VP, Security Technology (Deputy CISO)

r1rcm; United States; On-site; USD 220,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

R1 is seeking a Vice President, Security Technology (Deputy CISO) to scale and mature its enterprise security program, balancing client needs, product security, suppliers, and growth initiatives. You will translate strategy into operational execution while meeting regulatory and contractual requirements.

You will lead a broad, evolving security program across multiple domains, build executive credibility with customers, and drive security across the company in fast-moving environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive security and IT experience.
• 10+ years leading large-scale teams and enterprise programs.
• Experience with regulated environments and enterprise security functions.
• Strong client-facing and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute security strategy for client-facing and product security.
• Lead security engagements with customers and suppliers and for M&A activities.
• Advise executives on risk, contractual requirements, and program effectiveness.
• Oversee security assessments, questionnaires, and compliance obligations.
• Integrate security into products, vendor relationships, and growth initiatives.
• Lead due diligence and integration for acquisitions and partnerships.
• Establish KPIs/KRIs and support executive risk decisions.
• Coordinate security incident responses with customers and teams.
• Build and lead a high-performing security organization.

Skills

Security leadership

Enterprise security

Client-facing credibility

Regulatory compliance

Strategic risk management

Budget ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

CISSP

CISM

CCSP

CRISC

Job description

About R1

R1 is the leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of hospitals, health systems, and medical groups. We combine deep revenue cycle expertise, a global workforce, and advanced technology across analytics, AI, intelligent automation, and workflow orchestration to help healthcare organizations improve performance at scale.

As Vice President, Security Technology (Deputy CISO), you will help lead, scale, and mature R1's enterprise security program with a strong focus on clients, products, applications, suppliers, and growth initiatives. Reporting to the CISO, you will translate security strategy into operational execution while helping R1 meet complex customer, contractual, regulatory, and business requirements.

This role combines core program maturity with fast-paced, dynamic growth, including new ventures, integrations, and global initiatives. To thrive in this role, you should be technically credible, commercially aware, and energized by working directly with customers and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CISO to define and execute security strategy, priorities, and measurable outcomes for client-facing and product security capabilities.
• Lead customer and supplier security engagement, application and product security, customer identity and access management, and security support for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and new ventures.
• Advise internal executives and customer leaders on security risk, resilience, contractual requirements, and program effectiveness.
• Oversee responses to customer security requirements, assessments, questionnaires, onsite reviews, and related compliance obligations.
• Integrate security into products, applications, customer solutions, vendor relationships, acquisitions, and enterprise growth initiatives.
• Lead security due diligence and integration planning for acquisitions, partnerships, and new ventures.
• Establish KPIs and KRIs, communicate material risks, and support executive-level decisions and enterprise risk management.
• Coordinate with customers during security incidents and incorporate lessons learned into program improvements.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing organization, including succession planning, budget ownership, talent development, and hiring decisions.
• Represent the security organization in executive, customer, business, and cross-functional forums.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive security and information technology experience, including 10+ years leading large-scale teams and enterprise programs.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise security functions across multiple domains in a complex, regulated environment.
• Significant client-facing experience, including the ability to build credibility with customer executives and translate technical risk into business terms.
• Deep experience with application and product security, customer identity and access management, governance, risk, compliance, and supplier security.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, joint ventures, or new business launches in fast-moving environments.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, business acumen, and the ability to influence across technology, operations, legal, compliance, privacy, risk, product, and commercial teams.
• Experience owning budgets, making hiring decisions, and developing senior leaders.
• Willingness and ability to travel for customer meetings, onsite visits, leadership needs, and global business initiatives. Travel may be domestic or international.
• Industry certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CRISC, or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience in financial services, large-scale healthcare, or technology-enabled services is preferred.
• Experience supporting international business initiatives, including work in the Middle East, is preferred.
• Occasional travel may be required for customer, team, or business needs.

Compensation & Benefits

For this US-based position, the base pay range is $220,000.00 - $311,256.23 per year. Individual pay is determined by role, level, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This job is eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan at a target of 30.00%.

Company Culture

The healthcare system is always evolving - and it's up to us to use our shared expertise to find new solutions that can keep up. On our growing team you'll find the opportunity to constantly learn, collaborate across groups and explore new paths for your career.

Our associates are given the chance to contribute, think boldly and create meaningful work that makes a difference in the communities we serve around the world. We go beyond expectations in everything we do. Not only does that drive customer success and improve patient care, but that same enthusiasm is applied to giving back to the community and taking care of our team - i