Executive Director, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer; Deputy CISO

Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Information Technology

The Executive Director, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO) is a senior cybersecurity leader responsible for partnering with the CISO to define, operationalize, and scale the enterprise cybersecurity program across corporate, manufacturing, and retail environments.

This role bridges strategy and execution, providing direct oversight of security operations, engineering, governance, and plant security. The Deputy CISO ensures the protection of critical information assets and operational technology (OT) systems while enabling business performance, manufacturing uptime, and digital transformation.

The Deputy CISO serves as a key advisor to executive leadership and acts on behalf of the CISO when required.

Security Strategy & Leadership:

• Partner with the CISO to define and execute the enterprise cybersecurity strategy and roadmap in corporate, manufacturing, and retail environments.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable security initiatives across the organization.
• Lead and mentor security leaders and teams, including Engineering, Identity & Access Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Threat Detection & Response, Plant Security, and Operations.
• Partner with CISO to maintain external benchmarking and partnerships to stay abreast of security challenges, new technology, and the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape.
• Act as the CISO’s delegate in executive discussions, global committees, and cross-functional initiatives.

Security Operations & Incident Response:

Partner with Director(s) to:

• Oversee Security Operations Center (SOC), incident response, threat detection, and vulnerability management programs.
• Lead response to major cybersecurity incidents, especially those impacting manufacturing operations, ensuring rapid containment and recovery.
• Drive continuous improvement in detection, automation, and response capabilities across enterprise, retail, and plant environments.

Risk Management, Governance & Compliance:

Partner with Director(s) to:

• Manage enterprise cybersecurity risk program, including risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, frameworks, and standards (e.g., NIST, NIS2, CMMC, ISO 27001, CIS, HIPAA, PCI-DSS as applicable).
• Collaborate with audit, legal, and compliance teams to ensure regulatory readiness and remediation.
• Establish security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs), key risk indicators (KRIs), and maturity metrics.
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and strategic partnerships.
• Drive security awareness, training, and culture across the enterprise.

Security Architecture, Engineering, Plant Security, and IAM:

Partner with Director(s) to:

• Provide oversight for secure system architecture and design across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments for both IT and OT.
• Ensure integration of security controls into IT and business systems.
• Promote Zero Trust principles and secure-by-design practices.
• Drive improvements in Plant Security and other priority areas.
• Drive strategic direction and design of modern identity.
• Drive identification and implementation of AI Security Guardrails and operational security measures.

Business Engagement & Culture:

• Act as a trusted advisor to executives, plant leadership, and business stakeholders on cybersecurity risk and mitigation.
• Collaborate across IT, engineering, manufacturing, and corporate teams to embed security into…