Sr Cyber Security Manager (Studios, Film and Television)

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 Sr Cyber Security Manager is a critical member of the NBC Universal Cyber Security organization, responsible for executing and contributing to the Cyber Security strategy and overseeing operational engagement with key leaders across Studios, Film, Television (Episodic), Operations & Technology, Media Services, and enterprise-wide business solution teams.

NBC Universal takes a threat-centric, intelligence-forward view of Cyber Security, so this position requires a security professional with experience in proactive defense and the technical and business acumen to translate that insight into a tactical roadmap. The Senior Cyber Security Manager will build strong relationships with the Studios, Film and Television (episodic) organizations, Operations & Technology, leadership teams, and supporting teams to assess business practices, identify gaps in security controls and lead development and execution of cyber security strategies.  A successful candidate is expected to effectively engage with Cyber Security leadership, business technical teams, internal audit, clients and regulators. This role requires the candidate to communicate the importance of key NBC Universal Cyber Security programs and services to obtain support, trust, and buy-in from business partners.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with business leadership and service owners on the execution of the Cyber Security strategy; proactively addressing the needs of the business to consistently meet or exceed established levels of security
• Communicate and coordinate NBC Universal’s Cyber Security strategy, programs and services with a diverse group of business stakeholders
• Understand the business workflows and engage with business leadership and teams to identify risks and business-aware mitigation strategies.
• Provide Cyber Security thought leadership and counsel, with an understanding of business culture, audience and climate
• Effectively articulate the threat landscape to business stakeholders and how cyber security’s strategy is aligned to defend against these threats
• Bridge individual security engineering assessments, compliance status and incident reports to calibrate the priorities.  Look beyond the individual results to find overarching messages--both successes and shortcomings--and identify the critical needle moving efforts
• Track and coordinate Cyber Security involvement in technical and business driven technology projects
• Partner with security incident response team to resolve and close the investigation of incidents with postmortem and remediation plans
• Support and develop business-relevant metrics and key performance indicators supporting the measurement of Cyber security program maturity 

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of work experience in Information Technology, OR 7 years of experience with a Master’s level education in a related field
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in Cyber Security
• Minimum 2 years in customer facing technical engagement roles, including service and solution delivery.
• Minimum 2 years managing, coordinating, tracking projects using various Project Management tools
• Ability to travel up to 10% of time
• Must be located within a commutable distance to the following cities:
  • Universal City, California
  • New York, New York

Desired Characteristics:

• News or Media Entertainment industry experience
• Preferred knowledge of Production, VFX, Post Production, and Content Creation (Creative) workflows.
• Experience with security of enterprise products (i.e., Microsoft suite, Collaboration tools, development tools)
• Ability to communicate effectively to business and technical teams
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent field of study
• Training or Certifications in Cyber Security specific disciplines
• Experience leading Information Security or Technology teams and concurrent projects
• Demonstrated work history delivering security solutions in a global enterprise environment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate to all levels of an organization and build consensus
• Demonstrated ability to oversee technical efforts while maintaining strategic alignment with key goals and objectives
• Demonstrated negotiation and problem resolution skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal, analytical, organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of recognized Information Security related standards, