JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.  

Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people  and empowering them to  thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong.  Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.   

About JLL –

We’re JLL—a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 91,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility. That’s why we’re committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We’re using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people, and our communities.

Our core values of teamwork, ethics and excellence are also fundamental to everything we do and we’re honored to be recognized with awards for our success by organizations both globally and locally.

Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where we all feel welcomed, valued, and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are today and where we’re headed in the future. And we know that unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation, and succeed together.

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the requirements below. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Executive Director, Head of Global Cyber Defense

Remote - anywhere in the USA

This position is accountable for defending the organization globally from the broad spectrum of Cybersecurity threats with capability and intent to attack JLL.  The Head of Global Cyber Defense provides global strategic leadership over multiple high impact operational Cybersecurity capabilities, specifically Cybersecurity monitoring, threat detection engineering, incident response, threat hunt and threat intelligence. A successful candidate has working and demonstrated experience in the development and continuous maturation of these disciplines and operational capabilities. This position will report directly to the Global Chief Information Security Officer and, in addition interface, regularly with executive leadership across multiple parts of the business, as such the ability to articulate highly technical concepts in a clear and concise manner is key. A successful candidate must also be detail oriented, capable of operating in an extremely dynamic environment, possess strong organizational skills, and highly collaborative.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead and direct proactive global Cybersecurity, protection, detection, and response  activities designed to ensure the organization has effective and consistent controls that are commensurate with the rapidly escalating cyber threat environment.

Drives operational excellence and delivers continued program improvements, aligning with and supporting the organization’s risk appetite, and meeting contractual and compliance requirements. Program improvements to be executed by both internal and external assessments leading to detailed action plans for positive outcomes.
 Provide budgetary and strategic oversight for Cyber Defense capabilities. Strategic oversight and investments to provide for the necessary tooling, training opportunities, compensation, and culture, to attract and retain top-tier industry talent and provide industry-leading Cyber Defense capabilities.

Promote a highly collaborative work environment that allows for creative approaches to highly complex and technical challenges.

Enable the business by ensuring key stakeholders have a clear line of sight into the current threat landscape in order to cyber defenses, achieve strategic business goals, and ensure the success of initiatives outside of Information Security.  Builds consensus on Cyber Defense issues by leading through influence with key executive stakeholders.

Oversee the establishment of cross-functional teams comprised of Cybersecurity practitioners and leaders to execute strategic goals through tactical implementations for improving the security architecture, controls implementation, and risk posture of JLL.

Remain current on constantly emerging Cybersecurity threats to ensure continual protection of the Corporation’s assets, information, and reputation, ensuring the balance between risk posture and business agility.

Manages vendor relationships that provide services or technologies specific to Cyber Defense.

Develop key metrics as part of an OKR framework to measure the effectiveness and drive continuous improvement of Cyber Defense capabilities via both leading and trailing success indicators.

Familiarity with Cybersecurity industry best practices, frameworks and methodologies such as but not limited to NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, CIS, etc....

Provides overall direction for incident handling processes, including containment, protection, remediation, and after-action activities.

Job Requirements

15+ years tactical multi-disciplined Cybersecurity experience.5+ years strategic leadership experience.Demonstratable success in protecting the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of large corporate environments.Detailed familiarity of the Cybersecurity threat environment for large enterprise environments.Demonstrated ability to articulate Cybersecurity risk to business leaders, stakeholders and Senior Executives.Detailed understanding of offensive cybersecurity tactics, techniques and procedures.Detailed working knowledge of building alerting and monitoring environments at scale.Detailed working knowledge of the Threat Intelligence (TI) process, and how TI can  bolster Cyber Defenses.Detailed experience in Threat Hunt planning, execution, and result oriented success outcomes.Experience in creating highly effective tactical Cybersecurity capabilities from the “ground up”.Ability to adapt and prioritize, set and meet deadlines, in a fast-paced work environment.Excellent written and oral communication skills.Work independently and within a team to build relationships and interact effectively with business partners.A desire to work within a diverse, collaborative, and driven professional environment.

What you can expect from us

We succeed together and believe the best inspire the best, so we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our success.

Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your career ambitions, recognizing your contributions, investing in your well-being and providing competitive benefits and pay.

We can’t wait to see where your ambitions take you at JLL. Apply today!

Location:

On-site –Austin, TX

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:

JLL recognizes the impact that the workplace can have on your wellness, so we offer a supportive culture and comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes mental, physical and emotional health. Some of these benefits may include:

401(k) plan with matching company contributions

Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care

Paid parental leave at 100% of salary 

Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

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This position may require you to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If required, you’ll be asked to provide proof that you’re fully vaccinated upon your start date. You’re considered fully vaccinated two weeks after you receive the second dose of a two-dose vaccine series (e.g., Pfizer or Moderna) or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson & Johnson/Janssen). Failure to provide proof of vaccination may result in termination. 

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