Hybrid Cyber and Compliance Leader

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About the role

  • Cybersecurity & Compliance Leader serving as a strategic partner within Pratt & Whitney Aerospace and Defense. Fostering cybersecurity strategies in business operations and compliance readiness across domains.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the single, business-facing point of accountability for cyber & compliance risk posture within assigned domains.
  • Provide an integrated view of risks spanning IT, OT, cloud, engineering, suppliers, and regulatory environments.
  • Ensure risk decisions are owned, resourced, and prioritized by the business.
  • Embed cybersecurity considerations into business strategies, programs, and major initiatives (e.g., modernization, engineering systems, manufacturing operations).
  • Represent business needs to the cybersecurity, compliance, and Digital Technology organizations to ensure alignment and prioritization.
  • Translate enterprise cyber strategy, standards, and roadmaps into actionable, business-relevant plans.
  • Lead business-facing cyber and compliance governance forums, including risk reviews, program touchpoints, and compliance readiness discussions.
  • Ensure traceability and follow-through on mitigation actions, funding decisions, and risk acceptance.
  • Provide leaders with clear, concise, and actionable insights on posture, gaps, and progress.
  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to maintain audit readiness across relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., CMMC, government customer requirements, RTX policies).
  • Identify control gaps, coordinate business remediation, and ensure evidence and documentation are complete and accurate.
  • Communicate cyber risks, policies, and changes in a clear, tailored, business-friendly manner.
  • Influence leaders and teams through relationship-building and strong cross-functional partnerships.
  • Drive awareness and cultural adoption of secure behaviors and compliance obligations.
  • Define and socialize KPIs, metrics, and indicators of cyber posture aligned with enterprise models.
  • Identify systemic trends and improvement opportunities; partner with technical teams to shape solutions.
  • Promote optimization, innovation, and CORE principles in support of operational excellence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related discipline with 12+ years of prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and 10+ years of experience
  • 10+ years experience in information security practices/frameworks including identifying risks, emerging cyber security threats, and risk mitigation processes
  • Experience across more than one cybersecurity discipline (e.g., security architecture, compliance, vulnerability management, incident response, application security)
  • Experience in team leadership and ability to lead through influence to drive creation and execution of operational plans and service delivery.
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Benefits

  • Parental (including paternal) leave
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Achievement awards
  • Educational assistance
  • Child/adult backup care

Job title

Cyber and Compliance Leader

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$147,000 - $295,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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