Vice President Cybersecurity & IT Operations

Since 1967, Jet Aviation has been crafting flight in its smoothest form. From one hangar in Basel, Switzerland, to over 5,000 employees, and some 50 locations worldwide. Aircraft Management, Aircraft Sales, Charter, Completions, Government Services, FBO, Fixed and Rotary Wing Maintenance, and Staffing. Behind every seamless Jet Aviation experience, is a team of dedicated professionals perfecting the art of flight. The artisans of aviation. The craft that brings our customers’ journey to life. In the hangar, on the ground, and behind the scenes. Enabling global flight, with passion. 

Position Summary

Jet Aviation is seeking a strategic, credible, and people-focused Vice President, Cybersecurity & IT Operations to report to the CIO and lead our global cybersecurity program, IT operations strategy, technology roadmap, and service delivery. This role balances security, operational resilience, business enablement, service quality, and long-term scalability across a global aviation business. This is a highly collaborative leadership role for someone who builds trust across IT, business functions, customers, auditors, and global teams. The successful candidate will be comfortable presenting to executives and broader employee audiences, adapting their communication to the situation, and staying personally connected to the teams and projects they lead. This is not an ivory-tower role: you will be involved in projects, accessible to the team, and expected to get to know the individuals across IT personally.

You will serve as a trusted partner to Lines of Business, executive and functional leaders, customers, contracts, Legal, Compliance, Risk, HR, General Dynamics, auditors, and external providers. From guiding security and privacy clauses in customer contracts to responding to customer assessments, you will help the business reach practical, secure solutions wherever possible—and clearly articulate the “why” when requirements or risks limit available options.

Cybersecurity will be a particularly important area of focus, including the continued development of our security strategy, risk and compliance posture, customer security assessments, incident response, data privacy, and related assurance activities. You will help Jet Aviation maintain a strong and practical security environment—one that protects our business while enabling our teams to serve customers effectively. You will lead our Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) and our cybersecurity audits, participate in many other internal, external, and statutory audits, and co-lead our Data Governance Committee.

You will inherit a strong team, not a broken one, and have the opportunity to help drive us to version 2.0 of our strategy, technology stack, operating model, and team, including infrastructure, evolving the cybersecurity and IT Operations posture and technology stack, and suing automation and AI to create efficiencies and reduce risk.. You will be accountable for results and empowered with the authority to make the changes your team needs to succeed, including owning your budget, vendors, personnel decisions, organizational development, cybersecurity strategy, and IT roadmaps.

Success will require more than technical expertise. You will be highly visible across Jet Aviation, comfortable presenting to executives, peer leaders, auditors, customers, and global users, and skilled at adapting your communication to your audience. You will build relationships across regions and stay closely connected to the people, projects, and business priorities you support. Public speaking should be something you enjoy, and you should be able to explain a complex topic in a clear, relevant, and approachable way with a “know your audience” style.

This role is an office-based position, on a hybrid schedule, working at least four times weekly from the office. The posted salary ranges will default to that of your regional location and will not include any premiums. The baseline range for this exempt position will be as follows: $200,000 - $250,000 plus a performance-based bonus up to 35% of annual salary.

Your Role

You will:

• Lead global cybersecurity governance, risk management, audits, security awareness, threat and vulnerability management, identity and access management, incident response, and resilience planning.
• Lead our Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), develop communication plans, and ensure policies and procedures remain current and compliant; co-lead the Data Governance Committee.
• Lead our cybersecurity audits and participate in many other audits, including General Dynamics internal audits and external and statutory audits in the countries where we operate.
• Oversee IT Operations across infrastructure, communications systems, networks, cloud services, on-premises environments, and operational platforms.
• Establish clear priorities, performance measures, service expectations, and continual-improvement initiatives across Cybersecurity and IT Operations.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to understand their needs and guide them toward secure, compliant, and effective solutions.
• Represent Jet Aviation with General Dynamics, including participation in the GD Cyber Council and collaboration with CIOs and CISOs across the other General Dynamics companies.
• Build strong relationships across a globally dispersed IT organization and help create meaningful ways for teams to connect, collaborate, and grow.
• Be a visible, hands-on leader who gets involved in projects, stays accessible, personally gets to know team members across IT, and mentors and supports their career development.
• Travel internationally across the US, EMEA, and APAC to meet stakeholders and strengthen global partnerships.
• Join regular calls across the US, EMEA, and APAC; this is a truly global role, and many meetings will fall in the early morning or late at night.

