Global Cybersecurity Leader: Strategy & Risk

WME - William Morris Endeavour; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

WME - William Morris Endeavour seeks a Director of Cybersecurity to lead the cybersecurity program, set the strategy, and own the organization’s risk posture across a global footprint. You will build and lead the internal security team, manage security vendors and SLAs, and direct incident response and cyber resilience.

You will report to the VP, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, with a clear line for cyber-risk reporting and interactions with executive leadership.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in cybersecurity with 5+ years leading security teams
• Enterprise governance based on NIST CSF 2.0 or ISO 27001
• Experience building internal security function and insourcing from MSSP
• Experience presenting cyber risk to boards and executives
• Enterprise risk management across global regulatory regimes (SOX ITGC, GDPR, CPRA, PIPL)
• Vendor and contract management; enforce SLAs
• Incident-response leadership and cyber-resilience/BCP-DR ownership
• Security budget ownership and headcount planning
• Working architecture fluency across identity, cloud (Azure), data protection, and SASE
• Bachelor's degree; CISSP and/or CISM required

Responsibilities

• Set and own the cybersecurity strategy, program roadmap, and risk posture across a global footprint anchored to NIST CSF 2.0
• Deliver executive- and board-level cyber-risk reporting
• Manage security vendors and contracts; define and enforce SLAs
• Build and lead the internal security team and insource functions from managed providers
• Direct incident response and cyber resilience, including business continuity and disaster recovery
• Establish cybersecurity governance, policy, and security-awareness programs
• Own the cybersecurity budget and headcount plan

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Board reporting

Vendor management

Budget ownership

Incident response

BCP/DR

NIST CSF 2.0

ISO 27001

Executive stakeholder communication

Architectural fluency (identity, Azure

Education

Bachelor's degree

CISSP

CISM

Job description

WME - William Morris Endeavour seeks a Director of Cybersecurity to lead the cybersecurity program, set the strategy, and own the organization’s risk posture across a global footprint. You will build and lead the internal security team, manage security vendors and SLAs, and direct incident response and cyber resilience.

You will report to the VP, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, with a clear line for cyber-risk reporting and interactions with executive leadership.