BISO - Enabling Units IT Security
About the role
Accountabilities
- Act as the primary strategic partner and security consultant to Enabling Units IT leadership, participating in governance forums that drive risk-based decisions, clear accountability, and visible security outcomes.
- Lead risk posture and architecture engagement for enterprise SaaS and cloud environments, supporting cybersecurity architects in defining cloud-native security patterns that fit business application needs.
- Lead security consulting and risk management for enterprise applications such as Workday, SAP, Coupa, and Concur, including identity and access management, data protection, integration security, privileged access governance, and vendor assurance.
- Ensure security controls support financial controls, SOX compliance, data privacy obligations including GDPR, M&A due diligence requirements, and electronic records/signatures expectations where applicable.
- Deliver change-controlled security improvements within enterprise applications and cloud services, including documentation expectations, governance alignment, and compensating controls where needed.
- Drive comprehensive application visibility, security posture reporting, and risk-based vulnerability or exposure management across enterprise SaaS and cloud platforms with continuous update models.
- Provide security consulting for critical enterprise integrations, including HR-to-Finance, procurement-to-payment, and other cross-functional data flows, ensuring secure patterns, identity controls, logging, and resilience.
- Strengthen third-party risk management for SaaS providers, cloud platforms, business service providers, and professional services partners, including contractual controls, ongoing assurance, and secure support models.
- Partner with security operations and business teams to create environment-specific incident response playbooks, tabletop exercises, and recovery readiness for business-critical enterprise applications.
- Maintain audit-ready security evidence for financial controls, SOX compliance, data privacy audits, Legal and M&A due diligence, and other enterprise assurance needs.
- Build enterprise-focused risk dashboards and KPIs covering SaaS security posture, identity governance maturity, critical exposure reduction, privileged access governance, vendor assurance, and recovery readiness.
- Tailor cybersecurity culture and training for Finance, HR, Legal, Global Corporate Affairs, Global Business Services, M&A, and related business users, emphasizing role-appropriate security practices.
- Coach a high-performing team with clear goals tied to measurable risk reduction, resilience improvement, and business enablement across Enabling Units IT.
Essential Skills & Experience Required
- 10+ years of experience in information security positions, including 5+ years overseeing an information security function and influencing senior business and IT stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience securing enterprise business applications, SaaS platforms, and cloud services, with the ability to translate business realities into effective cybersecurity controls.
- Strong familiarity with financial controls and SOX compliance, data privacy regulations including GDPR, electronic records/signatures regulations, and M&A due diligence requirements.
- Proven ability to design and operationalize cloud-native security patterns for enterprise SaaS platforms and business applications.
- Hands-on experience securing enterprise SaaS and cloud platforms, including identity and access management, data protection, integration security, privileged access governance, and vendor risk management.
- Working knowledge of enterprise security frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27002, and CIS Controls, with the ability to apply appropriate controls across business application environments.
- Experience running risk-based exposure management across enterprise SaaS and cloud platforms that operate under continuous update models.
- Understanding of global incident response processes with experience adapting containment and recovery approaches to business continuity requirements such as financial close, payroll, procurement, legal workflows, and employee data protection.
- Experience managing cyber risk across SaaS providers, cloud platforms, business service providers, and professional services partners, including enforceable minimum controls and ongoing assurance.
- M&A security experience, including cybersecurity due diligence, integration security planning, and post-merger technology risk management, is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to apply emerging technologies, including AI and automation, to improve cybersecurity and business outcomes while protecting sensitive data and maintaining human oversight.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to finance executives, HR leadership, legal counsel, business service leaders, and global IT.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and drive outcomes across enterprise functions with different risk profiles, regulatory obligations, and operational constraints.
- Executive presence and influence, with the ability to build trusted relationships and guide risk-based decision-making across Enabling Units IT and business leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in science or relevant technical field of study; Master's preferred.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
The annual base pay for this position ranges from $190,956.80 - $286,435.20 USD Annual. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
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