
- Build a third-party and supply-chain security program
- Support customer and commercial security requirements and revenue growth
- Develop and maintain centralized information systems security standards, procedures, and guidelines
- Manage global IT compliance activities, including SOX, PCI, GDPR, and privacy requirements
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity or a related field
- Fifteen (15) or more years of related experience in a publicly traded company
- Expertise in cybersecurity, including cyber issues and current attack and enterprise defense methodologies
- Extensive experience with security systems, tools, and protocols
- Ability to translate technical cyber exposures into business risk language, prioritized tradeoffs, investment choices, and executive decisions
- Ability to define roles, accountabilities, intake processes, escalation paths, service levels, control ownership, and governance routines across a federated technology environment
- Proven skill advising C-suite leaders, board committees, audit leaders, business presidents, and transformation leaders
- Ability to lead multi-year security modernization across IAM, PAM, CIAM, SOX access controls, cloud security, data protection, vulnerability management, Sec Ops, application security, and third-party risk
- Ability to attract, assess, develop, retain, and organize high-performing cyber talent
- Ability to align ISS decisions with revenue growth, customer experience, branch productivity, margin improvement, digital enablement, acquisition integration, and enterprise cost discipline
- Ability to establish security standards for AI adoption, automation, data protection, identity controls, vendor risk, and responsible use of emerging technologies
- Ability to lead cross-functional response during major security events
- Consistent track record of leadership, teamwork, and delivering high impact results
- Experience managing large teams across diverse geographies and functional matrices, including leading leaders
- Strong fiscal prudence
- Exceptional communication, team building, and associate growth and development experience
- Advanced certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP, or equivalent executive security credentials preferred
Demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management, with a focus on aligning security initiatives with business objectives and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate complex…
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