Job Description
Job Title: Director of Cyber Security
Location: Sunrise, FL (3x/week onsite)
We are only considering local candidates at this time.
Overview
Reporting to the CIO, the Director of Cybersecurity is a senior leadership role responsible for building, leading, and executing an enterprise-wide security program for a complex, multi-channel organization. This role balances strategic planning with hands-on oversight of security operations, architecture, and risk management. The Director will lead a team of security professionals and serve as a key partner to IT, engineering, and business leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Governance
- Lead, mentor, and develop a cybersecurity team across security operations, engineering, and governance functions.
- Define and execute the cybersecurity roadmap aligned to business priorities and risk tolerance.
- Establish and maintain security policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on cybersecurity risk, posture, and investment priorities.
Security Operations & Incident Response
- Oversee day-to-day security operations, including threat detection, monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response.
- Ensure effective processes for security incident handling, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with IT and infrastructure teams to maintain secure, resilient environments.
Architecture & Engineering
- Provide architectural guidance across network, cloud, endpoint, identity, and application security domains.
- Evaluate and implement security technologies, tools, and controls to support scalability and modernization.
- Ensure security is embedded into system design, development, and deployment processes.
Risk, Compliance & Third-Party Management
- Lead enterprise risk assessments and remediation planning.
- Oversee compliance efforts with relevant regulatory, privacy, and security frameworks.
- Manage third-party security risk, including vendor assessments and ongoing monitoring.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, information security, or related IT roles.
- Prior experience leading and scaling security teams in a complex, mid-to-large enterprise environment.
- Strong background in security operations, security architecture, and risk management.
- Experience developing and executing multi-year security roadmaps.
- Solid understanding of modern security domains, including cloud security, identity and access management, endpoint security, and network security.
- Ability to communicate security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISM, etc.) preferred.
What Success Looks Like
- A clearly defined and executable security roadmap aligned to business objectives.
- A high-performing, engaged security team with strong operational discipline.
- Improved security posture, reduced risk exposure, and effective incident response capabilities.
- Strong cross-functional partnerships and executive confidence in the organization’s cybersecurity strategy.