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Job Title: Executive Director, Head of Global Cyber Defense - Shape the Future of Cybersecurity

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-11-03

Join our team as a strategic leader in Global Cyber Defense and play a critical role in protecting our organization from the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape. As an Executive Director, Head of Global Cyber Defense, you will provide global strategic leadership over multiple high-impact operational cybersecurity capabilities, including cybersecurity monitoring, threat detection engineering, incident response, threat hunt, and threat intelligence. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise and experience to drive success and make a significant impact on our organization's cybersecurity posture.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced cybersecurity professional with a strong background in developing and maturing cybersecurity disciplines and operational capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the cybersecurity threat environment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to articulate highly technical concepts in a clear and concise manner. If you are a motivated and collaborative leader with a passion for cybersecurity, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

About Us: At JLL, we are committed to shaping the future of real estate for a better world. We are a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate, with operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 91,000 individuals around the world. Our core values of teamwork, ethics, and excellence are fundamental to everything we do, and we are honored to be recognized with awards for our success by organizations both globally and locally.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead and direct proactive global cybersecurity protection, detection, and response activities to ensure effective and consistent controls commensurate with the rapidly escalating cyber threat environment.
  • Drive operational excellence and deliver continued program improvements, aligning with and supporting the organization's risk appetite and meeting contractual and compliance requirements.
  • Provide budgetary and strategic oversight for cybersecurity defense capabilities, including tooling, training, compensation, and culture to attract and retain top-tier industry talent.
  • Promote a highly collaborative work environment that allows for creative approaches to complex and technical challenges.
  • Enable the business by ensuring key stakeholders have a clear line of sight into the current threat landscape to achieve strategic business goals and ensure the success of initiatives outside of information security.

Requirements:

  • 15+ years of tactical multi-disciplined cybersecurity experience.
  • 5+ years of strategic leadership experience.
  • Demonstrable success in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of large corporate environments.
  • Detailed familiarity with the cybersecurity threat environment for large enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to articulate cybersecurity risk to business leaders, stakeholders, and senior executives.

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
  • A supportive culture and opportunities for growth and development.
  • A dynamic and collaborative work environment with a team of experienced professionals.
  • Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance and contributions.

How to Apply:

If you are a motivated and experienced cybersecurity professional looking for a new challenge, please submit your application, including your resume and a cover letter, to be considered for this exciting opportunity.

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