The Executive Director, Information Security & Compliance leader is a member of the senior BSA IT Leadership team and is accountable for all Information Security & Compliance efforts in support of the Bridgestone Americas enterprise, providing leadership to the development and maintenance of the information security program in order to reduce operational risk to the enterprise.
The Executive Director, Information Security & Compliance Leader will have the following responsibilities:
Responsible for leading efforts to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information while supporting systems across Bridgestone Americas; this includes defining, developing, and managing the enterprise IT Security strategy and security technologies to support the strategy
Responsible for the policy direction and oversight of matters governing appropriate access, security, privacy, and confidentiality of teammate and other sensitive personal, business information, and trade secrets
Responsible for managing overall budget for all aspects of IT Security function including operations, new projects, third party vendors and other related costs
Responsible for managing and improving the enterprise-wide Business Continuity function as well as the IT Disaster Recovery function
Define, measure and drive compliance including but not limited to defined regulatory requirements PCI, JSOX, GLBA, and other appropriate compliance initiatives
Implement new programs and innovation to meet or exceed operational expectations to deliver quality, reliability and flexibility of approach
Establish strong relationships with executive, business, & functional leaders globally while contributing to the general management & direction of BSA IT
Lead and manage an effective and collaborative team that delivers a balanced approach between structure, discipline and flexibility in their procedures that assist in the guidance of the overall IT organization
Lead and develop a high performing Information Security & Compliance organization at all levels that is service oriented, shows a bias for responsiveness and performance and is results focused whether sourced from within Bridgestone Americas or externally
Provide effective change leadership in driving continuous improvements and innovation in the organization to drive higher return on investment of security solutions deployed and lower total cost of ownership and to realize measurable productivity results from identified improvement initiatives
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Master’s level degree in a relevant area and/or MBA preferred from an accredited college or university
A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant IT management and leadership experience
Prior experience in a large ($5B+ in revenues), complex manufacturing, distribution, or retail / consumer goods organization with an integrated supply chain function preferred
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Global experience a plus
Financially astute, with a keen understanding of cost drivers
Able to develop appropriate methodologies, but willing to roll up sleeves and drive execution and implementation
Team orientated and will promote execution and change through influence
Highly knowledgeable of best practices in the area of information technology and capable of transferring that knowledge to the organization
Experience with change management and organization development initiatives
Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity
A highly energetic, charismatic, results oriented leader that has the presence to positively influence the business
Exhibit strong leadership skills and have the ability to develop, enhance and grow relationships internally and externally
Able to work where personal and professional ethics are paramount in importance and possess exceptional interpersonal skills
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