Executive Director, Cybersecurity

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee)

The Impact You Will Have in this Role

DTCC is seeking an Executive Director to lead and transform critical cybersecurity capabilities across Application Security, Exposure and Vulnerability Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, and Offensive Security. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, this role is responsible for defining and executing a multi-year strategy to reduce enterprise cyber risk by improving the identification, prioritization, and remediation of exposures. The Executive Director will play a key role in modernizing these capabilities, with a focus on integrating threat intelligence and leveraging advanced analytics and AI to enhance decision-making and effectiveness. This is a highly visible leadership role that partners across technology and business teams to embed security into the design, development, and operation of DTCC systems.

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Define and execute an enterprise strategy across application security, exposure management, threat intelligence, and offensive security.
• Lead transformation initiatives to modernize capabilities, including adoption of automation and AI.
• Establish measurable outcomes to drive reduction in enterprise cyber risk.
• Advance secure software development practices and embed security into the software development lifecycle.
• Lead the enterprise vulnerability management program, including identification, assessment, prioritization, and remediation of risks.
• Build and expand threat intelligence capabilities to provide actionable insights that inform enterprise security priorities.
• Oversee penetration testing, red teaming, and adversary emulation activities.
• Lead a team of directors and senior leaders across multiple cybersecurity domains.
• Partner across Cybersecurity, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Business teams to drive aligned outcomes.
• Provide clear reporting to senior leadership on risk posture and remediation progress.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications

• 15+ years of cybersecurity experience, including leadership across multiple domains such as application security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, or offensive security.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, enterprise cybersecurity programs and transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of modern application architectures and secure development practices.
• Experience implementing risk-based vulnerability management and integrating threat intelligence into security programs.
• Experience leveraging data, analytics, and emerging technologies, including AI, to improve cybersecurity outcomes.
• Proven ability to lead in a highly matrixed, global organization and influence senior stakeholders.
• Financial services or regulated industry experience preferred.

Preferred Certifications

CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.