Global Cybersecurity Director | Strategy, Risk & Compliance

Abbott; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 171,000 - 343,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development with international

Free medical coverage for employees

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Great place to work recognition

Diversity and inclusion programs

Job summary

Abbott in the United States (Lake Forest) seeks a Cybersecurity Director to lead divisional security strategy, governance, and risk management across enterprise, manufacturing, and product domains.

You will partner with Corporate Information Security, IT, Quality, Compliance and business leadership to drive programs, incident response, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, GDPR).

Qualifications

• 15+ years of cybersecurity, technology, risk management and privacy leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field; professional cybersecurity certification.
• Experience with ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, PCI DSS and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead divisional information security program governance, risk management and transparency.
• Drive security strategy, incident response, vulnerability management and training.
• Oversee ISMS implementation, audits, reporting and remediation across divisions.
• Collaborate with Corporate Information Security, Quality, Compliance and executives.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical security controls and programs.
• Develop security metrics and KRIs to guide investments and improvements.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

CISSP or CISM certification

MBA (preferred)

Job description

Abbott in the United States (Lake Forest) seeks a Cybersecurity Director to lead divisional security strategy, governance, and risk management across enterprise, manufacturing, and product domains.

You will partner with Corporate Information Security, IT, Quality, Compliance and business leadership to drive programs, incident response, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, GDPR).