Director, Supply Chain Security

ASSA ABLOY • Austin, TX

10d • Remote

About The Position

As part of the Product Security and Privacy team, you will own and lead the corporate-wide Product Supply Chain Security program. You will lead a team that will establish and operationalize the standards, policies, and technical capabilities required to ensure the integrity, security, and trustworthiness of software from development through build, distribution, and deployment across a diverse portfolio of products and environments. Accountable for the consistency, scalability, and defensibility of supply chain security practices, you will ensure that controls are not only defined but effectively implemented and enforced in partnership with IT and Information Security teams. You will operate at a strategic level, building and leading a team responsible for securing source code, build systems, third-party components, and deployment environments, while enabling product teams to adopt secure-by-design practices through standardized architectures and processes.

Requirements

• Experience designing, building, or leading software supply chain security, DevSecOps security, or related programs within a product security or application security context.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, and build systems.
• Experience defining and implementing security controls for source code management, build environments, and software artifact handling.
• Working knowledge of software supply chain security frameworks and concepts (e.g., SLSA, SBOM, software provenance).
• Experience with code signing, cryptographic principles, and secure key management practices.
• Experience collaborating with IT and Information Security teams to implement and enforce security controls.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to product and supply chain security, such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
• Strong ability to define scalable policies, standards, and governance models across large organizations.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical risks into business impact.
• Experience operating in large-scale, multi-product environments with distributed engineering and DevOps teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience implementing or managing SBOM programs and third-party/open source risk management processes is preferred.
• Experience securing cloud-native and containerized development environments is preferred.
• Experience with manufacturing, embedded systems, or factory deployment environments is preferred.
• Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies is preferred.
• Experience building and leading high-performing security teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Defining and maintaining the enterprise Supply Chain Security framework, including policies, standards, and processes governing source code, building systems, artifacts, and deployment environments.
• Establishing and enforcing standards for secure storage, accessing, and transferring of source code, including repository protections, branching controls, and access governance.
• Defining security requirements for CI/CD pipelines and building environments, including isolation, hardening, least-privilege access, and protection against tampering.
• Defining and operationalizing software provenance and traceability requirements to ensure the authenticity and integrity of software throughout the lifecycle.
• Establishing processes and standards for evaluating and managing third-party vendors, suppliers, and open source components, including security assessment and ongoing risk monitoring.
• Defining and enforcing SBOM requirements, including generation, storage, and usage in vulnerability and compliance processes.
• Coordinating with operations and manufacturing teams, establishing security standards and validation processes for manufacturing, factory, and deployment environments where software is integrated into products.
• Defining and governing the secure management of secrets, keys, and cryptographic material used in development and build systems, in coordination with enterprise security teams.
• Partnering with IT and Information Security teams to ensure supply chain security controls are implemented, monitored, and enforced across development and build environments.
• Collaborating with Product Security and Privacy Architects to embed secure coding and security controls into building environments and CI/CD pipelines through standardized “paved road” solutions.
• Establishing mechanisms to validate control effectiveness and detect non-compliance or drift across pipelines, build systems, and artifact repositories.
• Developing metrics, reporting, and dashboards to measure supply chain security posture, control coverage, and adherence across the organization.
• Providing executive-level reporting and insights on software supply chain risk and control effectiveness.
• Leading audit and assessment readiness for supply chain security controls and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, including the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
• Building and leading a team responsible for supply chain security architecture, tooling, governance, and operational coordination.
• Acting as the central authority for software supply chain security across the organization.
• Establishing a scalable, federated operating model enabling product teams to securely develop, build, and deploy software while adhering to centralized standards.
• Partnering with Engineering, DevOps, Product Security, Legal, Procurement, and Compliance teams to ensure consistent adoption and execution of supply chain security practices.
• Ensuring consistent implementation of supply chain security controls across a large and diverse product portfolio and multiple technology domains.
• Providing strategic direction for continuous improvement of supply chain security capabilities, including tooling, processes, and organizational practices.
• Supporting regulatory audits, customer inquiries, and internal assessments related to software supply chain security.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and rewards package
• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance
• A vibrant, welcoming & inclusive culture
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential
• To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed