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Chief of Security jobs are open across corporate enterprises, healthcare systems, government agencies, and critical infrastructure, at levels from security manager to executive director, with specializations in physical security, cybersecurity program leadership, and emergency management. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Location: Libertyville
Department: Information Technology
Summary
The Senior Director and Chief Information Security Officer is the IT Leader responsible for establishing and leading the global cybersecurity and information-risk program. The role is responsible for protecting customers, colleagues, data, products, technology and critical operations while enabling the organization to innovate and grow with confidence.
The Senior Director and Chief Information Security Officer advises the CIO, executive leadership and the Board on material cyber risk, sets the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, provides independent challenge and assurance, and leads preparedness for significant cyber incidents. The role works across Technology, Product, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Internal Audit, Operations and business leadership to embed security into decisions and change programs.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy & Governance
- Develop and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, operating model, governance framework, and multi-year investment roadmap aligned with business priorities.
- Advise the CIO, executive leadership team, and Board regarding material cyber risks, emerging threats, strategic investments, and residual risk.
- Establish cybersecurity policies, standards, decision rights, risk tolerance, and risk acceptance processes.
- Partner with business, technology, and risk leaders to integrate cybersecurity into strategic planning and decision-making.
Cyber Risk Management, Compliance & Assurance
- Maintain an enterprise view of cybersecurity risks, mitigation plans, dependencies, and residual risks.
- Translate technical risks into business impacts affecting customers, operations, reputation, regulatory obligations, and strategic objectives.
- Lead security assurance activities, including audits, regulatory compliance, customer assurance, risk assessments, and control effectiveness reviews.
- Oversee remediation of material control deficiencies, audit findings, and recurring security risks.
Cyber Resilience, Incident Response & Crisis Leadership
- Lead preparedness and response for significant cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware, data compromise, supplier failures, and operational disruptions.
- Establish crisis management, incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience capabilities.
- Ensure executive escalation, materiality assessments, regulatory notifications, recovery planning, and external communications are defined, exercised, and improved.
- Sponsor executive exercises to strengthen organizational preparedness and response.
Security Architecture, Engineering & Technology Enablement
- Establish security architecture, security-by-design principles, enterprise standards, and risk-based controls across technology environments.
- Embed cybersecurity and privacy requirements into products, applications, cloud platforms, enterprise systems, data, AI solutions, and transformation programs.
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Product, Engineering, and Technology leaders to enable secure growth and innovation while reducing risk and technical debt.
- Oversee security architecture, engineering, vulnerability management, security operations, identity management, and related capabilities.
Third-Party & Operational Security
- Establish risk-based cybersecurity requirements for suppliers, cloud providers, outsourcing partners, and strategic vendors throughout their lifecycle.
- Oversee security monitoring, detection, response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and operational security.
- Ensure coordination between internal teams, managed service providers, and critical technology partners.
- Monitor and escalate significant third-party, supplier, and concentration risks affecting operations.
Leadership, Culture & Organizational Effectiveness
- Build and develop a high-performing cybersecurity organization with clear accountability, succession planning, and leadership development.
- Foster shared accountability for cybersecurity risk across business and technology functions.
- Provide role-based cybersecurity education and awareness to support secure behaviors and risk-informed decisions.
- Own the cybersecurity budget, workforce strategy, investment portfolio, strategic supplier relationships, and managed security services.
- Drive continuous improvement, operational effectiveness, and value realization across cybersecurity investments.
Essential Functions of the Role
- Vision-setting and alignment with business strategy.
- High-level decision-making and resource allocation.
- Oversight of compliance, risk, and organizational culture.
- Provide guidance on policies, procedures, and benefits (where applicable).
- Collaborate across departments to support organizational goals.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and initiatives.
- Communicate effectively via email, phone, and virtual platforms.
- Maintain secure handling of sensitive information.
- Support audits and regulatory reporting as needed.
- Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Education & Work Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with 12-15 years of related experience
Education & Work Preferences
- Significant progressive leadership experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, operational resilience, or related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience leading an enterprise cybersecurity program within a complex organization.
- Experience advising senior executives on cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and technology investments.
- Experience leading cybersecurity incident response, crisis management, and resilience efforts.
- Experience building and leading high-performing teams and managing strategic service providers.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk management, security operations, cloud security, identity and access management, and regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries and communicate complex cybersecurity matters to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Advanced degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.(suggested preference)
- Professional certification such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, or equivalent.
- Experience supporting a global, regulated organization.
