# Head of IT Enterprise Security, Ford Energy

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Glendale
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $120,000 - $180,000 per year
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

We are seeking a visionary Head of IT Enterprise Security to lead the security strategy for our new, high-growth battery energy storage business. As a key member of the team, you will be the primary architect of a "secure-by-design" philosophy. This is a unique opportunity to build a world-class security program from the ground up, securing the very technology that will power the future.

Responsibilities:

- Build and lead a comprehensive security program from the ground up, covering Product, Manufacturing (OT), and Corporate (IT) security.

- Partner with Engineering to integrate security into the product lifecycle, focusing on Battery Management Systems (BMS), firmware integrity, and hardware-level protections.

- Implement rigorous data loss prevention (DLP) and access controls to safeguard proprietary battery chemistry, R&D data, and manufacturing processes.

- Secure our automated production lines and factory floor environments to ensure operational uptime and prevent industrial sabotage.

- Establish a robust vendor risk program and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to ensure the integrity of global components and sub-systems.

- Drive the business toward achieving critical product and industrial certifications (e.g., IEC 62443, ISO 27001, UL 2900).

Qualifications:

- 12+ years in cybersecurity or risk management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within a hardware manufacturing or high-tech environment.

- Bachelor Degree

- Proven track record of securing embedded systems, firmware, or IoT devices at scale.

- Direct experience securing Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS).

- Demonstrated ability to build security functions from scratch in a fast-paced, "startup-style" business unit.

- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

- Certifications: CISSP is required; CSSLP (Secure Software) or GICSP (Industrial Security) is highly preferred.

## Skills

### Required
- cybersecurity
- risk management
- embedded systems
- firmware
- IoT devices
- Operational Technology
- Industrial Control Systems
- data loss prevention
- access controls
- vendor risk program
- Software Bill of Materials

### Nice to have
- export control regulations
- international intellectual property protection
- strategic thinking
- communication
- leadership

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