BISO (Business Information Security Officer)

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Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers—because progress starts with fresh ideas. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

The Business Information Security Officer (BISO) is a strategic leader who connects the security organization with business, operations, and technology teams. The role embeds security into everyday processes and initiatives, ensuring practices are practical, scalable, and support business objectives.

Acting as a business advisor, the BISO translates the CISO’s strategy into actionable programs while bringing business needs back into the security roadmap. The role strengthens security culture, drives risk reduction, improves resilience, and enables teams to deliver secure, innovative solutions. BISOs lead through influence, collaboration, and trusted relationships—advising leaders on security risks and guiding decisions across the organization.

Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership & Security Integration

• Partner with business unit leadership to advise on security decisions that enable business objectives, operational excellence, and competitive advantage

• Serve as primary security liaison for assigned business units, establishing strong relationships with operations, engineering, product, facilities, and technology teams

Risk Management & Governance

• Maintain and communicate business unit risk posture to leadership and teams, fostering proactive risk management and security culture

• Monitor compliance with security policies, standards, and regulatory requirements relevant to business operations

Security Program Execution & Continuous Improvement

• Drive adoption and continuous improvement of security standards, policies, and best practices across business operations

• Build reusable artifacts, playbooks, and guidance materials to enable teams to integrate security seamlessly into daily operations

Incident Management & Response

• Contribute to incident preparedness, response, and recovery activities, ensuring coordinated and timely mitigation while minimizing operational impact

• Serve as business unit security point of contact during security incidents, coordinating with central security operations and business stakeholders

• Conduct post-incident reviews and lead tabletop exercises to enhance preparedness and resilience

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with information security, enterprise architecture, IT operations, legal, compliance, and other teams on security initiatives and projects

• Partner with other BISOs across the enterprise to share practices, standardize approaches, and drive consistency where appropriate

Knowledge and Experience

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, security engineering, risk management, or related technical roles

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity threats, security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls), risk management, and security architecture

• Experience with access control, monitoring, vulnerability management, and secure development practices

• Knowledge of security compliance standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST frameworks, and industry-specific regulations

• Background in information security operations, security engineering, or GRC functions

• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)s

• Familiarity with security technologies including SIEM, vulnerabili