Senior OT Cybersecurity Leader: Strategy & Risk

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas seeks a Senior Manager, OT Cybersecurity to develop and execute the cybersecurity strategy for OT environments across the Americas, owning OT risk and partnering with Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, and IT.

You will lead the OT cybersecurity program, establish standards and controls based on ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST CSF, drive the long-term roadmap, and embed security into Industry 4.0 initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of cybersecurity, industrial control systems, or operational technology experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing security programs, projects, or teams.
• Deep understanding of ICS, SCADA environments, Manufacturing Operations, Industrial Networking, OT Security Architecture.
• Experience implementing cybersecurity controls within operational or manufacturing environments.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel extensively (up to 75%).

Responsibilities

• OT Security Strategy & Governance: Develop and maintain the Americas OT Cybersecurity Strategy aligned with corporate objectives and priorities.
• OT Risk Management: Establish and maintain OT cyber risk management program and identify critical assets.
• Operational Resilience & Business Continuity: Lead cyber resilience efforts and recovery strategies for disruptions.
• Security Architecture & Technical Oversight: Provide strategic direction for network segmentation, secure remote access, asset inventory, PAM, vulnerability management, and OT monitoring.
• Incident Response & Crisis Management: Serve as senior OT cybersecurity leader for security incidents and coordinate cross-functional response.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Partner with plant leadership, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, IT, and regional/global teams; provide executive reporting.
• Program Development: Develop OT cybersecurity metrics, assessments, and awareness; support M&A integrations.

Skills

OT cybersecurity leadership

Industrial Control Systems

Executive communication

Risk management

Strategy development

Travel up to 75%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/Engineering

Job description

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas seeks a Senior Manager, OT Cybersecurity to develop and execute the cybersecurity strategy for OT environments across the Americas, owning OT risk and partnering with Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, and IT.

You will lead the OT cybersecurity program, establish standards and controls based on ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST CSF, drive the long-term roadmap, and embed security into Industry 4.0 initiatives.