What We Provide

• You will be handed a strong, collaborative Cybersecurity and IT Operations team committed to continual improvement. There is always room to improve, and you will have the opportunity to help drive us to version 2.0 of our strategy, technology stack, operating model, and team.
• You will join an IT leadership team that is not afraid of change, supports one another, and is safe enough to challenge one another and debate constructively. We would rather be challenged with a different perspective than stick with the status quo.
• You will be accountable for results and have the authority to make the changes needed to support your team’s success: you will manage your budget, make personnel decisions, and own your vendors and organizational structure.
• As part of the General Dynamics family, you will represent Jet Aviation on the GD Cyber Council and work closely with the CIOs and CISOs of the other nine GD companies, a valuable network for sharing ideas and collaborating.
• Your career matters to us. We have budget for conferences and training, and we strongly encourage involvement in industry organizations.
• At this level, there will be times when the work is demanding and the hours are long. This is a truly global role with regular calls across the US, EMEA, and APAC, which can mean a very long day or a pre-dawn or late-night meeting. We understand the impact and try to create flexibility to help you maintain a personal life, and we make a point of finding ways to laugh, decompress, and support one another along the way.

Who You Are

You are an experienced technology executive who combines strategic vision, cybersecurity expertise, and strong operational judgment. You are comfortable leading at enterprise level while remaining connected to the people, systems, and business priorities affected by your decisions.

You bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise cybersecurity programs and global IT operations in a complex, distributed organization.
• Experience developing cybersecurity strategies and multi-year roadmaps based on people, process, and technology gaps.
• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk management, threat and vulnerability management, security awareness, security policies, security engineering, identity and access management, incident response, and third-party cyber risk.
• Experience establishing or maintaining an Information Security Management System and aligning security practices with corporate, regulatory, customer, and industry requirements.
• Strong understanding of business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resilience, and response planning for significant cyber or technology disruptions.
• Experience overseeing IT operations across infrastructure, communications systems, networks, end-user computing, cloud services, on-premises environments, and operational platforms.
• A track record of improving service availability, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency through effective operating models, controls, processes, and continual improvement.
• Experience with SOX, ISO standards or certifications, US and international data-protection laws, export-controlled information, customer security assessments, and regulatory or statutory audits.
• The ability to assess business technology requirements, guide stakeholders toward secure and practical solutions, and balance security controls with user experience and customer needs.
• Experience communicating cybersecurity awareness topics, policy changes, and technology controls clearly to executives, technical teams, business leaders, customers, and global users.
• A demonstrated interest in innovation, including the use of automation and AI to improve processes, increase efficiency, and reduce risk. You have questioned the status quo and changed a process people had accepted simply because “that’s how we’ve always done it.”
• Strong experience managing budgets, vendors, contracts, sourcing strategies, service performance, and globally dispersed teams.
• A collaborative, coaching-oriented leadership style focused on engagement, capability development, succession planning, and career growth.
• Strong personal values aligned with Jet Aviation: trust, honesty, alignment, and transparency.
• A bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field—or equivalent professional experience—is required. CISSP certification is preferred.

Why Jet Aviation?

You will join a company with Swiss roots, a global footprint, and the stability of General Dynamics behind it. Across approximately 50 locations and more than 80 nationalities, Jet Aviation offers a genuinely international environment and career opportunities across multiple areas of business aviation, including corporate function, MRO, completions, FBO, aircraft management, charter, staffing, and government programs.

Additional Details

Jet Aviation is committed to selecting the best leaders through a thorough and structured hiring process. Candidates who move forward will engage with executive leadership and key stakeholders in a multi-stage review process. As part of our commitment to safety and security, all selected candidates must successfully pass pre-employment requirements before finalizing employment.

At Jet Aviation eligible employees can enjoy a comprehensive package that fuels your passions both inside and outside of work. Your health and well-being matter to us.  That’s why we offer a competitive benefit package that includes health, dental & vision insurance, matching 401(k), health savings and flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, employee assistance programs, health and wellness awards, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans