VP, Cyber Defense Operations (CDO)

The Vice President, Cyber Defense Operations (CDO) will be a key senior leader within the new Versant Cyber organization. This individual is responsible for building a threat-based cyber defense program that is inclusive of Versant’s mission, lines of business, and defending its competitive advantage. This individual is a visionary, thought leader, and motivator.  They are expected to provide influence and strategic direction to the Versant Cyber mission and its goals and objectives. This individual reports directly to the Chief Information Security Officer and will interact with various key stakeholders within the Cyber organization and drive relationship management across the Versant business areas.  Responsibilities: Key areas of focus for the VP, CDO include establishing and maintaining a modern incident response program with advanced detection engineering and threat hunting capabilities, leading a 24/7 SOC, driving vulnerability management, running penetration testing services, and bringing strong business acumen to investigations and insider threats. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following activities: Responsible for the strategic direction of the CDO organization, its transformation, and engagement/integration across Versant business areas and executive leadership.  Expected to provide regular status updates to Versant Cyber leadership and business area stakeholders regarding CDO organization current state, growth/advancement, and engagement requirements. Promote, foster, and advocate for an environment of collaboration, diversity, and inclusion.  Directly responsible for defending Versant from cyber security threats to include but not limited to vulnerability management, attack surface management, network monitoring, incident response, forensics, threat intelligence, threat hunting, eDiscovery, proactive security defense, and driving tactical and strategic remediation focused on risk reduction. Expected to be an advocate and key influencer to drive the Versant Cyber mission with understanding of business area challenges and methods to effectively drive collaboration and risk reduction. Responsible for functional leadership of the CDO organization to include but not limited to training planning, career growth, motivation, mentoring, accountability, conflict resolution, performance evaluations, and establishing business rhythms. Collaborate and drive productivity and effective integration with adjacent Versant Cyber functions and specifically the synergies required across the security stack and technology platforms. Responsible for obtaining, seeking, addressing, and integrating business area feedback into daily operations and the strategic growth and maturity of the CDO organization. Responsible for transformation and maintaining a Cyber Defense program designed to provide value to Versant’s various lines of business, industries it operates, and to protect Versant resources from current and emerging cyber threats.