IT Security Manager - J0051763

Description Position Summary

The IT Security Manager leads day-to-day cybersecurity operations across the Americas region, supporting Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The role is accountable for coordinating regional security operations, leading the IT Security team, driving remediation and operational improvements, and ensuring cybersecurity initiatives are executed effectively across the region. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring both technical depth and the ability to lead people, priorities, and cross-functional initiatives.

Working closely with the IT Security Director, this position helps execute regional cybersecurity strategy and serves as the primary operational backup when required.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of IT Security professionals through goal setting, performance management, and career development.
• Assign work, establish priorities, and drive accountability for timely completion of operational and project activities.
• Provide technical mentorship, decision support, and escalation assistance to team members.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

• Coordinate day-to-day cybersecurity operations across Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Brazil.
• Own the execution and tracking of regional cybersecurity operational priorities, including remediation activities, security initiatives, recurring operational reviews, and assigned security actions.
• Partner with regional IT, Infrastructure, Manufacturing IT, Service Delivery, and Global Cybersecurity teams.
• Monitor regional security posture and coordinate remediation of identified security gaps and exceptions.
• Identify cybersecurity risks, operational gaps, and recurring issues; drive remediation where possible and elevate significant risks, resource constraints, or unresolved issues to the IT Security Director.
• Represent the Americas IT Security organization during meetings, projects, and operational activities when delegated by the IT Security Director.
• Develop technical solutions, automation, and operational improvements that increase security effectiveness and reduce manual effort.

• Administer and provide operational leadership for enterprise security platforms supporting endpoint protection, vulnerability management, identity security, compliance, and security operations.
• Lead endpoint security, vulnerability management, patch compliance oversight, and security compliance initiatives.
• Coordinate with the Security Operations Center during security investigations and incident response activities, ensuring required regional actions are assigned, tracked, and completed.
• Monitor security platform health, coordinate upgrades, and recommend operational or technical improvements.
• Establish, monitor, and report operational security metrics, identifying trends, exceptions, overdue remediation, and areas requiring management attention.
• Develop automation, reporting, dashboards, and technical workflows that improve security visibility, consistency, and effectiveness.

• Support cybersecurity audits, customer requirements, and regulatory or contractual compliance initiatives.
• Assist with implementation and enforcement of corporate cybersecurity standards, policies, and security best practices.
• Participate in regional IT and business initiatives to identify cybersecurity requirements, risks, and required controls during planning and implementation.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, runbooks, technical documentation, and recurring security review processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, increase automation, strengthen accountability, and reduce operational risk.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum five years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, infrastructure security, endpoint management, or security operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading employees or technical teams, including assigning work, establishing priorities, mentoring staff, and driving accountability for results.
• Experience setting employee goals, conducting performance reviews, and supporting career development.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra , endpoint security, vulnerability management, identity security, and incident response.
• Experience with…