Director, Cybersecurity and Risk

ASU Enterprise Partners • Scottsdale, AZ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Cybersecurity and Risk leads ASU Enterprise Partners’ security risk reduction efforts across enterprise platforms, third-party technology, and institutional initiatives. As the senior security and risk leader within Technology & Solutions, this role partners with Data Governance, OGC, systems and data teams, affiliates, and vendors to implement security expectations consistently across Microsoft, Google, Workday, Salesforce, and other critical systems. The role focuses on practical risk reduction, secure configuration, access governance, control maturity, data protection, and incident preparedness in partnership with operational technology owners.

The Director owns and advances the security posture of enterprise SaaS and cloud platforms, including identity and access controls, secure configuration, data protection, monitoring, and incident readiness. The role also leads vendor security reviews and security architecture and risk reviews for technology purchases, integrations, platform changes, data initiatives, SaaS implementations, and business process changes.

The Director develops security risk metrics, executive-ready reporting, remediation dashboards, and maturity updates; leads assigned security or risk-focused staff; and represents Technology & Solutions and ASU Enterprise Partners in security, technology risk, vendor security, and institutional trust discussions. The position requires cross-functional collaboration, sound judgment in complex environments, clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and a commitment to ASU Enterprise Partners’ mission and ASU’s vision as the New American University.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, risk management, information systems, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least eight years of experience in information security, technology risk, security operations, IT risk management, or related technology leadership roles.
• At least four years of experience managing employees in a technical environment.
• Experience securing, governing, or assessing enterprise SaaS and cloud platforms such as Microsoft 365, Azure/Entra ID, Google Workspace/Cloud Identity, Workday, Salesforce, or comparable platforms.
• Experience with identity and access management, access governance, privileged access, secure configuration, tenant hardening, data protection, or SaaS governance.
• Experience working cross-functionally with technology, data, legal/procurement, governance/compliance, business, and vendor stakeholders.
• Experience implementing security controls, managing remediation efforts, conducting security reviews, or supporting audit/evidence activities.
• Experience with vendor security reviews, incident response coordination, and security risk communication.
• Strong understanding of security risk management, security controls, incident response readiness, vendor security, identity and access governance, data protection, and modern enterprise technology environments.
• Ability to evaluate information security risk for new initiatives and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Ability to define secure configuration expectations, access control requirements, monitoring needs, and remediation plans for enterprise platforms.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure/Entra ID, Google Workspace/Cloud Identity, Workday, Salesforce, identity and access management, endpoint protection, SaaS governance, cloud security concepts, and data protection practices.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and responsibility regarding sensitive organizational, university, constituent, employee, financial, and business information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals, including executive, legal/procurement, governance/compliance, business, and vendor stakeholders.
• Strong project management, reporting, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to develop executive-ready summaries, remediation dashboards, risk narratives, procedures, standards, and implementation guidance.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to manage complex situations involving numerous and sometimes competing constituencies.
• Strong knowledge of process and quality improvement.
• Commitment to ASU Enterprise Partners’ mission and ASU’s vision as the New American University.
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, strong organization, and ability to handle multiple projects and evolving priorities.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved may qualify.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in cybersecurity, information systems, risk management, business, privacy, or a related field.
• Experience in higher education, nonprofit, SaaS/cloud, privacy-sensitive, financial, fundraising, or regulated environments.
• Experience supporting SOC 2, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, internal controls, external assessments, or audit evidence activities.
• Experience developing security procedures, security standards, control implementation guidance, risk summaries, or stakeholder-facing security materials.
• Experience defining security monitoring and logging requirements.
• Experience coordinating access recertifications, privileged access reviews, service account reviews, platform hardening initiatives, or SaaS security posture assessments.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, Security+, Microsoft Security, Azure Security, Google Cloud Security, or similar security/risk credentials.
• Willingness to complete relevant Microsoft, Google, cloud security, security operations, or risk-related certifications as appropriate to the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead security risk reduction efforts across systems, vendors, processes, and technology initiatives.
• Implement and operationalize security controls with infrastructure, identity, endpoint, data, application, and business teams.
• Support security control alignment, audit readiness, remediation tracking, and evidence collection with governance and compliance stakeholders.
• Track remediation efforts, identify owners, communicate status, and escalate unresolved risks through appropriate channels.
• Translate security risks, technical issues, and control gaps into clear business impact for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop and maintain security procedures, standards, implementation guidance, and operational documentation.
• Own and mature the security posture of enterprise SaaS and cloud platforms, including Microsoft 365, Azure/Entra ID, Google Workspace/Cloud, Workday, and Salesforce.
• Lead oversight of identity and access controls, including MFA, conditional access, SSO, SAML, OAuth, privileged access, role-based access, service accounts, access reviews, and joiner/mover/leaver processes.
• Establish secure configuration standards and review processes for enterprise platforms, including tenant hardening, administrative role governance, external sharing controls, audit logging, data protection settings, and integration/API security.
• Partner with platform, infrastructure, identity, endpoint, cloud, SaaS, data, and application teams to implement security controls consistently.
• Participate in design reviews, access reviews, release readiness conversations, and control reviews where security or risk considerations are relevant.
• Partner with data owners and platform teams to implement data classification, DLP, secure sharing, access monitoring, retention-aligned safeguards, and protections for sensitive information.
• Define security logging, monitoring, alerting, and evidence requirements for enterprise platforms and work with operational teams to ensure detection and response capabilities are in place.
• Support information-flow and risk documentation and safeguards for organizational, subsidiary, university, donor, prospect, and business-sensitive information.
• Support incident response readiness, including response plan maintenance, tabletop participation, documentation, escalation, and post-incident improvement.
• Coordinate with Technology & Solutions, governance/compliance, legal, communications, business units, vendors, and leadership during security incidents as appropriate.
• Manage vendor security reviews, including questionnaires, documentation review, risk identification, and mitigation recommendations.
• Partner with legal, finance, governance, and compliance stakeholders on vendor security requirements, contract considerations, data protection expectations, and remediation commitments.
• Lead security architecture and risk reviews for major technology purchases, integrations, platform changes, data initiatives, SaaS implementations, and business process changes.
• Engage business units to understand initiatives, identify security risks, and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Lead and participate in projects related to information security, security awareness, continuity planning, IT policies, control improvement, and risk mitigation.
• Develop security risk metrics, executive-ready reporting, remediation dashboards, and maturity updates.
• Lead and manage assigned security or risk-focused staff, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, prioritization, performance development, training, and accountability.
• Articulate deliverables, objectives, results, outcomes, milestones, and timelines for security and risk initiatives.
• Represent Technology & Solutions and ASU Enterprise Partners professionally in discussions involving security, technology risk, vendor security, and institutional trust.
• Support planning and management of security-related budgets, vendor spend, and resource needs.

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule, with work from home two days a week.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with matching employer contribution.
• 22 days of vacation time.
• 11 holidays, including the employee’s birthday.
• Parental leave.
• Significant tuition reductions.
• Professional development opportunities; employees are encouraged to explore interests across the organization.
• $30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director