M&A Cyber Risk & Due Diligence Lead

Cencora; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits (medical/dental

Wellness programs

Backup dependent care

Parental leave

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a seasoned Secure MA&D Lead to own cybersecurity diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. You will assess target security postures, identify risks, and develop costed remediation plans while coordinating with Finance, Legal, IT, and Security teams.

This role requires translating technical findings into business impact, guiding day‑1 readiness, and managing third‑party diligence partners. Travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 6+ years of experience in information security analysis, cybersecurity engineering, incident response, vulnerability management, M&A due diligence, or security program leadership.
• Experience leading cybersecurity assessments, risk reviews, diligence activities, or integration planning.
• Strong understanding of core security domains, including IAM, endpoint security, vulnerability management, cloud security, data protection, security operations, GRC, and third‑party risk.
• Ability to explain cyber risks in business terms and connect findings to cost, timing, compliance, and operational impact.
• Experience developing high‑level remediation, integration, and run‑cost estimates.
• Strong vendor‑management and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level summaries and decision materials.
• Ability to travel as needed (5% - 10%).
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or CCSP are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre‑close cybersecurity due diligence for assigned MA&D transactions.
• Review target‑company security posture, documentation, interviews, and assessment results.
• Identify key cyber risks, control gaps, compliance concerns, and Day 1 readiness issues.
• Translate technical findings into clear business, operational, and financial impacts.
• Manage third‑party cybersecurity diligence providers, including scope, timelines, deliverables, and quality of findings.
• Develop preliminary cost estimates for remediation, integration, tooling, licensing, labor, and ongoing run support.
• Partner with Finance, Corporate Development, Legal, IT, and Information Security teams to validate risks, assumptions, and costs.
• Transfer diligence findings, risks, and open items to security capability owners before close.
• Support Day 1 readiness planning by identifying minimum required controls, dependencies, and immediate post‑close actions.
• Maintain clear documentation of risks, decisions, assumptions, action items, and handoffs.
• Improve Secure MA&D diligence templates, playbooks, cost models, and reporting materials.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Security risk management

Due diligence

Executive communication

Cost estimation

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Security domains (IAM, EPP, Cloud, GRC

Remediation planning

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, CS, IT, or related field

Job description

Cencora is seeking a seasoned Secure MA&D Lead to own cybersecurity diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. You will assess target security postures, identify risks, and develop costed remediation plans while coordinating with Finance, Legal, IT, and Security teams.

This role requires translating technical findings into business impact, guiding day‑1 readiness, and managing third‑party diligence partners. Travel is expected.