Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Privacy Protection

Job Number: 26293

Position Title: VP, IT

External Description:

Our Team

Our high performing Information Technology (IT) organization is comprised of 200 professionals globally who have played a significant role in the remarkable growth the company has experienced as a result of implementation of innovative solutions and industry-leading best practices.

In joining our organization, you will work for the industry leader in a growing market place with the smartest minds in the business. If you consider yourself a thought leader and want to be a part of a company that is enabling organizations to gain a competitive advantage in today’s global information economy by empowering them with timely, relevant and trustworthy data for their top business imperatives, then we invite you to take the next step in your career and join us in leading the future.

Your Opportunity

This is an exciting time for Information Security at Informatica. Driven by the growth of our company and the expansion of our product offerings into the Cloud and Security spaces, Informatica is redefining both its corporate and product security strategy and organization.

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, you will be responsible for leading this transformation within the company which includes, but is not limited to the following:

•From a corporate security perspective, you will be accountable for the security and protection of all information shared and accessed by employees along with Informatica’s business ecosystem. In this capacity you will be expected to leverage your intellectual aptitude, creativity, prior experience, influence and agility to design an information security program that addresses the specific challenges facing Informatica. You will ultimately be responsible for creating an organizational culture where information security is engrained into the fabric of standard business operations.
•From a data privacy perspective, you will be responsible for leading Informatica’s global data privacy efforts across the enterprise and within the products we provide to our customers. Your organization will partner cross functionally with Legal and Product Development to define the broad compliance requirements and lead the “Privacy By Design” journey to compliance for the organization from gap analysis through design to development to implementation and to certification.
•You will leverage and share your security expertise and real-world experience with our product development staff by providing insight and education into the security technology landscape and industry best practices. You will gain the reputation as the “Voice of the Customer”, be a key contributor to the development of our data security products, and participate in the full product life cycle as a subject matter expert for the security products that Informatica sells to its customers.
•You will be an inspirational people leader who grows and nurtures a data-driven, high-performance team that is viewed as best-in-class, entrepreneurial, and results oriented. 

Our Ideal Candidate

You are a seasoned executive and inspirational people leader who has designed and implemented a successful information security program at a dynamic, high growth cloud company. You have experience with defining and overseeing the information security strategy across both the internal enterprise as well as with products and customers. You have a track record of success in defining and establishing the operating framework, governance, policies, processes and standards facilitating technology lifecycle management, which includes the development and maintenance of current and future state architecture and roadmaps. You have the reputation for providing secure management of sensitive company and customer information, building high performing teams, and formulating and implementing initiatives to align technology investments with business strategies. You are known as someone who can get things done and can partner with other IT function heads, Legal and Privacy, R&D and Sales to enable the capabilities we need as a practitioner.

Your Responsibilities

•Define, implement and manage a comprehensive IT security program that supports corporate business objectives, ensures adherence to regulatory requirements and continually focuses on improving our security posture
•Collaborate with global, cross functional teams and senior business leaders to provide the corporate vision and define the Information Security strategy; effectively balance the business needs of our internal stakeholders and customers in addition to focusing on adherence to regulatory and compliance needs
•Socialize the resulting strategy to create alignment and support for these goals and initiatives, communicating regularly to ensure that leadership at all levels is informed about efforts and trends impacting the overall effectiveness of the information security programs; determine key performance criteria and metrics
•Identify and advocate for investments to achieve the security strategy by aggressively managing capital and operating budgets and providing thorough ROI analyses to recommended new IT spend, as appropriate
•Lead, recruit, mentor and develop a high performing team of information security technologists, enabling individual career development and progression, and setting a high level of performance expectations; lead by example and foster an environment of innovation, collaboration, quality, excellence and growth
•Use a risk-based approach to provide leadership, direction and prioritization in assessing and evaluating information security risks across the organization with a high level of integrity and discretion, positioning the identified risks with executives and ensuring the execution of the agreed upon mitigation/remediation steps
•Assume responsibility for the ongoing development and implementation of the information security project portfolio, incident response and security policy frameworks, security compliance activities, threat and vulnerability management, as well as administration of the Informatica information security training and awareness program, providing specialized triaging in areas of high sensitivity
•Define, drive and manage the corporate information security technology architecture spanning security solutions across the enterprise, continually keeping abreast of new solutions and positioning them within the enterprise
•Define security requirements to allow for corporate and product compliance to industry standards including HIPAA, PCI, SOC2, SOX, FedRamp, GDPR and other regulatory data handling
•Evangelize compliance requirements across the enterprise partnering with cross functional teams to ensure compliance across the enterprise and when required leading these teams
•Ensure execution of required testing and auditing activities by internal and external parties leading to the successful certification of the company on an on-going basis
•Serve as the Voice of the Customer and trusted advisor to Informatica’s product organization in the development of security products; actively represent Informatica in security-related matters with our customers, industry groups and forums; be visible and enhance the company’s external reputation in the information security space
•Stay abreast of industry trends and cutting edge information security practices as well as the competitive landscape, sharing that information broadly; ensure that customer solutions continue to incorporate effective use of technology

Your Qualifications

•At least 12-15 years of relevant professional experience, ideally within a high tech company, and preferably a portion of which was within an enterprise software company
•Domain expertise (6 or more years) in Information Security management (consulting, enterprise IT operations, Information security, etc.)
•Effective people leader with demonstrated experience in recruiting, motivating, mentoring and growing productive, global security organizations
•Seasoned information security expert with a solid external reputation who has built/led a broad security organization, set strategic direction at the executive level, engaged with senior leaders, influenced/gained consensus on key initiatives, and has a record of measurable results
•Technically conversant and able to be hands on with a demonstrated track record of success in an organization of similar size and scale who influenced growth, strategic direction and change
•Experience implementing risk management programs that can effectively identify, prioritize and manage security related risks for the business; e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, HIPAA and GLBA
•Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to communicate security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical audiences
•Skilled at relationship building and establishing credibility with senior leadership, colleagues, and clients
•Demonstrated experience in development of a comprehensive security program that balances risk and the changing needs and goals of the business
•Demonstrated experience with developing and implementing an information security awareness and training program
•Demonstrated success working with internal audit, external auditors, outside consultants, and legal affairs in a lead capacity
•Demonstrated experience with large-scale projects and transformational initiatives
•Undergraduate degree required; advanced degree a plus
•Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or related certifications strongly desired
•Ability to travel (both domestic and international) as required

City: Redwood City

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Seniority Level: Executive

Alternative Location(s) : Austin, TX

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At Informatica we know diversity drives innovation. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to maintaining a work environment free from discrimination, one where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law and Informatica policy.

Travel Requirement: Up to 25%

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