VP, Cyber Defense Operations (CDO)

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

The Vice President, Cyber Defense Operations (CDO) will be a key senior leader within the new Versant Cyber organization. This individual is responsible for building a threat-based cyber defense program that is inclusive of Versant’s mission, lines of business, and defending its competitive advantage. This individual is a visionary, thought leader, and motivator.  They are expected to provide influence and strategic direction to the Versant Cyber mission and its goals and objectives. This individual reports directly to the Chief Information Security Officer and will interact with various key stakeholders within the Cyber organization and drive relationship management across the Versant business areas.  

Responsibilities:

Key areas of focus for the VP, CDO include establishing and maintaining a modern incident response program with advanced detection engineering and threat hunting capabilities, leading a 24/7 SOC, driving vulnerability management, running penetration testing services, and bringing strong business acumen to investigations and insider threats. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following activities: 

• Responsible for the strategic direction of the CDO organization, its transformation, and engagement/integration across Versant business areas and executive leadership.   
• Expected to provide regular status updates to Versant Cyber leadership and business area stakeholders regarding CDO organization current state, growth/advancement, and engagement requirements.  
• Promote, foster, and advocate for an environment of collaboration, diversity, and inclusion.  
• Directly responsible for defending Versant from cyber security threats to include but not limited to vulnerability management, attack surface management, network monitoring, incident response, forensics, threat intelligence, threat hunting, eDiscovery, proactive security defense, and driving tactical and strategic remediation focused on risk reduction. 
• Expected to be an advocate and key influencer to drive the Versant Cyber mission with understanding of business area challenges and methods to effectively drive collaboration and risk reduction.  
• Responsible for functional leadership of the CDO organization to include but not limited to training planning, career growth, motivation, mentoring, accountability, conflict resolution, performance evaluations, and establishing business rhythms. 
• Collaborate and drive productivity and effective integration with adjacent Versant Cyber functions and specifically the synergies required across the security stack and technology platforms. 
• Responsible for obtaining, seeking, addressing, and integrating business area feedback into daily operations and the strategic growth and maturity of the CDO organization.  
• Responsible for transformation and maintaining a Cyber Defense program designed to provide value to Versant’s various lines of business, industries it operates, and to protect Versant resources from current and emerging cyber threats.  

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• 10+ years working in a leadership posit