Senior Director, Global Information Security
At Kinaxis, who we are is grounded in our common belief that people matter. Each one of us plays an important part in accomplishing our work, building our culture and making a global impact. Every day, we're empowered to work together to help our customers make fast, confident planning decisions. This is how we create a better planet - for each other, for our customers and for generations to come. Our cloud-based platform RapidResponse ensures that the products we need - everything from medicine and cars, to day-to-day items like toothpaste - make it to market and into our hands when we need them with minimal ecological footprint. We make the world better, and you can too. Senior Director, Global Information Security Job location:
This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in the USA About the team The Senior Director, Global Information Security will drive the design, implementation, and enforcement of global enterprise security architecture for the Corporate and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)environments, applications, systems, and supporting infrastructures at Kinaxis. The successful candidate will partner with key stakeholders to ensure Kinaxis meets its information security obligations and will be responsible for delivering on the strategic business objectives of the Security Strategy & Compliance organization. A highly technically skilled, exceptional communicator and cross-functional collaborator, the Senior Director, Global Information Security will leverage strong relationships across the business to drive results, will serve as an information security evangelist across the organization, and will lead, coach, and develop a global team of information security professionals. What you will do Strategic Support:
o Develop a complete understanding of Kinaxis technologies and information systems; o Design, communicate, and lead security initiatives to support enterprise-class security systems in order to mitigate threats as they emerge; o Partner with the Security Strategy & Compliance organization to ensure Kinaxis is and remains compliant with the security strategies, controls, and targeted security postures across the entire organization; o Identify, propose, and deliver on key information security program priorities, initiatives, plans, practices and tools; o Oversee execution of approved information security projects and internal/external security vulnerability assessments, and provide regular status reporting on progress of such projects; o Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats. Keep abreast of security trends and the emerging threat landscape. Actively engage with vendors, understanding architecture roadmaps, technology directions and investments to improve security capabilities and deliver cost-effective solutions; Architectural Support:
o Assist in the execution of solutions in collaboration with technical security architects or other resources and in alignment with organizational objectives; o Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements; o Be responsible for and enforce the global security architecture; o Partner with stakeholders to coordinate and perform security vulnerability assessments, tests and related activities; o Plan security systems by evaluating network and security technologies; developing requirements for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), routers, firewalls, and related security and network devices; design public key infrastructures (PKIs), including use of certification authorities (CAs) and digital signatures as well as hardware and software; adhering to industry standards; Security Liaison:
o Serve as a primary escalation point for all technical issues related to information security; o Using cross-department collaboration, ensure appropriate security processes, procedures and tools are implemented, monitored, and effectively operating; o Assist in assessing the initial and ongoing security postures of third parties; o Coordinate security assessments on architecture deployments and provide architectural guidance to technical specifications; o Assist in providing guidance related to customer requests, audits, and sales in relation to security inquiries, additionally producing customer consumable information specifically to assist with their understanding of how the Kinaxis RapidResponse service is secured and continuously evolving to address the latest security threats and risks; Operation Support:
o Implement and maintain security policies, processes, standards and procedures; o Respond to security-related incidents and provide thorough analysis and remedial solutions; o Regularly communicate vital information, security requirements and priorities to key stakeholders; o Contribute to the annual budget planning process and help manage that budget throughout the year; o Effectively build and grow a strong and engaged team. What we are looking for o Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Security, Computer Sciences, Information Management Systems, or relevant work experience; o Minimum 15 years of experience in IT Operations, IT Security, IT Audit or related areas; o Minimum 5 years of experience in global people leadership; o CISSP, CCNA Security, Comptia Security +, CISM, or GIAC certifications preferred; o Strong analytical skills to analyze security requirements and relate them to appropriate security controls. o Strong technical skills relevant to information security such as secure coding standards, ethical hacking techniques, security operations, cloud security architecture, SIEM, vulnerability and threat management; o Strong leadership skills and the ability to work effectively cross functionally; o Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills; o High familiarity with information security industry frameworks, standards, best practices and relevant regulations (e.g. SOC 1, SOC 2, BSI C5:
2020, NIST, ISO 27000 families of standards, CobiT, ISF, OWASP, SANS, etc.); o Detail oriented What we have to offer Challenging Work - We love solving highly complex problems. And as the global leaders in our industry, we never stop innovating--our work is never done. That's because across our teams and in all roles, every employee is empowered to bring their best ideas forward and to jump in and solve the problems they're passionate about. Great People - We take our work seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously! It's in our DNA to celebrate, laugh, and have fun. We are stronger, together, when we are open, honest, and above all, real. Every person is valued here and plays an important role in our shared success. Global Impact - As a global team spanning continents, boundaries, and cultures, every day we are inspired by the impact our work has on our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world at large. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Diversity, equity and inclusion are more than words to us. They are the guiding principles for building a culture where we celebrate each others' differences, continuously strive for equality and recognize that inclusion makes us stronger as individuals, a company and a global citizen.
