Director of Cyber Defense Operations , ITC

Lead and provide strategic and operational leadership to a global team managing cyber defense operations focused on Threat Intelligence, Detection Engineering, and Attack Surface Management.

Drive process improvements and recommendations to preemptively eliminate security incidents and reduce cyber risk across Nike's technical environment.

Partner cross-functionally with Information Security, Technology, Business units, and other global teams to assess, analyze, optimize operations, and support incident detection and response.

10-15 years of experience in cyber threat intelligence, security operations, or incident response in an enterprise or global environment.

Minimum 5 years of experience leading global cyber security teams.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Not explicitly mentioned: Notice period or specific location constraints beyond India Technology Center (ITC).

Experienced leader skilled in balancing business risk with cyber defense in a complex, matrixed global enterprise environment.

Proven ability to develop and execute strategic visions, roadmaps, and budgets aligned with business strategy, with strong communication to senior executives and stakeholders.

Demonstrates expertise in incident detection, response, threat intelligence, attack surface management, and team building/motivation for high performance and growth.