- Experience presenting cybersecurity risk, incident, and investment information to executive leadership and Boards of Directors.
- Experience overseeing cloud, application, product, data, AI, and third-party security programs.
- Experience establishing enterprise cyber-risk governance, risk appetite, and assurance frameworks.
- Experience managing cybersecurity budgets, strategic investment portfolios, and managed service providers.
Competencies
- Be Agile - Innovates and adapts quickly, approaching change with curiosity while persisting through obstacles.
- Be Customer Centric Considers the needs experiences and feedback of customers in all we do.
- Be People-Focused - Builds trust and collaborates with an inclusive and empathetic approach.
- Be Performance Driven - Operates with an ownership mindset, driving meaningful outcomes.
- Live The Schneiders’ Legacy, Our Noble Purpose - Passionately serves Our Mission and Vision, while demonstrating the Immutable Principles.
EOE Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Job Req ID: 36959
We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified
Location: Libertyville
Department: Information Technology
Summary
The Senior Director and Chief Information Security Officer is the IT Leader responsible for establishing and leading the global cybersecurity and information-risk program. The role is responsible for protecting customers, colleagues, data, products, technology and critical operations while enabling the organization to innovate and grow with confidence.
The Senior Director and Chief Information Security Officer advises the CIO, executive leadership and the Board on material cyber risk, sets the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, provides independent challenge and assurance, and leads preparedness for significant cyber incidents. The role works across Technology, Product, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Internal Audit, Operations and business leadership to embed security into decisions and change programs.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy & Governance
- Develop and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, operating model, governance framework, and multi-year investment roadmap aligned with business priorities.
- Advise the CIO, executive leadership team, and Board regarding material cyber risks, emerging threats, strategic investments, and residual risk.
- Establish cybersecurity policies, standards, decision rights, risk tolerance, and risk acceptance processes.
- Partner with business, technology, and risk leaders to integrate cybersecurity into strategic planning and decision-making.
Cyber Risk Management, Compliance & Assurance
- Maintain an enterprise view of cybersecurity risks, mitigation plans, dependencies, and residual risks.
- Translate technical risks into business impacts affecting customers, operations, reputation, regulatory obligations, and strategic objectives.
- Lead security assurance activities, including audits, regulatory compliance, customer assurance, risk assessments, and control effectiveness reviews.
- Oversee remediation of material control deficiencies, audit findings, and recurring security risks.
Cyber Resilience, Incident Response & Crisis Leadership
- Lead preparedness and response for significant cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware, data compromise, supplier failures, and operational disruptions.
- Establish crisis management, incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience capabilities.
- Ensure executive escalation, materiality assessments, regulatory notifications, recovery planning, and external communications are defined, exercised, and improved.
- Sponsor executive exercises to strengthen organizational preparedness and response.
Security Architecture, Engineering & Technology Enablement
- Establish security architecture, security-by-design principles, enterprise standards, and risk-based controls across technology environments.
- Embed cybersecurity and privacy requirements into products, applications, cloud platforms, enterprise systems, data, AI solutions, and transformation programs.
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Product, Engineering, and Technology leaders to enable secure growth and innovation while reducing risk and technical debt.
- Oversee security architecture, engineering, vulnerability management, security operations, identity management, and related capabilities.
Third-Party & Operational Security
- Establish risk-based cybersecurity requirements for suppliers, cloud providers, outsourcing partners, and strategic vendors throughout their lifecycle.
- Oversee security monitoring, detection, response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and operational security.
- Ensure coordination between internal teams, managed service providers, and critical technology partners.
- Monitor and escalate significant third-party, supplier, and concentration risks affecting operations.
Leadership, Culture & Organizational Effectiveness
- Build and develop a high-performing cybersecurity organization with clear accountability, succession planning, and leadership development.
- Foster shared accountability for cybersecurity risk across business and technology functions.
- Provide role-based cybersecurity education and awareness to support secure behaviors and risk-informed decisions.
- Own the cybersecurity budget, workforce strategy, investment portfolio, strategic supplier relationships, and managed security services.
- Drive continuous improvement, operational effectiveness, and value realization across cybersecurity investments.
Essential Functions of the Role
- Vision-setting and alignment with business strategy.
- High-level decision-making and resource allocation.
- Oversight of compliance, risk, and organizational culture.
- Provide guidance on policies, procedures, and benefits (where applicable).
- Collaborate across departments to support organizational goals.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and initiatives.
- Communicate effectively via email, phone, and virtual platforms.
- Maintain secure handling of sensitive information.
- Support audits and regulatory reporting as needed.
- Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Education & Work Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with 12-15 years of related experience
Education & Work Preferences
- Significant progressive leadership experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, operational resilience, or related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience leading an enterprise cybersecurity program within a complex organization.
- Experience advising senior executives on cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and technology investments.
- Experience leading cybersecurity incident response, crisis management, and resilience efforts.
- Experience building and leading high-performing teams and managing strategic service providers.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk management, security operations, cloud security, identity and access management, and regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries and communicate complex cybersecurity matters to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Advanced degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.(suggested preference)
- Professional certification such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, or equivalent.
- Experience supporting a global, regulated organization.
- Experience presenting cybersecurity risk, incident, and investment information to executive leadership and Boards of Directors.
- Experience overseeing cloud, application, product, data, AI, and third-party security programs.
- Experience establishing enterprise cyber-risk governance, risk appetite, and assurance frameworks.
- Experience managing cybersecurity budgets, strategic investment portfolios, and managed service providers.
Competencies
- Be Agile - Innovates and adapts quickly, approaching change with curiosity while persisting through obstacles.
- Be Customer Centric Considers the needs experiences and feedback of customers in all we do.
- Be People-Focused - Builds trust and collaborates with an inclusive and empathetic approach.
- Be Performance Driven - Operates with an ownership mindset, driving meaningful outcomes.
- Live The Schneiders’ Legacy, Our Noble Purpose - Passionately serves Our Mission and Vision, while demonstrating the Immutable Principles.
EOE Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Job Req ID: 36959
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Education
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in chief of security jobs.
- 10 or more years of progressive security management or law enforcement experience
- Certified Protection Professional (CPP) or equivalent professional security certification
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing enterprise-wide security programs
- Strong knowledge of access control systems, surveillance technology, and security operations centers
- Experience conducting risk assessments, threat analysis, and emergency response planning
- Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, security management, or a related field
Tips for Your Chief of Security Job Search
Align your resume to the sector
Corporate, healthcare, and government chief of security roles each weight different competencies. Tailor your resume to show physical security operations for corporate openings, HIPAA-related incident protocols for healthcare, and clearance levels or compliance frameworks for government postings.
Lead with incident command credentials
Certifications like CPP, PSP, or CISSP signal to hiring managers that you can operate at the executive level. Place them immediately after your name so screeners catch them before reading a single line of experience.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists chief of security openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your industry vertical
Filter by keywords tied to your background, such as critical infrastructure, loss prevention, or access control. Roles that name your vertical in the title or first paragraph are written for someone with your exact experience, so your application lands with far more relevance.
Prepare a threat assessment portfolio sample
Interviewers for executive security roles frequently ask you to walk through a real threat assessment you led. Prepare a sanitized one-page summary covering your methodology, the risk tier you assigned, and the mitigation steps you implemented, ready to share on request.
Negotiate scope before negotiating anything else
Before discussing compensation, clarify whether the role owns cybersecurity, physical security, or both, and whether the budget and headcount align with the stated responsibilities. Mismatched scope is the most common reason new chiefs of security leave within 18 months.
Chief of Security Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most chief of securitys?
The companies hiring the most chief of securitys right now include Bank of China, Acuity International, and Hartman Executive Advisors, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems, large financial institutions, and government contractors consistently post the highest volume of these roles.
How many chief of security jobs are remote?
About 67% of chief of security openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the role is predominantly on-site given its operational oversight responsibilities. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements are cybersecurity program leadership and enterprise risk policy work, where physical presence at a facility is less critical day to day.
How do you become a chief of security?
Start by building a foundation in security operations, law enforcement, or the military, then move into supervisory and management roles that give you budget authority and cross-functional exposure. Earn a CPP or comparable certification to demonstrate executive-level competency. Progress through director-level positions where you own a full security program, including personnel, technology, and policy, before targeting chief of security openings.
Can you get a chief of security job with little experience?
A direct path to chief of security with little experience is rare because most employers require a decade or more of progressively responsible security work. The most effective entry point is a security supervisor or manager role in your target industry, where you build incident command experience and vendor management skills that translate directly to executive-level postings later.
What does the chief of security interview process look like?
The process typically begins with a screening call from HR, followed by a panel interview with operations and legal leadership that tests your judgment on real incident scenarios. A final round often includes a presentation to the executive team covering how you would assess current security posture and your first priorities in the role. Some employers also conduct a background investigation and reference check before extending an offer.
Where can I find and apply to chief of security jobs?
You can find and apply to chief of security jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and target industry, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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