Remote-Eligible A&D Cybersecurity Deals & Ops Leader

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Manager to lead A&D Security Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations within its Technology Enterprise Security group. You will translate deal priorities into structured programs, align cybersecurity risk management with transaction timelines, and drive portfolio execution across pre- and post-close workstreams.

You will partner with Legal, Privacy, Finance, Corporate Development, and external providers to raise execution quality, mature playbooks, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, information risk management, technology operations, program management, M&A transaction support, integration/separation, or related disciplines.
• Experience coordinating complex programs or portfolios involving multiple workstreams, stakeholders, vendors, dependencies, timelines, risks, and executive reporting needs.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to summarize technical risk, business impact, open decisions, dependencies, and progress for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage a comprehensive portfolio of A&D cybersecurity initiatives across pre-close and post-close phases, including timelines, risks, dependencies, workstream status, resource utilization, and portfolio-level reporting.
• Support resource planning, onboarding, project assignment, contractor coordination, and operating rhythms needed to scale the A&D cybersecurity capability across a growing pipeline of active and future transactions.
• Advance deal security initiatives, including service offering awareness, community of practice engagement, deal team education, intake support, and consistent cybersecurity participation across transaction types.
• Maintain executive-level reporting on portfolio performance, risk posture, issue trends, decision needs, and progress against integration and divestiture milestones, with refinements to support diverse deal types.
• Serve as a delivery lead or deputy DRI for selected ISRM post-close integration and divestiture workstreams, helping coordinate plans, owners, dependencies, status, risks, and escalation paths.
• Establish and improve A&D security administrative processes, playbooks, templates, workflows, RACI models, handoff criteria, portfolio routines, and Definition of Done expectations.
• Partner with security, technology, legal, privacy, finance, corporate development, transaction execution, and integration/separation teams to align cybersecurity execution with business priorities and transaction timelines.
• Provide guidance to team members, contractors, project resources, and capability leads in a matrixed environment, supporting performance, onboarding, knowledge sharing, accountability, and consistent delivery practices.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Information risk management

Program management

M&A experience

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in information security or related field

MBA or MS preferred

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Manager to lead A&D Security Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations within its Technology Enterprise Security group. You will translate deal priorities into structured programs, align cybersecurity risk management with transaction timelines, and drive portfolio execution across pre- and post-close workstreams.

You will partner with Legal, Privacy, Finance, Corporate Development, and external providers to raise execution quality, mature playbooks, and