Remote Senior Cybersecurity Transformation Lead

Hayward Industries; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 165,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Hayward Holdings Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager contractor to lead a multi-year cybersecurity transformation across IT, OT, and IoT environments.

You will drive governance, risk assessments, and strategic roadmaps, coordinating with Legal, Internal Audit, Operations, and Engineering to remediate findings and strengthen security postures. Responsibilities include leading RFPs, vendor management, incident response oversight, and executive-level communications to Hayward's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, InfoSec, or related field.
• 15+ years delivering complex technology programs or cybersecurity projects.
• Experience leading cross-functional cybersecurity programs across IT/OT/IoT.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise cybersecurity programs and strategic roadmaps with governance, plans, metrics, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate incident response, remediation, risk mitigation, and post-incident reviews.
• Manage RFPs, vendor evaluations, SOWs, contracts, and vendor risk.
• Oversee program portfolio, budgets, milestones, and change management.
• Coordinate audits, risk assessments, and regulatory/compliance activities across the enterprise.

Skills

Leadership

Executive communications

Stakeholder management

Program management

Vendor management

Risk management

Security governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

CIS Controls

SOC compliance

Job description

Hayward Holdings Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager contractor to lead a multi-year cybersecurity transformation across IT, OT, and IoT environments.

You will drive governance, risk assessments, and strategic roadmaps, coordinating with Legal, Internal Audit, Operations, and Engineering to remediate findings and strengthen security postures. Responsibilities include leading RFPs, vendor management, incident response oversight, and executive-level communications to Hayward's