director cybersecurity, portfolio management

Starbucks Coffee Company • Seattle, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position contributes to Starbucks’ success by serving as a strategic and operational extension of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The role enables execution, alignment, and transparency across the Global Cybersecurity Services organization by coordinating priorities, programs, strategic communications and awareness, and delivery across a diverse cybersecurity portfolio. The director ensures initiatives are aligned to enterprise strategy, risk priorities, and regulatory expectations and are delivered in a disciplined, timely, and effective manner.

Requirements

• Thorough familiarity and expertise with project management tools, techniques, methodologies, and best practices.
• The ability to apply knowledge of and learn new multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities.
• The ability to tell stories and simplify complex work using analysis and data-backed evidence.
• A successful history of developing, leading. and mentoring teams through service delivery and change.
• Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology partners.
• Strong critical thinking skills with a proven track record of delivery.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both orally and in writing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field and/or 10+ years of experience in a cybersecurity role, with a focus on areas such as security operations, incident response, or risk management
• Experience in cybersecurity, technology, risk, or enterprise operations.
• Experience operating at an executive interface and influencing outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and enterprise risk management practices (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001).
• Demonstrated executive communication skills, including preparation of Board-level materials.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains influential working relationships at all levels necessary to advance cybersecurity strategy and enterprise risk outcomes.
• Acts as a trusted advisor and integrator for the CISO across strategy, execution, and communications.
• Partners with senior leadership to identify priority opportunities, align them to enterprise objectives, and drive execution.
• Supports the definition and communication of cybersecurity strategy, operating model, and execution priorities to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborates with cross-functional leaders to ensure alignment with Starbucks business strategy, technology priorities, and risk posture.
• Drives execution discipline across the cybersecurity portfolio, ensuring alignment to approved strategies, roadmaps, and commitments.
• Establishes governance mechanisms, operating rhythms, escalation paths, and decision forums across Global Cybersecurity Services.
• Maintains visibility into delivery progress, dependencies, risks, and trade-offs and escalates issues as needed.
• Supports multi-year planning, prioritization, and sequencing of cybersecurity initiatives across domains and regions.
• Ensures consistent measurement and reporting of outcomes, risks, and performance metrics.
• Translates cybersecurity strategy and risk priorities into coordinated execution across domains such as Identity, Data Protection, Threat Detection & Response, Governance Risk & Compliance, Product Security, and regional teams.
• Facilitates governance and compliance to ensure cybersecurity investments are optimized and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Identifies gaps, overlaps, and execution risks across cybersecurity initiatives and drives resolution.
• Leads synthesis of materials for executive leadership, Audit & Compliance Committee, and Board-level discussions.
• Supports engagement with Legal, Privacy, Finance, and external auditors as required.
• Challenges and inspires partners across Global Cybersecurity Services to achieve enterprise outcomes.
• Provides coaching, feedback, and leadership support to the team, senior leaders, and key contributors.
• Ensures the team is growing in terms of skills, impact, performance management, and career development.
• Supports development of leadership capability, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Promotes a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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

What This Job Offers

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