Vice President, Information Security - Manufacturing Plant Security, Product Security & Application Security

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Vice President, Information Security - Manufacturing Plant Security, Product Security & Application Security based in the United States. This executive leadership role will shape and execute a global information security strategy spanning manufacturing, connected products, and application engineering. You will protect critical operational technology environments, IoT-enabled and digital health products, and modern software development ecosystems. Reporting to the CISO, you will lead security strategy across a complex, decentralized global organization operating across more than 50 countries. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on influence, partnering with business presidents, plant leaders, product executives, and engineering leadership. You will build and develop a global team while establishing consistent security standards, risk frameworks, metrics, and executive reporting. Your work will directly strengthen resilience, regulatory readiness, product trust, and the security of mission-critical operations and technologies. This is a highly visible, remote executive position requiring international travel of up to 30% and the ability to influence at the highest levels of the organization. Define and lead the global information security strategy and execution across manufacturing plant security, product security, and application security. Lead OT/ICS security strategy across manufacturing environments worldwide, establishing effective protections, governance, risk management, and security standards. Own product security strategy for connected and IoT-enabled digital health products, including cybersecurity requirements throughout the product lifecycle. Oversee compliance with applicable FDA medical device cybersecurity requirements, including premarket submissions and post-market vulnerability management. Lead application security across engineering organizations, strengthening CI/CD pipeline security, DevSecOps practices, and modern application security governance. Establish appropriate security controls and governance for AI-assisted software development tools and emerging development technologies. Build, lead, and develop a global team of security leaders and embedded professionals across multiple operating companies and geographic regions. Partner with operating company presidents, plant leaders, product executives, engineering leaders, and other senior stakeholders to embed security into business operations. Establish and maintain a consolidated risk management framework covering manufacturing, product, and application security. Define meaningful security metrics, monitor risk exposure, and provide clear executive-level reporting on security posture and priorities. Represent the organization's information security strategy and risk posture to executive leadership, audit committees, risk committees, and other senior governance bodies. Drive consistency and continuous improvement across a decentralized, multi-business-unit security environment. Travel regularly to manufacturing, R&D, and operating company locations to assess priorities, strengthen relationships, and support global security execution. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. 12+ years of information security experience, including direct ownership of manufacturing/OT security, product security, application security, or closely related functions within a global organization. Demonstrated leadership experience across multiple layers of management in complex, multi-site and multinational organizations. Significant experience with manufacturing plant security and OT/ICS environments, including application of frameworks such as IEC 62443 or NIST 800-82. Strong knowledge of medical device cybersecurity, including FD