Vice President, Global Cybersecurity & Technology

Valmont Industries, Inc. • Carrollton, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President, Global Cybersecurity & Technology Operations is responsible for defining and leading the enterprise strategy for cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, operational resilience, and global IT operations across the organization’s information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments. This executive leader is accountable for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, availability, resilience, and performance of enterprise systems and infrastructure while enabling secure business growth, digital transformation, manufacturing continuity, and operational excellence. Reporting to the CIO, this position serves as the organization’s top cybersecurity leader (CISO-equivalent) and provides executive leadership across cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance (GRC), security engineering, threat and vulnerability management, global infrastructure platforms, and enterprise IT operations. The role leads through a Director of Cybersecurity and a Director of Infrastructure & Operations, partnering closely with business leaders, digital and application teams, and external stakeholders to support business growth while managing technology risk and operational resilience. This position operates within a complex global manufacturing environment with significant IT and OT dependencies, requiring an executive capable of balancing operational uptime, cybersecurity risk, innovation, scalability, and cost efficiency while maintaining strong enterprise governance and operational execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience spanning cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, and/or IT operations, including leading through managers/directors.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale global teams and platforms.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001), IT infrastructure architecture, and operational best practices.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, or operational technology (OT) environments.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and executive presentation skills, including the ability to brief senior leaders on security posture, incidents, and risk.
• Ability to travel up to 25–40%.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or MBA.
• 15+ years of technology leadership experience in global enterprises.
• Executive-level experience in publicly traded, highly regulated, or manufacturing organizations.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCISO, CISA, ITIL, or GIAC.
• Experience maturing SOC, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, and enterprise resilience programs.
• Strong background in data protection, privacy, and international regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise cybersecurity strategy aligned to business priorities, regulatory requirements, and organizational risk tolerance
• Oversee enterprise governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) programs, including regulatory, customer, and industry requirements (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC, privacy regulations); recommend risk-based security exceptions and partner with the CIO for approval.
• Lead the evolution of enterprise security architecture and Zero Trust capabilities across IT and OT environments
• Provide executive oversight, direction, and investment prioritization (through the Director of Cybersecurity) for security engineering across identity and access management (IAM), network and cloud security, endpoint protection, application security, and OT/ICS security.
• Establish and oversee enterprise third-party and supply chain cybersecurity risk management programs
• Drive enterprise-wide cybersecurity awareness, training, and security culture initiatives
• Ensure effective threat intelligence, security operations (SOC), vulnerability management, penetration testing, and incident response capabilities; serve as the executive leader during high-severity cyber incidents and material events.
• Provide executive-level communication and reporting on cybersecurity risks, maturity, investments, and remediation progress to senior leadership, audit committees, board-level stakeholders, and the CIO.
• Provide executive leadership (through the Director of Infrastructure & Operations) for global IT infrastructure and operations, including networks, data centers, cloud platforms, endpoints, and core enterprise services.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, scalability, and performance of enterprise systems supporting corporate and manufacturing operations, with clear SLAs/OLAs and operational health metrics.
• Oversee IT service management processes (incident, problem, change, and configuration management), establishing consistent global operating rhythms and continuous improvement.
• Own the enterprise disaster recovery (DR), business continuity (BC), backup, and resilience strategy and execution in partnership with business and technology stakeholders.
• Partner with architecture and application teams to define infrastructure and security standards and ensure solutions are secure-by-design, resilient, and aligned with enterprise reference architectures.
• Establish governance models and decision rights that balance operational uptime, performance, cost efficiency, and cybersecurity risk; chair or co-chair relevant security and resilience steering forums in partnership with the CIO.
• Report material technology and cybersecurity risks, incidents, and remediation progress to the CIO and executive leadership; drive a consistent enterprise risk acceptance and exception process.
• Own and manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets and multi-year investment roadmaps for cybersecurity and infrastructure/operations, including vendor strategy, sourcing decisions, and value realization.
• Build, mentor, and retain high-performing teams by leading and developing director-level leaders, strengthening management practices, and maintaining succession plans for critical roles.
• Define and monitor KPIs, SLAs, and maturity metrics to drive measurable improvement across security posture, service reliability, cost efficiency, and audit readiness.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

What This Job Offers

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