THE ROLE

In close partnership with NewCo’s Chief Information Security Officer, lead and further develop our global cybersecurity capabilities. This role will oversee the Security Operations Center (SOC), Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, Incident Response, Crisis Management, Insider Risk, Digital Forensics, Vulnerability & Weakness Management, and Network and Cloud Security Engineering & Operations. The position requires a blend of technical expertise, strong leadership, and an enthusiasm for crisis management and operational excellence. You will also lead, coach, mentor, and develop a growing team of information security professionals that sit within NewCo and its operating companies.

REPORTS TO

VP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

TEAM

The team consists of FTEs, Contractors, and a Third-Party Security Operations Center.

LOCATION

Preference for this leader to be based in Raleigh, NC / remote +30% travel also acceptable. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Cyber Defense Leadership: Provide technical leadership across cybersecurity incident management and the Security Operations Center (SOC), with a focus on enhancing incident handling processes, detection engineering, and threat interdiction capabilities.  Crisis Management: Oversee crisis response for cyber incidents, ensuring seamless planning, escalation, and resolution of major incidents to minimize business impact.  Endpoint and Threat Management: Own and manage endpoint security tools, ensuring comprehensive coverage and effectiveness across the enterprise while continuously improving detection and prevention mechanisms.  Cloud and DevOps Security: Drive security capabilities by embedding security into DevOps workflows, leveraging cloud-native tools, and advancing automation for detection and response.  Integrated Security Operations: Oversee proactive Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting efforts, ensuring effective integration of actionable intelligence into security processes.  Insider Risk & Forensics: Build and manage an Insider Risk program to detect and mitigate internal threats. Lead Digital Forensics capabilities to support advanced investigations and evidence collection.  Vulnerability Management: Drive vulnerability and weakness management programs, prioritizing remediation to reduce enterprise risk and strengthen the organization’s security posture.  Vendor and Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with external vendors to ensure product effectiveness and build partnerships that align with business objectives. Collaborate with internal teams to align security operations with organizational goals.  Operational Maturity: Develop clear documentation for processes, metrics, and outcomes, ensuring adherence to SLAs and compliance requirements. Foster continuous improvement across all cybersecurity functions. Stay current and share best practices with operating companies on how to use modern methods to address security gaps. Partner with legal and the data protection officer to ensure consistent execution and measures for the laws and practices around data protection, globally. Facilitate and monitor key performance metrics and reporting frameworks to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the program, facilitating resource allocation and increasing the maturity of the security.

WHO YOU ARE

Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in enterprise-wide information security.  10+ years of relevant experience with broad expertise in cybersecurity operations, including cloud and network security engineering.  Industry-recognized information security management certifications such as: CISSP, CISM, or CRISC desired.  Proven ability to analyze threat actor trends, determine enterprise weaknesses, and drive preventative mechanisms.  Deep knowledge of Cloud Security, Network Security, Data Protection, Web/Mobile Application Security.  Passion for cybersecurity, with active interest in current trends, emerging threats, and attacker tactics.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to diverse audiences, from technical staff to C-suite executives.  Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, AWS Security, or Azure Security are highly desirable.  Experience with Purple Teaming, Threat Informed Defense, and understanding the "attacker mindset" to stay ahead of evolving threats. 

OUR CULTURE

Spread across operating companies, teams, and time zones, the NewCo culture is a powerful unifying force. It’s a commitment to continuous improvement and striving for better every day. It’s facing challenges head on, speaking your mind, and being yourself. It’s working together for a sustainable future. It’s celebrating wins and learning from failures as a team.

OUR VALUES

We build extraordinary teams for extraordinary results. We invest in our people. We are always leaning into the next challenge, imagining the next breakthrough, and designing the next innovation.

Customer success inspires our innovation. Our story is intertwined with our customers’. Their goals are our inspiration. Our innovations are their path to success. Together, we make each other better.

Kaizen is our way of life. Kaizen means we can always do better. It’s the reason we never settle. This commitment to better is the key to our growth and deeply ingrained in our culture: learning from our successes and failures, growing as individuals and teams, and always looking for ways to improve.

We compete for shareholders. Competing for shareholders keeps us on task, always looking for the most efficient ways to improve our companies’ performance. The better we serve our customers, the more value we create, to fuel innovation across our businesses. This helps us keep loyal shareholders and employees, for the long haul.

NEWCO OVERVIEW

Every day, engineers transform scientific potential into real-world impact, reshaping how we live and work. At this pivotal moment in technology, Fortive is creating a focused, standalone company poised to capitalize on powerful long-term trends with mission critical technologies advancing an electrified and digital future. Our team of scientists, engineers, and technologists is joining forces to pioneer solutions that will shape the future of industry.

Introducing NewCo¹, a global technology company uniting trusted brands solving tough challenges to speed breakthroughs at leading companies, research institutions, and governments, across the semiconductor/communications/diversified electronics, industrial manufacturing, utilities, and aero, defense, and space industries.

NewCo is fueled by a global team of changemakers, committed to continuous improvement and a strong culture rooted in disciplined execution. For more information please visit: https://careers.fortive.com/newco-opportunities/

¹ Official name to be announced soon.  
 

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.