A&D Security Strategy & Deal Operations Lead

Johnson & Johnson Co.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the A&D Cybersecurity Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations. This role drives pre-close and post-close cybersecurity initiatives across transactions, aligns priorities with executives, and coordinates with Legal, Privacy, Finance, and Corporate Development to ensure secure outcomes.

Responsibilities include portfolio management, risk tracking, playbook maturation, and cross-functional collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Advance deal security initiatives, including service offering awareness, community of practice engagement, deal team education, intake support, and consistent cybersecurity participation across transaction types.
• Maintain executive-level reporting on portfolio performance, risk posture, issue trends, decision needs, and progress against integration and divestiture milestones.
• 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.
• Establish and improve A&D security administrative processes, playbooks, templates, workflows, RACI models, handoff criteria, portfolio routines, and Definition of Done expectations.
• 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.
• Track cybersecurity risks, open issues, remediation activities, decision points, and cross-functional dependencies to help ensure timely closure, escalation, or formal acceptance.
• 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.
• 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

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

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

MBA or MS preferred

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the A&D Cybersecurity Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations. This role drives pre-close and post-close cybersecurity initiatives across transactions, aligns priorities with executives, and coordinates with Legal, Privacy, Finance, and Corporate Development to ensure secure outcomes.

Responsibilities include portfolio management, risk tracking, playbook maturation, and cross-functional collaboration across global teams.