Sr. Manager, Cyber Incident Response

Abbott Laboratories • St. Paul, MN

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About The Position

As the Sr. Manager, Cyber Incident Response, you will lead a high-performing team of cybersecurity professionals responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and responding to complex cyber threats across the global enterprise. You will oversee the strategic and operational execution of incident response capabilities, ensuring rapid containment and recovery from cyber incidents while continuously improving our defense posture. This role is pivotal in protecting our data, systems, customers, and brand reputation. You will collaborate across business units, IT, and executive leadership to drive incident response maturity and resilience.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity and/or IT crisis-management.
• 3+ years of experience in a leadership or management capacity.
• Proven experience managing global or enterprise-scale incident response operations.
• In-depth business acumen and demonstrate the ability to assimilate cyber concepts quickly
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present ideas and results to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of SIEM, EDR, SOAR, NDR, and CTI platforms.
• Good knowledge on new developments in cyber services capabilities and industry knowledge.
• Good working knowledge of information security principles, techniques and standards.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Industry certifications such as GIAC (GCIH, GCFA, GREM), OSCP, or CISSP preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance).
• Passion for mentoring and developing cybersecurity talent.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Global Cyber Incident Response team, including mentorship, performance management, and career development.
• Oversee the lifecycle of cybersecurity incidents: preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident analysis.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks, escalation protocols, and operational procedures aligned with industry frameworks.
• Coordinate cross-functional response efforts during major incidents and ensure timely communication with stakeholders.
• Drive threat hunting initiatives and proactively identify gaps in detection and response capabilities.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity, IT, and business teams to ensure cohesive threat defense.
• Present incident summaries, threat landscape assessments, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements related to incident response.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement through lessons learned, metrics, and training programs.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees