Director, Global Cybersecurity

The Director, Global Cybersecurity leads Fluence's global cybersecurity operations and strengthens the organization's ability to identify, investigate, contain, and recover from cybersecurity threats across corporate IT, cloud, customer-facing, and operational technology environments. Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer, this role provides strategic and operational leadership for security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, security awareness, OT security operations, and the cybersecurity technology infrastructure supporting these capabilities. The Director serves as a senior incident leader and trusted partner to cross-functional leaders. The ideal candidate combines deep technical credibility, decisive incident leadership, strong business judgment, and the ability to drive outcomes across a complex global organization.

Responsibilities

Lead global security monitoring, threat detection, threat hunting, and incident response across corporate IT, cloud, identity, endpoint, application, network, and relevant OT environments; Direct incident triage, investigation, containment, eradication, recovery, evidence preservation, communications, and lessons-learned activities for significant cybersecurity events; Oversee SIEM, endpoint detection and response, network detection, threat intelligence, and security automation capabilities; Serve as incident commander or senior cybersecurity responder and coordinate response with cross-functional leaders, external counsel, insurers, and forensic partners; Maintain and continuously improve the global Incident Response Plan, operating procedures, exercises, and readiness metrics; Lead cybersecurity operations supporting Battery Energy Storage System and other customer-facing operational technology environments; Coordinate the intake, assessment, investigation, and resolution of customer-reported cybersecurity events; Drive remediation of material OT cybersecurity vulnerabilities and operational risks; Support implementation of NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001, and IEC 62443; Lead the global security awareness and human-risk management program, including phishing simulations, targeted learning, and role-based training; Define and execute the roadmap for cybersecurity infrastructure supporting monitoring, detection, incident response, threat intelligence, endpoint, identity, email, data protection, vulnerability management, and automation; Oversee architecture, implementation, integration, configuration, resilience, access control, and lifecycle of critical security platforms; Expand automation to improve investigation quality and accelerate containment; Drive continuous improvement of cybersecurity policies, standards, and governance processes; Drive global cybersecurity regulatory compliance initiatives and executive reporting; Partner with business leaders and control owners to identify, assess, prioritize, and monitor cybersecurity risks; Prepare risk reporting and decision materials for the Cybersecurity Steering Committee and leadership forums; Define and maintain cybersecurity operations metrics; Lead, develop, and mentor a globally distributed cybersecurity team; Manage security service providers, technology vendors, and external incident-response partners

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience; Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, security engineering, infrastructure security, or a related discipline; Demonstrated experience leading significant cybersecurity incidents involving multiple technical and business stakeholders; Strong experience with SIEM, endpoint detection and response, network security monitoring, identity protection, cloud security, threat intelligence, security automation, and incident-response technologies; Experience operating security capabilities across Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP; Demonstrated mastery of cybersecurity governance, risk management, incident response, and control frameworks, with extensive experience applying and operationalizing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001, and IEC 62443; Ability to communicate complex technical risks clearly to executives, customers, legal counsel, auditors, and nontechnical stakeholders; Proven ability to influence and drive remediation across teams without relying solely on formal authority; Legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment, without employer sponsorship

Nice to have

Master's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, engineering, business, or a related field; Experience securing or monitoring industrial control systems, operational technology, energy infrastructure, manufacturing environments, or customer-owned critical systems; Experience building or maturing a global security operations or incident-response function; Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Tenable, Darktrace, Microsoft Purview, BeyondTrust, or comparable platforms; Experience supporting cybersecurity certifications and audits, customer assurance, regulatory examinations, or critical-infrastructure requirements; Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC Certified Incident Handler, GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst, or equivalent