Chief Information Security Officer

Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Confidential Global Manufacturing Company, Bloomington, MN (Minneapolis–St. Paul) | Onsite | Relocation availableA global industrial manufacturer is hiring its first Vice President and CISO, a highly visible role with direct Board exposure. You'll protect global operations, manufacturing plants, connected products, intellectual property and people. You'll also prepare the company for a fast-changing threat landscape and help it adopt AI responsibly.What you'll doBuild and execute the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, operating model, transformation roadmap and investment portfolio.Lead security operations, threat detection and hunting, incident response, cyber intelligence, security engineering and architecture, identity, application and product security, and GRC.Raise OT and plant security across global sites, including Purdue model segmentation, OT risk management and ransomware resilience. You'll also select and quickly deploy OT visibility tools such as Claroty or Nozomi.Advise the CEO, CFO, CHRO, executive team and Board on material cyber risk in clear business language.Lead preparedness, response and recovery for major incidents, and redesign disaster recovery, business continuity and crisis management.Build intelligence-led defense using MITRE ATT&CK, threat intel and trusted government and industry partnerships.Mature governance and compliance across SOX, CMMC Level 2, ITAR, NIST, ISO 27001 and privacy obligations.Embed secure-by-design practices into product development, cloud modernization, acquisitions and AI initiatives.Develop a strong global team, lift B+ performers to A-level results, make hard org calls and build a succession bench.Travel up to 25%.What you bring10+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience (15 is ideal), including 7+ years leading enterprise teams across multiple security disciplines in a complex global environment.Deep OT and industrial control system security experience in manufacturing, critical infrastructure, defense or aerospace.Board-facing experience and executive presence, with the ability to operate as a peer to senior business leaders.A track record of building enterprise security programs and leading response to major incidents.Defense and regulatory literacy with CMMC Level 2 and ITAR. Intelligence community awareness or ties are a strong plus.Fluency with a modern stack: CrowdStrike (including MDR), Microsoft security, SailPoint, Varonis and OT visibility platforms.A working understanding of AI governance and securing AI.A bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, IT, engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience. CISSP, CISM or GIAC and a master's degree are preferred.Success in 12 to 24 monthsLeaders are aligned on a risk-based strategy and roadmap.Risk is measurably lower across corporate, cloud, plant, OT, product and third-party environments.Incident and recovery plans have been tested.The Board trusts its security reporting.The security leadership bench is strong.