Secure MA&D Principal

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

Job summary

Cencora in Carrollton, TX seeks a Principal, Secure MA&D to lead pre-close cybersecurity due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions. You will identify cyber risks, estimate remediation costs, manage third-party diligence partners, and support Day 1 readiness planning.

You will translate technical findings into business, operational, and financial implications and collaborate with Finance, Legal, IT, and Security teams to validate risks and costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; PMP and CRISC strongly preferred.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CCSP are a plus.
• 8–10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information risk, M&A due diligence, or security program leadership.
• Experience leading cybersecurity assessments, risk reviews, diligence activities, or integration planning.
• Strong understanding of 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 and timing.
• Travel up to 15% as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-close cybersecurity due diligence for MA&D transactions.
• Review target-company security posture, documentation, interviews, and assessment results.
• Identify cyber risks, control gaps, compliance concerns, and Day 1 readiness issues.
• Translate findings into business, operational, and financial impacts.
• Manage third-party diligence providers: scope, timelines, deliverables, quality of findings.
• Develop preliminary remediation, integration, and run-cost estimates.
• Collaborate with Finance, Corporate Development, Legal, IT, and InfoSec to validate risks and costs.
• Transfer diligence findings and action items to security owners before close.
• Support Day 1 readiness planning with minimum controls and dependencies.
• Maintain documentation of risks, decisions, and handoffs.
• Improve templates, playbooks, cost models, and reporting materials.

Skills

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Multi-tasking

Education

PMP Certification

CRISC Certification

CISSP / CISM / CISA / CCSP

Bachelor’s degree

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

Job Summary

The Principal, Secure MA&D leads pre-close 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 required; relevant certifications PMP (or equivalent formal project management certification) and CRISC strongly preferred
• Additional Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CCSP are a plus.
• 8–10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information risk, security consulting, 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.
• Ability to travel as needed (5% - 15%)

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

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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.

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Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation