Hybrid Associate Director, Cyber Defense Business Engagement

at Kerr Dental

• Job title: Associate Director, Cyber Defense Business Engagement
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Prague, Czech

About the role

• Associate Director responsible for aligning cyber security initiatives with business needs at Novartis. Collaborating with stakeholders and technical teams to reduce information security risks and deliver effective security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between Cyber Defense and business stakeholders, translating technical concepts into business language and vice versa.
• Closely collaborate with and oversee technical engineering teams, ensuring timely delivery of effective security use cases/technical rules within SIEM, SOAR and related tools.
• Ensure that Cyber Defense activities deliver real business value in terms of measurable reduction in information security risks.
• Support the team leader in stakeholder management, strategic planning, and communication of cyber defense priorities and risks.
• Prepare high-quality presentations and deliver briefings to senior management and non-IT stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment on cyber defense posture and initiatives.

Requirements

• University working and thinking level, degree in business/technical/scientific area or comparable education/experience.
• 6+ years in IT security with a proven ability to explain complex topics to non-technical audiences.
• Strong knowledge of cyber security operations, SIEM, and automation tools.
• Experience in technical/business liaison or stakeholder management roles.
• Skilled in preparing and presenting to senior non-IT stakeholders, excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a business focus.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Benefits

• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary;
• Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis);
• 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement);
• 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report;
• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12,500 CZK per year;
• Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company);
• Car Allowance;
• MultiSport Card.