Executive Director, Global Information Security

Executive Director, Global Information Security

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte

Mar 03, 2026

Job Summary & Candidate Profile

Reporting to the Global CIO, this position is responsible for the governance, risk management, and strategic architecture of Sealed Air's cybersecurity program. The CISO will serve as the primary assurance authority for the enterprise, transition the organization to the NIST CSF 2.0 framework, and provide independent oversight of the Cyber Operations and Infrastructure teams to ensure compliance with security policies.

The successful leader must be a strategist capable of quantifying risk in financial terms, navigating the emerging complexities of AI Risk Management (NIST AI RMF 1.0), and serving as a trusted advisor to the Audit Committee and Board of Directors.

Key Accountabilities

• Establish the Framework: Own and evolve the enterprise security strategy based on NIST CSF 2.0, operationalizing the new GOVERN function to align security outcomes with business priorities.
• Policy Authority: Define and ratify all enterprise security policies (e.g., Access Control, Network Segmentation, Cloud Configuration). Act as the legislative body; IT Operations acts as the executive body.
• Risk Quantification: Transition the program from “vulnerability counting” to financial risk exposure
  ; manage the Enterprise Risk Register and hold sole authority to grant “Risk Acceptance” for legacy deviations.
• Data Privacy / DPO accountabilities for mapped and “risk managed” globally.
• SOX / Internal Audit Liaison – assure completeness of control design and assist audit communications.

• AI Risk Architect: Implement the NIST AI RMF 1.0 to govern the lifecycle of AI agents and Generative AI deployments.
• Trustworthy AI Assurance: Establish audit mechanisms to test AI models for “Trustworthy Characteristics,” including explainability, harmful bias, and data integrity.
• Data Fabric Governance: Partner with Data Engineering to mandate security controls within the Microsoft Fabric environment, ensuring RBAC and RLS are architected into data products before release.

• Independent Oversight: Provide executive monitoring of the Cyber Operations function; validate performance against metrics such as Mean Time to Contain (MTTC).
• Architecture Review Veto: Serve as a voting member on the Architecture Review Board with veto power over new implementations that do not meet “Secure by Design” principles.
• Supply Chain Risk: Direct the Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management program, assessing third‑party vendors and integration points.

• Crisis Commander: Sole authority to declare a “Cyber Incident”; lead strategic response while IT Operations manages technical containment.
• Simulation and Preparedness:
  Accountable for readiness and activation of the Cyber incident response plan and related business continuity plans.
• Board Reporting: Translate technical cyber metrics into business impact statements for the Board of Directors and Audit Committee; report quarterly on risk and program performance.

• Influential Leadership: Drive security outcomes through influence rather than direct operational command.
• Regulatory Acumen: Deep understanding of NIST CSF 2.0, NIST AI RMF 1.0, and global data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA).
• Risk Pragmatism: Balance “perfect security” with business speed; author Risk Acceptance memos that allow legacy system operation while maintaining safety.
• Technical Authority: Proven depth in Cloud (Azure), OT (Manufacturing), and AI to challenge architects and engineers on “Secure by Design” principles.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise cybersecurity leadership and governance.
• Proven track record implementing NIST CSF and AI RMF frameworks.
• Experience with audit, risk, and regulatory compliance in a large global organization.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior leaders.

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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