Field Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

World Wide Technology

  • Saint Louis, MO
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 17 days ago
Why WWT?At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ more than 10,000 people globally and closed nearly $20 billion in revenue in 2023. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to have been included on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For®" list 12 years in a row!Want to work with highly motivated individuals that come together to form high performance team? Come join WWT today! We are looking for a Global Service Provider (GSP) Field CISO to join our Global Security Practice.What will you be doing?We are seeking a GSP Field CISO, to be a business development lead and senior, subject matter expert supporting a wide range of service provides clients. This role is primarily an enabler involved in expanding all the cybersecurity services and products strategically positioned across WWT. The GSP Field CISO will bring our customers a unique differentiator – a consulting know-how with real world solutions in the most complex environments. This includes engaging and leading opportunities in every aspect of customer challenges with a never-ending passion to deliver successful outcomes. This will be accomplished by defining enablement plans with specific goals and objectives to promote the full range of cybersecurity offerings amongst client executive leads. The GSP Field CISO will be customer facing and representing WWT’s cybersecurity expertise and be the strategic advisor to some the largest companies that have a substantial, global business footprint.Reporting to the AVP Global Field CISO, you will be embedded into the service provider sales organization. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership ability and proven skills bringing cybersecurity expertise from a consultant and/or technical background. Candidate will also bring excellent communication skills necessary for varied presentation style to senior client leadership such as corporate CISOs, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Executive Officers, and other stakeholders. Diversified background is a plus but also a level of expertise in security domains such as strategy, risk management, identity access, and data protection or others is required. With a primary focus on business development and enablement, individual will be engaged directly with the WWT sales leads and specialists across global sectors.This is an opportunity to be in a premier role for GSP and raising the bar for cybersecurity by leading a best-of-breed solutions and services to customers in global accounts. The GSP Field CISO will be joining a group of seasoned cybersecurity industry leaders who have built relevant and cost-effective offerings to address customers’ current and future cybersecurity challenges. An essential part of the role is understanding and positioning the extant cybersecurity service offerings to include participation in selling campaigns is. This involves the creation of plans and effective execution to support major field enablement initiatives. The GSP Field CISO will be measuring and reporting on the status and overall progress to include seeking improvements and subsequent recommendations.Responsibilities
  • Understands the competitive landscape and develops strategies and initiatives to maintain a leadership position with all GSP accounts and executive leads.
  • Working with the account teams, builds sales strategy and identifies new opportunities to bolster the current success.
  • Passionate and enthusiastic involvement in all aspects of the Team as well as direct interaction during the sales process with prospects, customers and partners; fosters teamwork and creates a positive work environment for a geographically distributed sales force.
  • Working the leadership, defines both short-term and long-term sales goals and monitors achievement while taking necessary action to ensure sales targets are achieved.
  • Augments sales leadership: ensures alignment on specific cybersecurity strategic objectives required for success.
  • Meets with sales leaders frequently to oversee sales activities and team progress. Sales activities typically include proposal and bid strategies, pricing, capture efforts, and collaboration with internal and external support personnel.
  • Collaborate with all members of the sales force and regional specialists to ensure clarity on efforts related to expanding services.
  • Create communication plans with an objective of informing on capabilities, services, and processes to support goals and objectives.
  • Identify performance metrics using financial and other related data to report on of status cybersecurity services.
  • Participate or lead customer facing meetings, workshops, or other events related to cybersecurity lines of business.
  • Possess the ability to work in a client environment and develop a multitude of relationships with excellent communication skills.
  • Have expert level knowledge in one or more of the following cybersecurity areas; security architecture, cloud security, risk management, compliance, security governance, networks, protocols, threat management, change management, vulnerability management and overall cyber security best practices.
  • Develop enablement material for marketing efforts that includes creation of articles, quality presentations, videos and other forms of media.
Post covid-19 and pending overall conditions, travel could be approximately 25%.QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 15-20 years of cybersecurity experience with one or more of the following: background as a practitioner and/or as a CISO, industry facing consultant, or business development lead
  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Security or related field experience
  • Required certifications: CISSP, CISM, CRISC (at least one or comparable skills and experience)
  • Demonstratable experience as a project or task lead and working with professionals across organizations
  • Have broad subject-matter experience and able to field discussions across the spectrum of cybersecurity whether technical or strategic
  • Demonstrated success executing across multiple initiatives, exceptional time management skills and comfort navigating uncertainty
  • Knowledge of the various industry and government strategies and standards in privacy and cybersecurity
  • Extensive ability to perform concurrent tasks in complex environments under adjusting priorities
  • Ability to communicate and modify approach, language, and style to different audiences
  • Extensive experience in organizing resources, establishing priorities, and leading business initiatives
  • Must have excellent communication skills, writing skills, and the ability to work with team members at all levels
  • Must be a performance-driven team player with a superior attitude
Want to learn more about Global Security Practice? Check us out on our platform:The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package,WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:
  • Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Program
  • Financial Benefits: Competitive Pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
  • Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
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