VP & Chief Information Security Officer - Global Industrial

• Establish and execute the strategic direction of Motion’s information systems security, IAM, Cyber Defense Security Services/Engineering, and GRC
• Mature the enterprise information security operating model across strategy, governance, architecture, cyber defense, identity, GRC, third-party risk, application security, data protection, privacy, and incident response
• Create enterprise-wide cyber risk prioritization linked to business impact, critical processes, customer obligations, regulatory exposure, and resilience requirements
• Establish and maintain cybersecurity governance, including cyber risk appetite, control ownership, exception management, executive escalation, board reporting, and audit-ready evidence
• Guide business decisions that mitigate security risk without hampering operations
• Keep executives informed about security programs, risk mitigation strategies, and complex security topics
• Provide business-oriented cybersecurity reporting to executive leadership and the Board
• Lead cybersecurity readiness for Board reporting, disclosure escalation, evidence management, cyber materiality processes, and audit-ready controls
• Lead SEC cybersecurity disclosure readiness, including incident classification, materiality escalation, legal coordination, executive decision support, disclosure documentation, and lessons learned
• Develop metrics to optimize budgeting
• Execute security initiatives across a multi-subsidiary environment
• Partner with business and technology leaders to secure eCommerce, supply chain, procurement, branch systems, analytics, cloud platforms, engineering networks, customer identity, and AI-enabled capabilities
• Assess and modify procedures to protect information systems assets
• Conduct security risk assessments and recommend countermeasures and best practices
• Develop and test cyber resilience capabilities, including ransomware readiness, crisis communications, tabletop exercises, disaster recovery alignment, minimum viable business planning, and recovery expectations
• Define and govern security requirements for AI-enabled capabilities
• Coordinate data loss prevention activities and interact with legal and law enforcement as required
• Modernize identity and access controls, including privileged access, customer identity, application onboarding, account remediation, entitlement governance, access certification, and least-privilege operations
• Define security expectations for M&A diligence and integration
• Build a third-party and supply-chain security program
• Support customer and commercial security requirements and revenue growth
• Develop and maintain centralized information systems security standards, procedures, and guidelines
• Manage global IT compliance activities, including SOX, PCI, GDPR, and privacy requirements
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity or a related field
• Fifteen (15) or more years of related experience in a publicly traded company
• Expertise in cybersecurity, including cyber issues and current attack and enterprise defense methodologies
• Extensive experience with security systems, tools, and protocols
• Ability to translate technical cyber exposures into business risk language, prioritized tradeoffs, investment choices, and executive decisions
• Ability to define roles, accountabilities, intake processes, escalation paths, service levels, control ownership, and governance routines across a federated technology environment
• Proven skill advising C-suite leaders, board committees, audit leaders, business presidents, and transformation leaders
• Ability to lead multi-year security modernization across IAM, PAM, CIAM, SOX access controls, cloud security, data protection, vulnerability management, SecOps, application security, and third-party risk
• Ability to attract, assess, develop, retain, and organize high-performing cyber talent
• Ability to align ISS decisions with revenue growth, customer experience, branch productivity, margin improvement, digital enablement, acquisition integration, and enterprise cost discipline
• Ability to establish security standards for AI adoption, automation, data protection, identity controls, vendor risk, and responsible use of emerging technologies
• Ability to lead cross-functional response during major security events
• Consistent track record of leadership, teamwork, and delivering high impact results
• Experience managing large teams across diverse geographies and functional matrices, including leading leaders
• Strong fiscal prudence
• Exceptional communication, team building, and associate growth and development experience
• Advanced certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP, or equivalent executive security credentials preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management, with a focus on aligning security initiatives with business objectives and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate complex security topics to executive leadership and the Board.

Highest-signa resume keywords

• Cybersecurity Expertise
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Security Modernization Leadership
• Advanced Security Certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP)

Hard Skills

• Cyber Risk Assessment
• Incident Response
• Data Protection
• Application Security
• Vulnerability Management
• Third-Party Risk Management
• Security Standards Development
• Cloud Security
• Security Metrics Development
• Regulatory Compliance (SOX, PCI, GDPR)

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Communication
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Strategic Decision-Making
• Talent Development

Certifications & Qualifications

• CISSP
• CISM
• CRISC
• CISA
• CCSP

Industry Keywords

• Information Systems Security
• Cyber Defense
• Enterprise Security
• Risk Mitigation
• AI-Enabled Security

Tools & Technologies

• Security Systems
• Cyber Defense Tools
• Data Loss Prevention Tools
• Audit Management Systems
• Cloud Platforms