Sr. Cybersecurity Manager

A company with a pioneering past and a purposeful future.

At ACCO Brands, we are united by a common purpose, to empower our consumers to feel good when they work, learn, and play. For more than a century we have developed and nurtured brands that enable people to work with more productivity, learn with more confidence, and play with more enjoyment. We are passionate about a winning culture where we grow together, driving business, professional growth, and success.

We invite you to be part of a team that is grounded in a history of category‑leading brands and products and focused on positioning our company for the future.

ACCO Brands is seeking a dynamic, forward‑thinking Sr. Cybersecurity Manager to lead a global team of cybersecurity analysts, secure ACCO Brands’ global digital ecosystem, and drive cross‑functional risk‑reduction initiatives across business units and infrastructure teams. Reporting to the VP of Global Cybersecurity and Infrastructure, this role oversees day‑to‑day cybersecurity operations, drives strategic security initiatives, and serves as a key liaison across IT, business units, and external partners.

• Partner with the VP of Global Cybersecurity and Infrastructure to align security initiatives with enterprise risk posture, compliance obligations, and business objectives, translating them into cybersecurity priorities and roadmaps.
• Leverage external security benchmarking and maturity assessments (e.g., Bit Sight, NIST) to develop cybersecurity performance metrics for executive leadership as part of broader risk and performance reporting.
• Represent Cybersecurity in enterprise‑level initiatives and governance councils, influencing business decisions through security insights and risk intelligence.
• Lead enterprise‑wide governance initiatives aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), translating technical risk into actionable business insights for executive stakeholders and identifying areas for improvement and control gaps.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and control metrics aligned with NIST CSF functions.
• Contribute to and enforce cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures that support compliance with PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX, and internal governance requirements.
• Drive control validation initiatives to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of technical and administrative safeguards.

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of cybersecurity analysts and security engineers.
• Coordinate workload planning, performance evaluations, and skill development across the cybersecurity team.
• Foster a collaborative team culture through one‑on‑one coaching, career development, and goal setting.

• Oversee daily security operations, including monitoring, triage, and incident response, using tools such as Rapid7 InsightIDR and Crowd Strike Falcon.
• Serve as a key member of the cybersecurity incident response process, supporting the VP of Global Cybersecurity and Infrastructure from detection through resolution and post‑incident review.
• Manage continuous threat detection, intelligence gathering, and escalation procedures.
• Oversee and guide analysts and engineers responsible for managing tools such as Proofpoint, Cisco Umbrella, SSO/MFA platforms, and next‑generation firewalls, ensuring alignment with security strategy and best practices.

• Manage the enterprise vulnerability management lifecycle, including identification, validation, and risk‑based remediation.
• Partner with IT and infrastructure teams to validate remediation plans and enforce patching SLAs.
• Coordinate and advance internal remediation activities and processes to improve and maintain the organization’s external risk posture.

• Oversee the development, implementation, and management of cloud security controls within Microsoft Azure and other cloud providers as applicable.
• Collaborate with application development teams to integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Evaluate and enhance application…