Strategic Cybersecurity & Risk Director

Arizona State University; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Comprehensive benefits: medical,Dental

401(k) with matching

Vacation time

Tuition reductions

Professional development

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

ASU Enterprise Partners seeks a Director of Cybersecurity and Risk to lead security risk reduction across enterprise platforms, third-party technology, and institutional initiatives. You will partner with governance, legal, and business units to align controls, drive incident readiness, and ensure audit readiness while communicating risk to executive audiences.

The role requires eight+ years in information security leadership, extensive experience with Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Workspace,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, risk management, information systems, or a closely related field.
• At least eight (8) years’ experience in information security, technology risk, security operations, IT risk management, or related technology leadership roles.
• Experience securing, governing, or assessing enterprise SaaS and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead security risk reduction efforts across systems, vendors, processes, and technology initiatives.
• Implement and operationalize security controls in partnership with infrastructure, identity, endpoint, data, application, and business teams.
• Partner with governance and compliance stakeholders to support security control alignment, audit readiness, remediation tracking, and evidence collection.
• Track security remediation efforts, identify owners, communicate status, and escalate unresolved risks through appropriate governance or leadership channels.
• Translate security risks, technical issues, and control gaps into clear business impact for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop, update, and maintain security procedures, standards, implementation guidance, and operational documentation in collaboration with governance/compliance stakeholders.

Skills

Security risk management

Security controls

Identity and access governance

Data protection

Incident response

Vendor security

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, risk management, information systems, or a closely related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure/Entra ID

Google Workspace/Cloud Identity

Workday

Salesforce

Job description

ASU Enterprise Partners seeks a Director of Cybersecurity and Risk to lead security risk reduction across enterprise platforms, third-party technology, and institutional initiatives. You will partner with governance, legal, and business units to align controls, drive incident readiness, and ensure audit readiness while communicating risk to executive audiences.

The role requires eight+ years in information security leadership, extensive experience with Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Workspace,