Secure MA&D Lead

Cencora; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Secure MA&D Lead to oversee cybersecurity due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions.

You will identify cyber risks, estimate remediation and integration costs, manage third-party diligence partners, and support Day 1 readiness planning across Finance, Legal, IT, and Security teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity or related field.
• 6+ years in information security, M&A due diligence or security program leadership.
• Ability to explain cyber risks in business terms with cost and timing implications.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-close cybersecurity due diligence for MA&D transactions.
• Review target-company security posture and assessments.
• Identify cyber risks, control gaps, compliance concerns, and Day 1 readiness issues.
• Translate findings into business, operational, and financial impacts.
• Develop preliminary remediation and run-cost estimates.

Skills

6+ years information security

M&A due diligence leadership

Executive communication

Vendor & stakeholder management

Business risk translation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

IAM

Endpoint security

Vulnerability management

Cloud security

Data protection

Security operations

GRC

Third‑party risk

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Summary

The Secure MA&D Lead is responsible for cybersecurity due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions. This role identifies cyber risks, estimates remediation and integration costs, manages third-party diligence partners, transfers findings to security capability owners, and supports Day-1 readiness planning.

Key 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.

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 manage multiple confidential transactions and competing priorities.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or CCSP are a plus.
• Ability to travel as needed (5% - 10%)

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request‑by‑request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies

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