Secure MA&D Principal

Position Summary
TheSecure MA&D (Mergers Acquisitions & Divestitures) Principalleadsand is responsible forpre-closecybersecurityduediligence for mergers acquisitions divestitures andotherstrategic transactions.This roleidentifies cyber risks estimates remediation and integration costs manages third-party diligence partners transfers findings to security capability owners and supports Day 1 readiness planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead pre-close cybersecurity due diligence for assigned MA&D transactions.
• Review target-company security posture documentation interviews and assessment results.
• Identify key cyber risks control gaps compliance concerns and Day 1 readiness issues.
• Translate technical findings into clear business operational and financial impacts.
• Manage third-party cybersecurity diligence providers including scope timelines deliverables and quality of findings.
• Develop preliminary cost estimates for remediation integration tooling licensing labor and ongoing run support.
• Partner with Finance Corporate Development Legal IT and Information Security teams to validate risks assumptions and costs.
• Transfer diligence findings risks and open items to security capability owners before close.
• Support Day 1 readiness planning by identifying minimum required controls dependencies and immediate post-close actions.
• Maintain clear documentation of risks decisions assumptions action items and handoffs.
• Improve Secure MA&D diligence templates playbooks cost models and reporting materials.

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Candidate Requirements

• 10 years of experience in cybersecurity information risk security consulting M&A due diligence or security program leadership.
• Experience leading cybersecurity assessments risk reviews diligence activities or integration planning.
• Strong understanding of core security domains including IAM endpoint security vulnerability management cloud security data protection security operations GRC and third-party risk.
• Ability to explain cyber risks in business terms and connect findings to cost timing compliance and operational impact.
• Experience developing high-level remediation integration and run-cost estimates.
• Strong vendor-management and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including executive-level summaries and decision materials.
• Ability to manage multiple confidential transactions and competing priorities.
• Bachelors degree preferred; PMP (or equivalent formal project management certification) and CRISC strongly preferred
• Additional relevant certifications such as CISSP CISM CISA or CCSP are a plus.

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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