Staff IT Security Consultant

YUM; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Yum! Brands is seeking a Staff IT Security Consultant to serve as the primary cybersecurity advisor for one or more Brands, Markets, or Product organizations. This hybrid role emphasizes building trusted relationships, translating cyber risk into business decisions, and enabling secure innovation across initiatives.

You will guide AI governance, coordinate security across cross‑functional teams, and embed security throughout projects, products, and lifecycle, delivering measurable risk reduction.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Ability to translate cybersecurity risks into practical business guidance.
• Experience with cloud security, application security, IAM, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted cybersecurity advisor to business and technology leaders.
• Build relationships and understand business priorities and roadmaps.
• Translate risks into clear business guidance for executives.
• Partner to identify, prioritize, and reduce cyber risk while balancing value.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to deliver secure business experiences.
• Enable AI governance and security guidance with relevant teams.
• Embed cybersecurity into projects, products, and initiatives early.
• Lead governance: track risks, audits, initiatives, reporting, and resilience.
• Foster a security-minded culture and risk-informed decision making.
• Support franchisee and third-party security initiatives.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Leadership

Relationship building

Executive communication

Cross-functional influence

Risk translation

Cloud security

Application security

IAM

Risk management

AI governance

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

CISSP/CISM/CISA certifications preferred

Job description

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Staff IT Security Consultant

Hybrid

Position Summary

As a Staff IT Security Consultant supporting Yum! Brands, you will serve as the primary cybersecurity advisor and relationship owner for one or more Brands, Markets, or Product organizations. You will partner with business and technology leaders to help them achieve their objectives securely by translating cyber risk into practical business decisions and coordinating the right cybersecurity capabilities at the right time.

Success comes from building trusted relationships, understanding business priorities, and enabling informed, risk-based decisions. The Staff IT Security Consultant also helps leaders adopt emerging technologies, including AI, by balancing innovation with appropriate governance and security.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the trusted cybersecurity advisor to assigned business and technology leaders.
• Build strong relationships and maintain a deep understanding of business priorities, technology roadmaps, and strategic initiatives.
• Translate cybersecurity risks and technical concepts into clear business guidance for executives and stakeholders.
• Partner with business teams to identify, prioritize, and reduce cyber risk while balancing business value, customer experience, cost, and delivery speed.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration involving cybersecurity and non-technical teams to deliver a business experience consistent with the Global Business Information Security Office.
• Enable responsible AI adoption by coordinating AI governance and security guidance with the appropriate cybersecurity teams.
• Embed cybersecurity into projects, products, and strategic initiatives early and throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead governance activities by tracking business risks, audits, security initiatives, executive reporting, policy exceptions, incident response, and resilience exercises.
• Foster a positive security culture by building trust, promoting collaboration, and helping teams make risk-informed decisions.
• Support franchisee and third-party facing security initiatives

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information technology, risk management, or a related field with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities while adapting to changing business needs.
• Experience translating complex technical issues into practical business recommendations.
• Working knowledge of cloud security, application security, identity and access management, enterprise risk management, AI technologies, AI governance principles, and modern software delivery practices.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or similar.
• Restaurant, retail, digital commerce, or customer-facing technology experience is preferred.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal Staff IT Security Consultant is a business partner first and security expert second—curious, collaborative, pragmatic, and focused on understanding business objectives before recommending solutions.

We are looking for someone who believes cybersecurity exists to enable the business—not slow it down. Rather than defaulting to enforcement, they help leaders understand risk, present practical options, explain tradeoffs, and support informed business decisions.

Successful candidates build trust through sound judgement, flexibility, and strong relationships.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, or similar certifications are preferred but not required.

Salary Range: $151,600 to $178,400 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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