A&D Security Strategy & Deal Operations Lead

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Muncie (IN); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson seeks a Senior Manager, A&D Security Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations to lead the cybersecurity program across acquisitions and divestitures. You will coordinate portfolio execution, risk management, and executive reporting to enable timely decisions and secure transactions.

In this global role, you will partner with Legal, Privacy, Finance, Corporate Development, and ISRM teams to standardize processes, drive playbooks, and mentor a matrixed team while maintaining the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, 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.
• Experience improving operational processes, playbooks, workflow tools, reporting mechanisms, dashboards, or portfolio governance practices.
• Demonstrated judgment handling sensitive transaction information, confidentiality requirements, time-sensitive issues, and ambiguous operating conditions.

Responsibilities

• A&D cybersecurity portfolio operations: manage 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 to scale the capability across a growing pipeline of transactions.
• Deal security enablement: advance deal security initiatives, including service offering awareness, community of practice engagement, deal team education, intake support, and consistent participation across transaction types.
• Reporting, governance & executive visibility: maintain executive-level reporting on portfolio performance, risk posture, issue trends, decision needs, and progress against milestones.
• Post-close workstream coordination: serve as a delivery lead or deputy DRI for selected post-close integration and divestiture workstreams.
• Process standardization & operational maturity: establish and improve playbooks, templates, workflows, RACI models, handoff criteria, portfolio routines, and Definition of Done expectations.
• Continuous improvement: capture lessons learned, update cybersecurity playbooks, improve reporting and workflows, and partner across teams to strengthen execution quality.
• Risk, dependency & issue management: track cybersecurity risks, open issues, remediation activities, decisions, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Cross-functional collaboration: partner with security, technology, legal, privacy, finance, corporate development, and integration teams to align execution with priorities and timelines.
• Team leadership & development: provide guidance to team members, contractors, project resources, and capability leads in a matrixed environment.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Information risk management

Program management

M&A transaction support

Leadership

Executive reporting

Security controls

Risk communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Security strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Johnson & Johnson seeks a Senior Manager, A&D Security Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations to lead the cybersecurity program across acquisitions and divestitures. You will coordinate portfolio execution, risk management, and executive reporting to enable timely decisions and secure transactions.

In this global role, you will partner with Legal, Privacy, Finance, Corporate Development, and ISRM teams to standardize processes, drive playbooks, and mentor a matrixed team while maintaining the