Director Enterprise Cybersecurity

Job Requirements

Why work for us?  
 
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we are delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.   
 
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.  
 
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with a global reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we are always looking for top talent ready to bring their best.  Come grow with us!

What You'll Do

Define and Drive Cybersecurity Strategy

• Develop and execute a multi-year cybersecurity strategy aligned to Alkegen's business objectives and risk appetite.
• Establish cybersecurity roadmaps, investment priorities, and transformation programs.
• Identify emerging threats, risks, and opportunities that impact the business.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CIO and executive leadership team.
• Drive continuous improvement in cybersecurity maturity, resilience, and readiness.

Own Cyber Governance and Risk Management

• Lead enterprise cybersecurity governance, standards, policies, and control frameworks.
• Oversee cyber risk assessments, risk mitigation programs, and executive risk reporting.
• Ensure alignment with recognized frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, and industry-specific requirements.
• Establish meaningful metrics and executive dashboards to measure security effectiveness.
• Present cybersecurity risks and recommendations to senior leadership.

Lead Managed Security Services Governance

• Serve as Alkegen's primary cybersecurity leader and executive counterpart to managed service providers.
• Establish service expectations, accountability, escalation paths, and performance measures.
• Govern provider performance through KPIs, SLAs, audits, and continual improvement initiatives.
• Ensure security service providers deliver against business expectations and contractual commitments.
• Independently evaluate and challenge service provider recommendations when necessary.
• Maintain an internal security capability capable of governing providers rather than relying on them.

Provide Security Architecture Leadership

• Own enterprise security architecture and technology standards.
• Drive security-by-design principles across infrastructure, cloud, applications, data, identity, and operational technology.
• Lead strategy for:
  • Identity & Access Management
  • Cloud Security
  • Data Protection
  • Email Security
  • Security Operations
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Network Security
  • OT Security
  • Incident Response & Resilience

Lead Cybersecurity Incident Preparedness

• Own executive coordination during significant cybersecurity incidents.
• Ensure incident response, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience plans are maintained and tested.
• Lead executive communications and briefings during security events.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives following incidents.

Strengthen Operational Technology (OT) Security

• Partner with manufacturing and operations leaders to secure industrial environments.
• Define OT cybersecurity standards, governance, and architecture.
• Improve visibility, segmentation, access controls, and resilience across manufacturing sites.
• Align OT security initiatives with enterprise cybersecurity objectives.

Manage Compliance and Regulatory Readiness

• Support internal and external audits.
• Ensure cybersecurity controls meet regulatory, customer, and contractual obligations.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit, and operational leaders on security risk management.
• Maintain audit-ready processes and documentation across the cybersecurity program.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of cybersecurity experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
• 5+ years leading enterprise cybersecurity programs within a complex global organization.
• Demonstrated experience managing and governing Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) or large-scale IT managed service providers.
• Experience defining cybersecurity strategy and security roadmaps.
• Experience supporting manufacturing and operational technology environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud, infrastructure, identity, data protection, and cyber risk management.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive organizational change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• Experience leading cybersecurity programs within a global manufacturing organization.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity during acquisitions, integrations, and business transformation initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, Zero Trust architecture, and modern cyber defense frameworks.

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP
• CISM
• CRISC
• CGEIT
• GIAC certifications
• ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor

Leadership Competencies

The successful candidate will:

• Think strategically while executing pragmatically.
• Lead confidently in executive and board-level discussions.
• Translate technical risk into clear business impact.
• Build trust and credibility across technology and business functions.
• Hold service providers accountable for measurable results.
• Develop strong teams and foster a culture of accountability.
• Drive security transformation while balancing operational realities.

Most importantly, this leader must possess the expertise, confidence, and business acumen to govern a world-class cybersecurity managed service organization. We are looking for someone who can direct the provider, challenge the provider, and elevate Alkegen's cybersecurity capabilities beyond what any external partner alone can deliver.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.