Cabot Corporation · 2 hours ago
Head of Digital Security – Billerica, MA - Hybrid
Billerica, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$229K/yr - $332K/yr
8+ years expCabot Corporation is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. They are seeking a Head of Digital Security to lead the global cyber and data security programs, overseeing information and data security across the organization while developing a robust security framework.
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Responsibilities
Define and own a multi-year cybersecurity roadmap and key performance indicators focused on reducing cyber risk
Create quarterly, annual and long-term cyber security and cyber risk management goals, articulate strategies, define metrics, and provide necessary updates to executive leadership and the Board of Directors
Lead Security Incident Response, Third Party Information Security Assessment, Data Protection and Encryption, Identity & Access Management and Privileged User Access to protect customer and employee data
Define cyber security governance and control strategies for emerging technologies such as cloud & containerization, block-chain and distributed computing
Keep well informed of developing security threats, and proactively create strategies to understand and mitigate potential security problems that might arise from acquisitions or other big business moves
Develop, implement, and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise-wide information security and risk management program
Provide strategic and tactical vision around adversary and threat detection, incident response, and asset fortification
Advise the CDIO, executive leadership, and digital leaders on security issues and threats
Responsibility for overseeing the design, testing and Implementation of all IT Security solutions
Oversight of the day-to-day control of the maintenance and monitoring live production environments
Strategic planning, leadership, staff development, training, and adherence to all legal, compliance and regulatory requirements
Definition, Scoping, Creation and execution of IT and Data Security strategies enhancing the reliability and security of the IT systems, projects, and underlying data at your organisation
Overseeing managers and teams that you are responsible for, allocating resources to ensure that staff deliver secure and robust IT solutions to any of the organisations identified and agreed requirements
Overseeing planning and execution of necessary vulnerability audits, penetration testing or forensic IT audits and investigations. Ensure that outputs improve organisation IT Security
Liaise with senior level directors, the organisations board and other key stakeholders plus managers, programmers, and IT Security risk-assessment staff under your remit
Oversee integration of new IT Systems Development with the organisations overall IT, Data, and Information Security policies
Oversee staff training in all the latest security awareness skills, check associated protocols, methodologies and procedures are implemented
Ensure compliance with any related legislation, such as the Data Protection Act, ISO standards or relevant government regulations
Plan budget allocations and associated financial forecasts relating to IT, Data, and Information security
Manage your staff’s technical and personal development, new hires, dispute resolution, redundancy and potentially termination of staff
Liaise with and manage your partners, stakeholders, vendors, and third-party service or solutions providers
Oversee projects, budgets and resources under your remit with a view to ensuring that your organisation gets a favourable return on IT investments in staff, hardware, software and service providers
GRC/Audit responsibility
Qualification
Required
Degree in business administration or a technology-related field required
Relevant professional security management certification(s) required
8+ years of experience in overseeing information, cyber and technology security required
Experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with a global organization
Experience with contract and vendor negotiations and management including managed services
Specific experience in Agile (scaled) software development or other best in class development practices
Experience with Cloud computing/Elastic computing across virtualized environment
In depth project management skills
Good understanding of all current legislation and regulations pertaining to the organization
Successful track record of effective coordination, prioritization, collaboration, organization, and project delivery
Experience in financial forecasting and budget allocation
Knowledge of relevant IT Security related hardware, software, and vendor solutions
An overall understanding of the scripting and source code programming languages, such as C#, C++, .NET, Java, Perl, PHP, Python or Ruby on Rails etc
Practical experience of computer operating systems such as MS Windows, UNIX/Linux
Deep thinking analytical mind with the ability to quickly get to the root cause of issues
You will need to be organized, efficient and able to work unsupervised under your own initiative
Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, and NIST
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high level of personal integrity
Innovative thinking and leadership with an ability to lead and motivate cross-functional, interdisciplinary teams
Benefits
Health benefits on the first day of employment
401K savings plans
Vision
Dental
Annual bonus based on company performance
Company
Cabot Corporation
Cabot is a global performance materials company that delivers a broad range of products and solutions to customers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2024-04-18Grant· $5M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Erica McLaughlin
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy
Matthew Wood
Senior Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials
Recent News
2026-01-15
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