Executive Leader, Cybersecurity Operations & Resilience

Celanese; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Celanese seeks a Director of Cybersecurity Operations to lead the company’s security operations, incident response, and risk management. You will guide threat detection, vulnerability remediation, and application security, while aligning security with business priorities and risk tolerance.

You will partner with executive leadership, IT, and external providers to evolve a high‑performing security program, drive continuous improvement, and ensure resilience across global operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Proven leadership experience managing global security operations teams or MSSPs.
• Experience across SOC, incident response, vulnerability management, and security awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cybersecurity operations program and incident response.
• Oversee threat detection, monitoring, and enterprise incident handling.
• Govern BC/DR planning and integration with cyber controls.
• Drive exposure management, vulnerability remediation, and application security.
• Support security awareness initiatives and human-risk reduction.
• Partner with executives, IT, and external providers to improve resilience.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Security operations

Incident response

Threat detection

Vulnerability management

Security awareness

CTEM

SIEM

EDR/XDR

SOAR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

SOAR

Job description

Celanese seeks a Director of Cybersecurity Operations to lead the company’s security operations, incident response, and risk management. You will guide threat detection, vulnerability remediation, and application security, while aligning security with business priorities and risk tolerance.

You will partner with executive leadership, IT, and external providers to evolve a high‑performing security program, drive continuous improvement, and ensure resilience across global operations.