Chief Information Security Officer

🕒 May 14

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Witan Search

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2022

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🤝 B2B

Recruitment • B2B

Witan Search is a specialist executive search and recruitment firm connecting top talent with leading companies in the chemicals, manufacturing, and personal care sectors. With deep industry knowledge and a global network, they provide consultative, integrity-driven hiring services to help businesses secure professionals who drive innovation and growth. Witan Search focuses on executive and specialist hires, prioritising transparency, candidate preparation, and long-term client partnerships.

📋 Description

• Own enterprise cybersecurity strategy and multi-year roadmap in partnership with the CTO • Serve as the executive voice on cybersecurity to the CEO, ELT, board, and Audit Committee, translating technical risk into business and financial terms • Own all SEC cybersecurity disclosure obligations (10-K Item 1C, Item 1.05 material incident determinations, disclosure controls) and executive ownership of cybersecurity-relevant SOX controls • Lead cybersecurity insurance strategy, coverage adequacy, and renewal • Lead executive incident communication and material breach response in coordination with Legal and Investor Relations • Lead, mentor, and develop the existing cybersecurity organisation, including the Director of Cyber Operations • Set cybersecurity strategy across IT, cloud, identity, and end-user computing, aligned with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 • Own the OT and ICS security programme across six global manufacturing sites — bridging IT and OT without disrupting operations • Provide executive cybersecurity oversight for the connected-product platform (millions of users), including secure-by-design standards, DevSecOps, and PCI-DSS compliance for payment products • Own AI cybersecurity strategy: governance for AI tool adoption, deployment of AI-enabled security platforms, and response to AI-enabled offensive threats • Own the third-party cybersecurity risk programme and executive relationships with strategic vendors, MSSPs, audit firms, and outside cyber counsel

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role (CISO, Deputy CISO, VP of Security, or equivalent) • Experience as the named cybersecurity executive at a public company, or senior exposure to SEC cybersecurity disclosure, audit-committee engagement, and SOX cybersecurity controls • Track record of executive and board communication, material incident response, and cybersecurity insurance strategy ownership • Strong working knowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), application security, identity, and modern detection and response • Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field • Senior-level certification: CISSP, CISM, or CISA

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive executive compensation • Benefits package • Remote-first flexibility • Up to 30% travel, including international visits to manufacturing facilities in Europe and Asia