Security Principal at Optiv designing AI security solutions for clients, leveraging advanced security services and technologies. Driving pipeline generation and maintaining strong client relationships as a trusted advisor.
About the role
- Head of Security leading the information security function for diverse portfolios in a global holding organization. Collaborating with leaders and enhancing security maturity across subsidiaries.
Responsibilities
- Translate headquarters' baseline standards into a tailored security roadmap
- Develop and maintain a security maturity model appropriate to the size and complexity of subsidiaries
- Define subsidiary tiers by risk, industry and data sensitivity to develop differentiated strategies
- Create and maintain a group-level library of policies, templates and standards (e.g., incident response plan, password policy)
- Facilitate policy adoption across subsidiaries with appropriate localization
- Establish and manage a policy update schedule with version control
- Provide or recommend shared tools across the group
- Negotiate contracts with preferred security vendors and manage licensing agreements
- Build a lean security engineering support function, whether in-house or outsourced
- Participate in M&A due diligence to assess the cybersecurity posture of targets
- Advise investment teams on cyber risk exposure and hidden liabilities
- Conduct annual or semi-annual security self-assessments across subsidiaries
- Consolidate results into quarterly dashboards for group leadership and HQ
- Publish and maintain a group-level incident response playbook
- Serve as the initial escalation point for subsidiary-level incidents
- Coordinate post-incident reviews and group-level communications
- Help subsidiaries achieve and maintain compliance (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA)
- Maintain a centralized view of compliance status across the group
- Assist with customer/supplier security questionnaires and audits
- Triage critical vulnerabilities and incidents across subsidiaries
- Escalate major risks to HQ or group executives as needed
- Maintain a group-level risk register and coordinate prioritization
Requirements
- Over 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, with leadership roles across multiple business units or portfolio companies
- Proven experience working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, legal and executive stakeholders
- Deep knowledge of security standards and certifications (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001)
- Demonstrated experience in multi-entity environments such as holding companies, private equity, or decentralized organizations
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
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