A&D Cybersecurity Strategy & Deal Security Lead

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Arkansas City (KS); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson seeks a Senior Manager to lead A&D Security Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations within our Information Security Risk Management program. You will drive portfolio execution across pre- and post-close transactions, turning priorities into clear plans and executive-ready reporting.

You will partner with global teams—Corporate Development, Legal, Privacy, Finance, and ISRM—to strengthen deal security coverage, mature processes, and ensure secure outcomes for a diverse portfolio

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, CS, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related discipline.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, information risk management, technology operations, program management, M&A transaction support, integration/separation, or related disciplines.
• Experience coordinating complex programs or portfolios involving multiple workstreams, stakeholders, vendors, dependencies, timelines, risks, and executive reporting needs.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to summarize technical risk, business impact, open decisions, dependencies, and progress for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• A&D Cybersecurity Portfolio Operations: Manage a comprehensive portfolio of A&D cybersecurity initiatives across pre-close and post-close phases, including timelines, risks, dependencies, workstream status, resource utilization, and portfolio-level reporting.
• Capability Resourcing & Oversight: Support resource planning, onboarding, project assignment, contractor coordination, and operating rhythms needed to scale the A&D cybersecurity capability across a growing pipeline of active and future transactions.
• Deal Security Enablement: Advance deal security initiatives, including service offering awareness, community of practice engagement, deal team education, intake support, and consistent cybersecurity participation across transaction types.
• Reporting, Governance & Executive Visibility: Maintain executive-level reporting on portfolio performance, risk posture, issue trends, decision needs, and progress against integration and divestiture milestones, with refinements to support diverse deal types.
• Post-Close Workstream Coordination: Serve as a delivery lead or deputy DRI for selected ISRM post-close integration and divestiture workstreams, helping coordinate plans, owners, dependencies, status, risks, and escalation paths.
• Process Standardization & Operational Maturity: Establish and improve A&D security administrative processes, playbooks, templates, workflows, RACI models, handoff criteria, portfolio routines, and Definition of Done expectations.
• Continuous Improvement: Capture lessons learned from prior integrations and divestitures, update cybersecurity integration playbooks, improve reporting and workflows, and partner across JJT A&D and ISRM teams to strengthen execution quality.
• Risk, Dependency & Issue Management: Track cybersecurity risks, open issues, remediation activities, decision points, and cross-functional dependencies to help ensure timely closure, escalation, or formal acceptance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with security, technology, legal, privacy, finance, corporate development, transaction execution, and integration/separation teams to align cybersecurity execution with business priorities and transaction timelines.
• Team Leadership & Development: Provide guidance to team members, contractors, project resources, and capability leads in a matrixed environment, supporting performance, onboarding, knowledge sharing, accountability, and consistent delivery practices.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Information risk management

Program management

M&A transactions

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related discipline

MBA or MS preferred

Job description

Johnson & Johnson seeks a Senior Manager to lead A&D Security Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations within our Information Security Risk Management program. You will drive portfolio execution across pre- and post-close transactions, turning priorities into clear plans and executive-ready reporting.

You will partner with global teams—Corporate Development, Legal, Privacy, Finance, and ISRM—to strengthen deal security coverage, mature processes, and ensure secure outcomes for a diverse portfolio