Salary Range:
$250K -- $500K+
Minimum Qualification
IT SecurityEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in the USA About the team The Senior Director, Global Information Security will drive the design, implementation, and enforcement of global enterprise security architecture for the Corporate and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)environments, applications, systems, and supporting infrastructures at Kinaxis. The successful candidate will partner with key stakeholders to ensure Kinaxis meets its information security obligations and will be responsible for delivering on the strategic business objectives of the Security Strategy & Compliance organization. A highly technically skilled, exceptional communicator and cross-functional collaborator, the Senior Director, Global Information Security will leverage strong relationships across the business to drive results, will serve as an information security evangelist across the organization, and will lead, coach, and develop a global team of information security professionals. What you will do Strategic Support:
o Develop a complete understanding of Kinaxis technologies and information systems; o Design, communicate, and lead security initiatives to support enterprise-class security systems in order to mitigate threats as they emerge; o Partner with the Security Strategy & Compliance organization to ensure Kinaxis is and remains compliant with the security strategies, controls, and targeted security postures across the entire organization; o Identify, propose, and deliver on key information security program priorities, initiatives, plans, practices and tools; o Oversee execution of approved information security projects and internal/external security vulnerability assessments, and provide regular status reporting on progress of such projects; o Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats. Keep abreast of security trends and the emerging threat landscape. Actively engage with vendors, understanding architecture roadmaps, technology directions and investments to improve security capabilities and deliver cost-effective solutions; Architectural Support:
o Assist in the execution of solutions in collaboration with technical security architects or other resources and in alignment with organizational objectives; o Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements; o Be responsible for and enforce the global security architecture; o Partner with stakeholders to coordinate and perform security vulnerability assessments, tests and related activities; o Plan security systems by evaluating network and security technologies; developing requirements for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), routers, firewalls, and related security and network devices; design public key infrastructures (PKIs), including use of certification authorities (CAs) and digital signatures as well as hardware and software; adhering to industry standards; Security Liaison:
o Serve as a primary escalation point for all technical issues related to information security; o Using cross-department collaboration, ensure appropriate security processes, procedures and tools are implemented, monitored, and effectively operating; o Assist in assessing the initial and ongoing security postures of third parties; o Coordinate security assessments on architecture deployments and provide architectural guidance to technical specifications; o Assist in providing guidance related to customer requests, audits, and sales in relation to security inquiries, additionally producing customer consumable information specifically to assist with their understanding of how the Kinaxis RapidResponse service is secured and continuously evolving to address the latest security threats and risks; Operation Support:
o Implement and maintain security policies, processes, standards and procedures; o Respond to security-related incidents and provide thorough analysis and remedial solutions; o Regularly communicate vital information, security requirements and priorities to key stakeholders; o Contribute to the annual budget planning process and help manage that budget throughout the year; o Effectively build and grow a strong and engaged team. What we are looking for o Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Security, Computer Sciences, Information Management Systems, or relevant work experience; o Minimum 15 years of experience in IT Operations, IT Security, IT Audit or related areas; o Minimum 5 years of experience in global people leadership; o CISSP, CCNA Security, Comptia Security +, CISM, or GIAC certifications preferred; o Strong analytical skills to analyze security requirements and relate them to appropriate security controls. o Strong technical skills relevant to information security such as secure coding standards, ethical hacking techniques, security operations, cloud security architecture, SIEM, vulnerability and threat management; o Strong leadership skills and the ability to work effectively cross functionally; o Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills; o High familiarity with information security industry frameworks, standards, best practices and relevant regulations (e.g. SOC 1, SOC 2, BSI C5:
2020, NIST, ISO 27000 families of standards, CobiT, ISF, OWASP, SANS, etc.); o Detail oriented What we have to offer Challenging Work - We love solving highly complex problems. And as the global leaders in our industry, we never stop innovating--our work is never done. That's because across our teams and in all roles, every employee is empowered to bring their best ideas forward and to jump in and solve the problems they're passionate about. Great People - We take our work seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously! It's in our DNA to celebrate, laugh, and have fun. We are stronger, together, when we are open, honest, and above all, real. Every person is valued here and plays an important role in our shared success. Global Impact - As a global team spanning continents, boundaries, and cultures, every day we are inspired by the impact our work has on our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world at large. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Diversity, equity and inclusion are more than words to us. They are the guiding principles for building a culture where we celebrate each others' differences, continuously strive for equality and recognize that inclusion makes us stronger as individuals, a company and a global citizen.
Salary Range:
$250K -- $500K+
Minimum Qualification
IT SecurityEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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