director cybersecurity, assurance services
About The Position
This job contributes to Starbucks success by leading multiple teams of cybersecurity professionals that are tasked with the planning, coordination, and continual improvement of enterprise-wide cybersecurity programs. The director of assurance services provides leadership to the application security, enterprise vulnerability management, and red teams. A successful director at Starbucks is a self-starter, a natural problem solver, collaborative, and able to work well with adversity and ambiguity. You should have strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, a deep technical understanding of modern cybersecurity threats, and a validated track record of a hands-on approach to leading and maturing programs in highly targeted environments at scale. Success for the role will be the delivery of a world class program that is positioned to address, contain, and drive successful resolution to any cybersecurity situation. Models and acts in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience working in an information technology discipline
- 8+ years of experience in Cybersecurity
- 8+ years of experience of leading and developing highly performing teams
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Demonstrated ability to lead the day-to-day tasks of diverse teams, while effectively influencing senior leadership
- Demonstrated ability to develop teams and mentor staff
- Proven ability to manage and facilitate annual operating budgets and strategic planning
- Proven ability to thrive in ambiguity
- Excellent problem-solving abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid business acumen
- Acts with integrity and dependability
- A strong bias for action coupled with a high standard of delivery
Nice To Haves
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CIPM, or others focused on cybersecurity, data privacy or information risk management.
- Previous experience leading a red team function.
Responsibilities
- Models leadership behaviors that are grounded in Starbucks Mission and Values.
- Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to ensure the organization promotes a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results.
- Supports the implementation of enterprise programs, procedures, methods, and practices to promote Starbucks key messages and achieve a competitive advantage.
- Plan and manage process and practices to ensure delivery of a world class Cybersecurity program.
- Establishes key performance indicators and proactively reports to stakeholders on performance of Cybersecurity activities and metrics, and related risk posture.
- Responsible for metrics and clear communication on the state of the work group and associated programs.
- Partner with other teams to continuously improve and advance the organizations operational security capabilities.
- Define, build, and operate world class application security, vulnerability management and red team operation programs.
- Build and lead a team that supports each other, makes others feel welcome, and succeeds (or fails) together.
- Challenge and inspire your team to achieve world class results.
- Support partners in their career growth.
- Oversees training and development of partners directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.
- Defines and maintains processes, procedures, and expectations for the work group’s support responsibilities.
- Ensures that the appropriate support documentation exists.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
- short-term and long-term disability
- paid parental leave
- family expansion reimbursement
- paid vacation from date of hire
- sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
- eight paid holidays
- two personal days per year.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
- Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
- incentivized emergency savings
- financial well-being tools.
- 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
- student loan management resources
- access to other educational opportunities.
- backup care
- DACA reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
