Vice President of Global Cyber Exposure Management & Cyber Engineering and Architecture, Wolters Kluwer

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, management information systems or similar
• 15+ years of cybersecurity leadership experience in large global enterprises
• Proven leadership in Cyber Engineering, Security Architecture, Exposure Management, or Cloud Security
• Experience leading large global teams
• Strong executive presence and technical credibility
• Experience driving enterprise-wide cybersecurity transformation initiatives
• Experience in developing and implementing scalable Customer Trust Programs
• Strong business acumen and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AIGP, AAISM, or equivalent
• Significant experience with cloud services and cloud technologies (e.g. AWS and Microsoft Azure)
• Enterprise security architecture
• Cloud security and hybrid infrastructure
• Exposure management and attack surface reduction
• Zero Trust architecture
• AI security and emerging technology risks
• DevSecOps and secure engineering
• Identity and access management
• Strategic thinker with strong execution orientation
• Highly collaborative and influential leader
• Strong technical credibility
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and transformation environments
• Skilled at balancing innovation with risk reduction

Desirable

• We are seeking a strategic and highly technical Vice President to lead our global Cyber Exposure Management / Cyber Engineering & Architecture organization within a complex, multinational enterprise
• This executive will drive modernization of the Company’s cyber defense capabilities, shape long-term security architecture strategy, and lead large-scale transformation initiatives across infrastructure, cloud, AI-enabled technologies, operational technology, and enterprise platforms
• The ideal candidate combines deep technical credibility with executive leadership, operating effectively across engineering, architecture, operations, and business leadership teams
• This leader will influence enterprise technology decisions, guide adoption of emerging technologies, and strengthen the organization’s ability to identify, prioritize, reduce, and operationalize cyber risk at scale
• This role reports directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and partners closely with global technology, infrastructure, cloud, digital transformation, AI, product engineering, and business leaders
• Define and execute the global strategy for Cyber Exposure Management / Cyber Engineering & Architecture aligned to enterprise priorities and business transformation objectives
• Lead multi-year cybersecurity modernization programs across global environments
• Establish scalable and measurable security engineering and architecture practices
• Serve as a senior advisor to executive leadership on emerging cyber threats and AI security implications
• Drive adoption of modern security operating models, automation, and platform standardization
• Lead enterprise-wide exposure management capabilities including vulnerability management and attack surface management
• Mature risk-based prioritization models leveraging threat intelligence and exploitability
• Drive continuous reduction of enterprise attack surface
• Build integrated exposure management capabilities across security and infrastructure teams
• Establish executive-level metrics and dashboards
• Lead global security engineering and architecture teams
• Develop future-state enterprise security architecture supporting cloud transformation and AI adoption
• Establish architecture standards and secure-by-design principles
• Guide selection and optimization of cybersecurity platforms
• Oversee engineering roadmaps for cloud, IAM, endpoint, network, AI, DevSecOps, and OT security
• Partner with enterprise AI and digital teams to enable secure adoption of AI
• Provide leadership around AI security, governance, integration, and model protection
• Evaluate emerging technologies and innovative security capabilities
• Influence enterprise technology strategies to embed cybersecurity early in transformation initiatives
• Build strong partnerships across infrastructure, cloud, application, and business leadership functions
• Influence senior executives and stakeholders globally
• Lead globally distributed teams and develop leadership talent
• Present cybersecurity strategy and transformation outcomes to executive leadership and board stakeholders
• Success Measures
• Reduction in enterprise cyber exposure and attack surface risk
• Improved remediation and engineering delivery
• Successful modernization of security architecture and engineering capabilities
• Increased adoption of secure-by-design and automation practices
• Executive confidence in cybersecurity transformation outcomes