VP, Security Technology

R1

$220K — $311K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field (Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems)
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in security and IT, with 10+ years in leadership roles
  • Experience managing enterprise security functions in regulated environments
  • Expertise in security architecture, identity management, cloud security, and exposure management
  • Proven track record in modernizing security systems during rapid business transformations
  • Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders
  • Budget management and senior leadership development experience
  • Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CRISC
  • Background in financial services, healthcare, or tech-enabled services is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with CISO to shape and implement the enterprise security strategy and investment plans.
  • Drive security architecture and engineering efforts, focusing on identity and access management and cloud security.
  • Enhance employee identity management using modern practices and zero trust principles.
  • Transform vulnerability management into a continuous exposure management process.
  • Evaluate and optimize the security technology stack for improved performance and scalability.
  • Translate the security strategy into actionable goals, metrics, and outputs.
  • Lead executive responses during security incidents and facilitate preparedness strategies.
  • Foster collaboration with various business areas to integrate security into organizational priorities and growth strategies.
  • Build and nurture a high-performing security team with a focus on talent development and succession planning.
  • Communicate security strategy and metrics effectively to executive leaders.

Benefits

  • Eligible for annual bonus plan with a target of 30%.
  • Access to a competitive benefits package.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.
  • Encouragement of bold thinking and community engagement.
  • Focus on collaboration across teams to foster innovative solutions.
Full Job Description
As Vice President, Security Technology, you will help lead, scale, and mature R1's enterprise security program. Reporting to the CISO, you will translate security strategy into operational execution across the technologies and capabilities that protect R1's enterprise.

This role balances the need to strengthen core security maturity with the demands of fast-moving business growth, integrations, new ventures, and global initiatives. You will have significant executive exposure and responsibility for budget, talent, and investment decisions across a broad security technology portfolio.

Responsibilities:
  • Partner with the CISO to define and execute the enterprise security strategy, roadmap, operating model, and investment priorities.
  • Lead security architecture and engineering, employee identity and access management, cloud security, cyber threat and exposure management, offensive security, AI security, and related transformation initiatives.
  • Rebuild and mature employee identity and access management capabilities, including modern identity practices and zero trust principles.
  • Modernize vulnerability management into a continuous threat and exposure management program.
  • Assess, rationalize, and optimize the security technology stack to improve effectiveness, scalability, and value.
  • Translate strategic objectives into measurable programs, operational plans, KPIs, KRIs, and security outcomes.
  • Provide executive leadership during major security incidents and support preparedness, tabletop exercises, continuity integration, and recovery planning.
  • Partner across technology, operations, legal, compliance, privacy, risk, product, and business leadership to embed security into enterprise priorities and growth initiatives.
  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing organization, including succession planning, talent development, budget ownership, and hiring decisions.
  • Present security strategy, risk, metrics, and investment recommendations to executive leaders in concise, business-focused terms.


Required Skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 15+ years of progressive security and information technology experience, including 10+ years leading large-scale technology teams and enterprise programs.
  • Demonstrated success leading enterprise security functions across multiple technical domains in a complex, regulated organization.
  • Deep experience in security architecture and engineering, identity and access management, cloud security, vulnerability or exposure management, and security transformation.
  • Proven experience modernizing security capabilities while supporting rapid business change, integrations, acquisitions, joint ventures, or new ventures.
  • Executive presence and the ability to influence senior technology, business, risk, and compliance leaders.
  • Experience owning budgets, setting investment priorities, making hiring decisions, and developing senior security leaders.
  • Ability to lead through ambiguity, organizational change, and high-pressure security events.
  • Industry certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CRISC, or equivalent is preferred.
  • Experience in financial services, large-scale healthcare, or technology-enabled services is preferred.
  • Occasional travel may be required for leadership meetings and business needs.


For this US-based position, the base pay range is $220,000.00 - $311,256.23 per year . Individual pay is determined by role, level, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This job is eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan at a target of 30.00%

The healthcare system is always evolving - and it's up to us to use our shared expertise to find new solutions that can keep up. On our growing team you'll find the opportunity to constantly learn, collaborate across groups and explore new paths for your career.

Our associates are given the chance to contribute, think boldly and create meaningful work that makes a difference in the communities we serve around the world. We go beyond expectations in everything we do. Not only does that drive customer success and improve patient care, but that same enthusiasm is applied to giving back to the community and taking care of our team - including offering a competitive benefits package.

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