CISO

Overview:

Every moment of every day, people all over the world turn to Panasonic to make their lives simpler, more enjoyable, more productive and more secure. Since our founding almost a century ago, we’ve been committed to improving peoples’ lives and making the world a better place–one customer, one business, one innovative leap at a time. Come join our journey!

Responsibilities:

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Meet the Recruiter: Amber Smallwood

 

What You'll Get To Do:

The CISO is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and advancing the enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy in alignment with business objectives and emerging risk landscapes. Operating within a shared services organization and reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), this role provides thought leadership, oversight, and direction across cybersecurity engineering, governance, and operations (including the Security Operations Center). The CISO will collaborate with senior IT and business leaders to drive a proactive, risk-based approach to security that enables innovation and resilience.

 

Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy and Program Leadership

• Lead the creation and evolution of the long-term cybersecurity vision and strategic roadmap.
• Align cybersecurity investments and priorities with enterprise risk appetite, regulatory demands, and business strategy.
• Serve as a key advisor to the CIO and other senior executives on cyber risk, emerging threats, and security-related business impacts.
• Translate technical security requirements into actionable business-focused plans.
• Monitor industry trends, threat intelligence, and emerging technologies to inform strategic direction.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

• Drive the development and enforcement of enterprise-wide cybersecurity policies, standards, and frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legal and regulatory frameworks
• Lead enterprise cybersecurity risk assessments and guide business units in risk treatment planning.
• Engage with internal audit, legal, and compliance teams to manage regulatory obligations and audit readiness.
• Promote accountability and transparency through structured governance and reporting mechanisms.

Cross-Functional Leadership in a Shared Services Environment

• Act as the cybersecurity leader within a shared services model, supporting multiple business units with diverse needs.
• Build strong relationships with IT, operations, legal, compliance, and business leaders to embed security in enterprise projects and operational practices.
• Ensure scalable, flexible security services that address both enterprise and business-specific priorities.
• Represent cybersecurity in enterprise governance committees and project steering groups.

Oversight of Security Architecture and Operations

• Provide leadership and strategic oversight for security engineering, infrastructure protection, and operations.
• Ensure the Security Operations Center (SOC) functions effectively with clear escalation paths and continuous improvement.
• Support adoption of secure architecture and development practices, including cloud and hybrid environments.
• Guide technology selection and integration efforts aligned to strategic objectives.
• Drive the automation of processes to reduce mean time to containment

Culture, Awareness, and Communication

• Promote a culture of cybersecurity awareness and accountability at all levels of the organization.
• Lead efforts to improve employee understanding of cyber risk through education and training.
• Communicate complex security topics in business-relevant terms to executives and staff.
• Champion security as a business enabler and advocate for risk-informed decision-making.
• Ability to motivate a team while fostering engagement and empowerment

Qualifications:

What You'll Bring:

 

Education & Experience:  Degree required/preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or information security, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership or strategic planning role.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide security programs and aligning cybersecurity initiatives with business goals.
• Proven ability to oversee diverse security functions such as governance, risk, compliance, security engineering, and security operations.
• Experience operating in a shared services or matrixed organizational model is strongly preferred.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Certified Information Systems Security Professional [CISSP], Certified Information Security Manager [CISM], Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control [CRISC]) are preferred.

 

Problem Solving: Complexity of problems

• Must be able to assess and respond to dynamic and complex cybersecurity risks in real time.
• Capable of balancing tactical incident response needs with long-term strategic risk mitigation planning.
• Expected to interpret and apply regulatory and legal requirements to a variety of business and technology environments.
• Responsible for solving cross-functional challenges involving security, compliance, operations, and IT architecture.
• Must make high-impact decisions with limited information during critical incidents or evolving threat situations.
• Ability to design scalable, risk-informed solutions that support both enterprise and business-unit objectives.

 

Communications: Key communications contacts (internal/external) and level of persuasion required

• Must effectively communicate with executive leadership, technical teams, business stakeholders, regulators, and third parties.
• Ability to translate complex cybersecurity concepts into plain language for non-technical audiences.
• Skilled in presenting risk, performance, and program updates to senior executives, boards, and oversight committees.
• Capable of influencing and building consensus across multiple departments and organizational levels.
• Expected to lead cybersecurity awareness campaigns and foster open dialogue on security issues across the enterprise.

 

Other Requirements: e.g. Working conditions, physical requirements, travel, etc.

• Domestic and International travel required up to 50%.
• Must stay current with industry trends, threat intelligence, and emerging technologies.
• Demonstrated leadership, integrity, and discretion in handling sensitive or confidential information.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly visible role with enterprise-wide influence.
• 7x24x365 as required.
• Maintain a strong relationship with Federal, State, and International law enforcement

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:

Panasonic prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs –Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. 

 

The wage range of $250,000 - $275,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

 

​We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!​

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic.

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