Senior Director, Cybersecurity Ops

Travelers • Saint Paul, MN

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About The Position

Cybersecurity operations identifies, protects against, detects, responds to, and disrupts cybersecurity events across Travelers through critical analysis, threat intelligence gathering, and agile cybersecurity techniques. The Senior Director, Cybersecurity Ops leads cybersecurity professionals in timely detection, identification, alerting, and response to possible attacks, intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse, distinguishing incidents and events from benign activities. The role influences leadership support and resources to create a strategy aligned with cybersecurity goals and objectives and reduce overall enterprise risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 7 years of experience working in a technology-related field or role.
• At least 1 year of direct people leadership experience.

Nice To Haves

• Degree or certificate in cybersecurity, computer science, or a related field.
• 8 years of cybersecurity experience, including recognizing and categorizing vulnerabilities and associated attacks and applying cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements.
• 2 years of experience as a technical lead with formal team management.
• Broad knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, network security methodologies, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, authentication, authorization, and access control methods.
• Ability to see the big picture and understand technology and business directions.
• Advanced organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including consulting on projects and presenting information effectively to all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of cybersecurity professionals responsible for detecting, identifying, alerting on, and responding to possible attacks, intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities.
• Distinguish cybersecurity incidents and events from benign activities.
• Oversee protective or corrective measures when a cybersecurity incident or vulnerability is discovered.
• Define and implement policies and procedures to protect critical infrastructure.
• Conduct strategic and tactical planning with internal and external partners across cyber activities.
• Influence leadership support and resources to develop a cybersecurity strategy aligned with organizational goals and reduce enterprise risk.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance for employees and eligible family members, with coverage from the first day of employment.
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match on contributions up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
• Paying it Forward Savings Program contributions to an employee's 401(k) when they make student loan payments.
• A pension plan funded 100% by Travelers.
• At least 20 days of paid time off annually and nine paid company holidays.
• Wellness program with tools, discounts, resources, and caregiving support.
• Mental health program with access to free professional counseling, health coaching, and other resources.
• Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.

What This Job Offers

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