Security Director

As a Director, Security at Banyan Software, you will play a crucial role in overseeing HQ security operations and providing advisory services to Banyan's 95+ OpCos worldwide. Your responsibilities will include hands-on cybersecurity leadership at HQ, incident response coordination, and advisory engagement across the portfolio to enhance OpCos" security posture while respecting their independence. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Core Security Functions (HQ Ownership)** - Oversee IAM strategy and operations, including Okta SSO, MFA, conditional access, and lifecycle governance. - Ensure managed devices meet zero-trust standards by managing endpoint & asset security, including EDR/XDR, encryption, and patching. - Manage logging, SIEM/MDR integration, and threat detection for HQ systems under monitoring & detection. - Establish scanning, remediation, and reporting processes for HQ infrastructure and SaaS tools under vulnerability management. - Partner with IT to enforce DLP, backup, and data classification policies for data protection & governance. - **Incident Response & Risk Management** - Lead HQ's incident response program, ensuring readiness through playbooks, simulations, and training. - Coordinate portfolio-wide incident response, align playbooks, facilitate cross-OpCo exercises, and provide escalation pathways during major events. - Maintain effective cybersecurity insurance in collaboration with Corporate Risk, ensuring coverage is informed by real risk and incident data. - Act as the point of contact for regulators, auditors, and insurers on HQ security matters. - **Advisory to Operating Companies (OpCos)** - Provide regional cybersecurity advisory to OpCos, offering guidance on risk, compliance, and best practices. - Support diligence and integration during acquisitions by assessing OpCo security posture and risks. - Offer frameworks, playbooks, and optional shared services for OpCos to adopt, such as MDR, security training, and vendor reviews. - Collaborate with other Security Directors to enhance global cybersecurity practices. - **Banyan Security Leadership** - Contribute to Banyan's enterprise-wide security strategy, aligned with the cloud-first, zero-trust architecture. - Quantify and communicate the value of cybersecurity initiatives to HQ and OpCos. - Promote a secure-by-default culture and embed security in daily operations and decision-making. - Partner with the Head of IT and peer Directors to build a cohesive, global security function. **Requirements:** - Bachelor's degree plus 6+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity leadership, ideally in SaaS, M&A-driven, or federated organizations. - Proven success in core cybersecurity functions including IAM, endpoint protection, monitoring/response, vulnerability management, and data protection. - Experience leading incident response programs and coordinating responses across multiple business units. - Familiarity with cybersecurity insurance, regulatory frameworks, and compliance obligations (SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, etc.). - Experience advising diverse business units or OpCos on cybersecurity risk management. - Strong communicator with the ability to explain risk in business terms and build trust with executive and OpCo leadership. - Experience supporting M&A diligence and integration is strongly preferred. - Collaborative, resilient, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, decentralized environment.,