Lead, Information Security - Governance, Risk & Compliance

Sony Pictures Entertainment; Culver City, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Pictures Entertainment in Culver City is seeking a senior leader to own and scale enterprise GRC programs, overseeing PCI DSS, ISO 27001, privacy controls, and security governance across affiliates.

You will partner with IT, Legal, P&O, Privacy, Production Security, and corporate teams to drive assessments, remediation, and reporting, while modernizing control workflows with AI and automation to boost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in cybersecurity GRC, compliance, risk management, or security program mgmt.
• Hands-on with PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF or similar.
• Experience leading assessments, remediation and control validation.
• Experience developing security policies and governance processes.
• Familiarity with GRC/workflow platforms (ServiceNow, AuditBoard/Optro, Smartsheet).
• Experience driving automation in compliance operations and AI-enabled workflows.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Entertainment/media/streaming experience is highly desirable.
• Certifications preferred (CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, ISO 27001, PCI ISA).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage enterprise cybersecurity compliance programs including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, privacy initiatives, and internal control frameworks.
• Lead and coordinate end-to-end compliance assessments including scoping, evidence collection, control testing, remediation tracking, and reporting.
• Partner with control owners and technical teams to assess control effectiveness and drive remediation activities.
• Develop dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting to communicate compliance status, risk trends, and program maturity.
• Identify opportunities to automate control assessments, evidence collection, reporting, and governance workflows using AI and automation technologies.
• Support continuous control monitoring and process improvements to increase operational efficiency and scalability.
• Develop, maintain, and modernize global information security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Drive policy governance activities, including stakeholder alignment, periodic reviews, approvals, exception management, and rollout communications.
• Collaborate with Information Technology, Privacy, Legal, P&O, Production Security, and corporate functions to align security controls and policies with organizational objectives.
• Support Sony Group information security governance initiatives, including ISMS performance reporting, Sony Group Critical Asset Program activities, and policy and standards development.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and relationship builder across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Monitor evolving cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance requirements and recommend program improvements.

Skills

GRC leadership

Cybersecurity governance

Policy development

Stakeholder management

Automation/AI in controls

Tools

ServiceNow

AuditBoard/Optro

Smartsheet

Job description

This role provides leadership and expertise in building, scaling, and continuously improving enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) programs for Sony Pictures Entertainment and its affiliates. The position is responsible for managing end-to-end cybersecurity and compliance initiatives including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, privacy/security controls, and related security governance frameworks.

The role also supports strategic Sony Group information security governance initiatives, including ISMS performance management, policy and standards development, and Sony Group Critical Asset Program.

The role partners closely with technical and business stakeholders to lead and coordinate assessments, drive remediation activities, report on program health and risk posture, and improve operational maturity across the organization. A key focus is modernizing and automating control assessment activities through workflow automation, AI-assisted evidence collection, continuous control monitoring, and data-driven reporting to improve efficiency and scalability with limited resources.

This individual will also help lead the development, modernization, governance, and rollout of global information security policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring alignment with Sony Group, business operations, evolving technologies, and regulatory requirements.

Success in this role requires strong relationship-building skills and the ability to influence teams across Information Technology, Legal, People & Operations (P&O), Privacy, Production Security, and corporate functions. Experience working in fast-paced, creative, or lightly regulated industries such as entertainment, media, gaming, or streaming is highly desirable, where collaboration and influence are critical to driving security and risk reduction outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage enterprise cybersecurity compliance programs including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, privacy/security initiatives, and internal control frameworks.
• Lead and coordinate end-to-end compliance assessments including scoping, evidence collection, control testing, remediation tracking, and reporting.
• Partner with control owners and technical teams to assess control effectiveness and drive remediation activities.
• Develop dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting to communicate compliance status, risk trends, and program maturity.
• Identify opportunities to automate control assessments, evidence collection, reporting, and governance workflows using AI and automation technologies.
• Support continuous control monitoring and process improvements to increase operational efficiency and scalability.
• Develop, maintain, and modernize global information security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Drive policy governance activities, including stakeholder alignment, periodic reviews, approvals, exception management, and rollout communications.
• Collaborate with Information Technology, Privacy, Legal, P&O, Production Security, and corporate functions to align security controls and policies with organizational objectives.
• Support Sony Group information security governance initiatives, including ISMS performance reporting, Sony Group Critical Asset Program activities, and policy and standards development.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and relationship builder across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Monitor evolving cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance requirements and recommend program improvements.

Qualifications / Preferred Skills

• 5–7+ years of experience in cybersecurity GRC, compliance, risk management, audit, or security program management.
• Hands-on experience with frameworks such as PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, or related security/privacy standards.
• Experience leading compliance assessments, remediation management, and control validation activities.
• Experience developing and operationalizing security policies, standards, and governance processes.
• Familiarity with GRC and workflow platforms such as ServiceNow, AuditBoard/Optro, Smartsheet, or similar tools.
• Experience driving automation initiatives related to compliance operations, evidence collection, reporting, or continuous monitoring.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled workflows and automation technologies to improve operational scale and efficiency.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments with competing priorities.
• Experience in entertainment, media, gaming, or streaming environments is highly desirable.
• Relevant certifications preferred (CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, ISO 27001, PCI ISA,

The anticipated base salary for this position is $142,400-$178,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

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