Senior Manager, Pre-Close Security
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Senior cybersecurity deal lead assessing risks across Johnson & Johnson acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions. Translating technical diligence into closing, Day 1, and post-close security decisions.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary ISRM A&D cybersecurity lead for assigned transactions
- Coordinate diligence activities, assessment timelines, evidence needs, and documentation for deal teams and leadership
- Evaluate target environments across security architecture, identity, network, endpoint, cloud, application security, data protection, vulnerability management, incident response, third-party risk, and cyber resilience
- Lead questionnaire review, management meeting preparation, outside-in assessment coordination, documentation analysis, follow-up inquiries, advisor engagement, and evidence consolidation
- Translate technical findings into recommendations for risk acceptance, contractual protections, closing conditions, Day 1 priorities, remediation costs, integration dependencies, and post-close commitments
- Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, Privacy, Finance, Technology Services, ISRM owners, business technology teams, external advisors, and deal sponsors
- Escalate material risk issues through the Director and appropriate governance channels
- Translate diligence findings into Day 1 objectives, minimum security expectations, TSA considerations, risk register entries, dependency tracking, and handoff materials
- Improve diligence playbooks, questionnaires, risk taxonomies, scoring methods, templates, dashboards, reporting routines, intake workflows, and evidence standards
- Guide managers, analysts, advisors, and cross-functional contributors while promoting accountability, mentoring, lessons learned, and consistent A&D cybersecurity methods
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline
- 8+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, information risk management, technology delivery, security architecture, M&A transaction support, due diligence, integration or separation, or related disciplines
- Experience leading or materially supporting cybersecurity due diligence, acquisition assessments, divestiture assessments, third-party security reviews, or complex risk assessments in time-sensitive business environments
- Strong technical background across security architecture, identity and access management, cloud and infrastructure security, endpoint security, network security, application security, data protection, vulnerability management, incident response, logging and monitoring, third-party risk, and cyber resilience
- Ability to analyze fragmented or incomplete diligence evidence, identify risk themes, ask effective follow-up questions, troubleshoot technical ambiguity, and distinguish material transaction risk from routine operational findings
- Experience translating technical cybersecurity findings into business-focused recommendations, risk narratives, remediation priorities, Day 1 considerations, contractual inputs, and post-close handoff requirements
- Working knowledge of privacy, legal, regulatory, and enterprise security obligations relevant to regulated global environments
- Understanding of NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, NIST 800-series publications, GDPR, HIPAA, and other applicable requirements
- Experience coordinating multiple workstreams, stakeholders, vendors, advisors, and deadlines across concurrent deals or complex programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to operate with confidentiality, urgency, sound judgment, and professionalism in ambiguous, high-pressure transaction environments
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) preferred
- Preferred experience as a cybersecurity Deal Lead or workstream lead for acquisitions, divestitures, licensing transactions, minority investments, strategic partnerships, or joint ventures
- Preferred experience developing or operating A&D cybersecurity diligence playbooks, questionnaires, control libraries, risk-scoring methods, issue logs, decision records, RACI models, and handoff criteria
- Preferred experience performing outside-in cyber assessments, threat exposure reviews, breach history analysis, vendor risk analysis, or technical architecture reviews
- Preferred experience in regulated healthcare, pharmaceutical, MedTech, manufacturing, life sciences, or similarly complex global environments
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP, CCSK, or equivalent credentials preferred
Benefits:
- Retirement plan (pension)
- Savings plan (401(k))
- Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours per calendar year for employees residing in Colorado; 56 hours per calendar year for employees residing in Washington
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
- Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis if approved by the Company
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