Director Cybersecurity

Director Cybersecurity

Location: United States - Minneapolis, MN

Pay: $172,100 - $275,600

Director of
Cybersecurity

Organization

Summary:

Tennant is a recognized leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions for industrial and commercial markets, with more than $1 billion in annual revenues. With a vision to become a global leader in water-based sustainable cleaning and other technologies, Tennant creates innovative solutions, such as our ec-H2O products, that are changing how the world cleans.

Tennant employees work to create a cleaner, safer, healthier world. Tennant is a company that cares about what it's doing, and the sustainability of its products, and works every day to develop new solutions that clean exceptionally well, but don't damage the environment. Employees of Tennant Company work with a spirit of Stewardship. Very simply, Stewardship is a filter for our actions and decision-making, as we strive to leave things in better condition than when we found them.

Position Summary

Tennant is seeking an experienced , strategic and business-oriented Director of
Cybersecurity to lead the enterprise cybersecurity program and advance Tennant’s global security posture. This role is accountable for setting cybersecurity vision, strategy, governance and operating priorities across the enterprise, ensuring Tennant’s people, data, systems, products and operations are protected from evolving cyber threats. This position reports directly to the CIO.

The Director of Cybersecurity serves as a senior enterprise leader, trusted advisor and primary representative for cybersecurity across IT, business functions, risk management, internal audit, legal, business continuity, executive leadership, and, as needed, Board-level forums. This leader translates cybersecurity risk into business terms, influences cross-functional action and drives measurable maturity across governance, risk and compliance, security operations, incident response, data protection, third‑party risk and security culture.

Responsibilities:

• Set the enterprise cybersecurity vision, strategy, operating model and multi-year roadmap aligned with business objectives, risk tolerance, regulatory expectations and industry frameworks such as NIST CSF and ISO 27001.
• Provide enterprise leadership for cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, security operations, security architecture, vulnerability management, third-party risk, data protection and incident response capabilities.
• Establish and mature cybersecurity governance forums, decision rights, risk acceptance processes, exception management, policies, standards, metrics and reporting mechanisms that strengthen accountability across the organization.
• Advise executive leadership on cybersecurity risks, emerging threats, regulatory obligations, incident readiness, investment priorities and program maturity using clear, business-oriented communication.
• Lead cybersecurity planning and execution across global business units and regions, balancing risk reduction, operational resilience, business enablement, product security and customer trust.
• Oversee cybersecurity operations and partner with managed service providers, technology vendors, infrastructure teams, application teams and business leaders to ensure effective protection, detection, response and recovery capabilities.
• Champion risk-based remediation of audit findings, control gaps, vulnerabilities and security exceptions through influence, prioritization, structured execution and sustained follow-through.
• Develop and lead a high‑performing cybersecurity team, including coaching, talent development, resource planning, vendor management and the effective use of external partners where appropriate.
• Drive cybersecurity awareness…