Remote Senior Manager, A&D Security & Deal Ops

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Minneota (MN); On-site; USD 122,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Manager for A&D Security Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations to lead cybersecurity execution across pre-close and post-close integrations, divestitures, licensing, and partnerships. You will translate deal priorities into structured plans, drive risk-based decisions, and ensure timely delivery across global programs.

You will partner with A&D cybersecurity leadership, ISRM, Corporate Development, Legal, Privacy, Finance and business technology teams to

Qualifications

• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to translate cybersecurity, technology, and business requirements into actionable operating plans, status reporting, governance routines, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity risk management, security controls, vulnerability management, identity and access, endpoint security, cloud and infrastructure considerations, incident response, third-party risk, and data protection concepts.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, divestitures, integrations, licensing arrangements, strategic partnerships, or similarly complex business transformation efforts.
• Ability to operate effectively in a highly matrixed global environment, influence without direct authority, and maintain accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to summarize technical risk, business impact, open decisions, dependencies, and progress for senior stakeholders.
• Experience improving operational processes, playbooks, workflow tools, reporting mechanisms, dashboards, or portfolio governance practices.
• Demonstrated judgment handling sensitive transaction information, confidentiality requirements, time-sensitive issues, and ambiguous operating conditions.
• Ability to coach, guide, and coordinate internal team members, contractors, and cross-functional contributors while promoting consistent delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• A&D cybersecurity portfolio operations across pre-close and post-close phases.
• Capability resourcing, onboarding, project assignment, contractor coordination, and operating rhythms to scale the A&D cybersecurity capability across a growing pipeline of active and future transactions.
• Deal security enablement across transaction types, including service offering awareness, community of practice engagement, deal team education, intake support, and consistent cybersecurity participation.
• Executive-level reporting on portfolio performance, risk posture, issue trends, decisions, and progress against integration/divestiture milestones.
• Post-close workstream coordination as delivery lead for selected ISRM workstreams, coordinating plans, owners, dependencies, status, risks, and escalation paths.
• Process standardization: establish and improve A&D security processes, playbooks, templates, workflows, RACI models, handoff criteria, portfolio routines, Definition of Done.
• Capture lessons learned, update cybersecurity integration playbooks, improve reporting and workflows, and partner across JJT A&D and ISRM teams.
• Risk, dependency & issue management: track risks, open issues, remediation activities, decisions, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Cross-functional collaboration: align cybersecurity execution with business priorities and transaction timelines with security, technology, legal, privacy, finance, corporate development and business teams.
• Team leadership & development: guide contractors and internal resources in a matrixed environment, supporting performance and accountability.

Skills

Cybersecurity

M&A experience

Risk management

Program management

Executive communication

Vendor coordination

Portfolio governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security

MBA or MS preferred

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Manager for A&D Security Strategy, Deal Security, and Operations to lead cybersecurity execution across pre-close and post-close integrations, divestitures, licensing, and partnerships. You will translate deal priorities into structured plans, drive risk-based decisions, and ensure timely delivery across global programs.

You will partner with A&D cybersecurity leadership, ISRM, Corporate Development, Legal, Privacy, Finance and business technology teams to