Director, OT Security and Infrastructure

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #175795 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

We are seeking a strategic Operational Technology(OT) Cyber Security Director who brings strong team leadership capabilities, organizational management of daily OT security operations activities for Colgate-Palmolive manufacturing plants, and strategic planning for the globally distributed manufacturing sites. The ideal candidate will provide direction in the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust cyber security solutions for our manufacturing operations, ensuring the integrity and availability of our OT systems while fostering a high-performing team environment interacting closely with the company’s Global Supply Chain organization.

As a key leader within the Global Information Security program, this position will drive collaboration and communication between Supply Chain, Plant Systems, and other IT teams. You will be responsible for managing team performance, resource prioritization allocation, and budget planning to align with global security objectives.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Operational Technology cyber security team, fostering professional growth and technical excellence.
• Focuses on enterprise risk management and advise on audit findings associated with the manufacturing environment
• Manage team performance, resource allocation, budget planning and project prioritization to ensure timely delivery of security initiatives.
• Oversee the design and implementation of comprehensive OT security strategies, policies, and architectures across the global distributed manufacturing environment.
• Educate Global Supply Chain and other IT organizations on cyber security best practices for manufacturing and how this mission is critical to protecting our company’s manufacturing operations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the OT Security platforms (for example: Claroty, Dragos, Armis, Nozomi, Palo Alto Networks) utilized in Colgate-Palmolive’s manufacturing environment.
• Provide technical support and solution consulting for the Global Supply Chain organization, enabling their organization to follow security and operational industry best practices.
• Collaborate with in-house Security Operations Center to enhance threat detection capabilities for Colgate-Palmolive’s manufacturing plants.
• Participate in investigations to determine the root cause of OT related security incidents.
• Provide research, evaluation, Proof-of-Concept technology testing, project planning, and implementation support for platform changes across all global manufacturing sites.
• Direct the compliance and licensing of server operating systems, including procurement and growth planning.
• Oversee disaster recovery and critical system backup strategy, including cloud-based solutions (e.g., Rubrik, Comm Vault, EON).
• Direct the compliance and licensing of server operating systems within the global manufacturing landscape.
• This role plays a critical part of our Cyber Security Tabletop exercises and leads the strategic planning around 3rd party manufacturing partner support and…