VP & Chief Information Security Officer – Global Industrial

Jobtailor; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion is seeking a senior information security leader to establish and drive the strategic direction for its cybersecurity program across IAM, GRC, and cyber defense. This role will mature the enterprise security operating model and align security initiatives with business objectives.

The ideal candidate will translate technical risk into executive-level decisions, guide multi-year modernization, and ensure audit-ready controls while coordinating with legal and leadership on disclosures.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity or related field.
• Fifteen+ years of experience in a publicly traded company.
• Expertise in cybersecurity and enterprise defense methodologies.
• Experience with security systems, tools, and protocols.
• Ability to translate cyber exposures into business risk language for executives.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for information security, IAM, cyber defense, and GRC.
• Mature enterprise security operating model across governance, architecture, data protection, privacy and incident response.
• Lead cyber risk prioritization linked to business impact and regulatory exposure.
• Establish governance with board reporting and audit-ready evidence.
• Coordinate security readiness and disclosure with legal and executives.

Skills

Cybersecurity strategy

Governance & GRC

Identity & Access Management

Security modernization

Executive communication

AI security

Incident response

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Cybersecurity

Tools

Security Systems

Cyber Defense Tools

Data Loss Prevention Tools

Audit Management Systems

Cloud Platforms

Job description

• Establish and execute the strategic direction of Motion’s information systems security, IAM, Cyber Defense Security Services/Engineering, and GRC
• Mature the enterprise information security operating model across strategy, governance, architecture, cyber defense, identity, GRC, third-party risk, application security, data protection, privacy, and incident response
• Create enterprise-wide cyber risk prioritization linked to business impact, critical processes, customer obligations, regulatory exposure, and resilience requirements
• Establish and maintain cybersecurity governance, including cyber risk appetite, control ownership, exception management, executive escalation, board reporting, and audit-ready evidence
• Guide business decisions that mitigate security risk without hampering operations
• Keep executives informed about security programs, risk mitigation strategies, and complex security topics
• Provide business-oriented cybersecurity reporting to executive leadership and the Board
• Lead cybersecurity readiness for Board reporting, disclosure escalation, evidence management, cyber materiality processes, and audit-ready controls
• Lead SEC cybersecurity disclosure readiness, including incident classification, materiality escalation, legal coordination, executive decision support, disclosure documentation, and lessons learned
• Develop metrics to optimize budgeting
• Execute security initiatives across a multi-subsidiary environment
• Partner with business and technology leaders to secure eCommerce, supply chain, procurement, branch systems, analytics, cloud platforms, engineering networks, customer identity, and AI-enabled capabilities
• Assess and modify procedures to protect information systems assets
• Conduct security risk assessments and recommend countermeasures and best practices
• Develop and test cyber resilience capabilities, including ransomware readiness, crisis communications, tabletop exercises, disaster recovery alignment, minimum viable business planning, and recovery expectations
• Define and govern security requirements for AI-enabled capabilities
• Coordinate data loss prevention activities and interact with legal and law enforcement as required
• Modernize identity and access controls, including privileged access, customer identity, application onboarding, account remediation, entitlement governance, access certification, and least-privilege operations
• Define security expectations for M&A diligence and integration
• Build a third-party and supply-chain security program
• Support customer and commercial security requirements and revenue growth
• Develop and maintain centralized information systems security standards, procedures, and guidelines
• Manage global IT compliance activities, including SOX, PCI, GDPR, and privacy requirements
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity or a related field
• Fifteen (15) or more years of related experience in a publicly traded company
• Expertise in cybersecurity, including cyber issues and current attack and enterprise defense methodologies
• Extensive experience with security systems, tools, and protocols
• Ability to translate technical cyber exposures into business risk language, prioritized tradeoffs, investment choices, and executive decisions
• Ability to define roles, accountabilities, intake processes, escalation paths, service levels, control ownership, and governance routines across a federated technology environment
• Proven skill advising C-suite leaders, board committees, audit leaders, business presidents, and transformation leaders
• Ability to lead multi-year security modernization across IAM, PAM, CIAM, SOX access controls, cloud security, data protection, vulnerability management, SecOps, application security, and third-party risk
• Ability to attract, assess, develop, retain, and organize high-performing cyber talent
• Ability to align ISS decisions with revenue growth, customer experience, branch productivity, margin improvement, digital enablement, acquisition integration, and enterprise cost discipline
• Ability to establish security standards for AI adoption, automation, data protection, identity controls, vendor risk, and responsible use of emerging technologies
• Ability to lead cross-functional response during major security events
• Consistent track record of leadership, teamwork, and delivering high impact results
• Experience managing large teams across diverse geographies and functional matrices, including leading leaders
• Strong fiscal prudence
• Exceptional communication, team building, and associate growth and development experience
• Advanced certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP, or equivalent executive security credentials preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management, with a focus on aligning security initiatives with business objectives and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate complex security topics to executive leadership and the Board.

Highest-signa resume keywords

• Cybersecurity Expertise
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Security Modernization Leadership
• Advanced Security Certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP)

Hard Skills

• Cyber Risk Assessment
• Incident Response
• Data Protection
• Application Security
• Vulnerability Management
• Third-Party Risk Management
• Security Standards Development
• Cloud Security
• Security Metrics Development
• Regulatory Compliance (SOX, PCI, GDPR)

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Communication
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Strategic Decision-Making
• Talent Development

Certifications & Qualifications

• CISSP
• CISM
• CRISC
• CISA
• CCSP

Industry Keywords

• Information Systems Security
• Cyber Defense
• Enterprise Security
• Risk Mitigation
• AI-Enabled Security

Tools & Technologies

• Security Systems
• Cyber Defense Tools
• Data Loss Prevention Tools
• Audit Management Systems
• Cloud Platforms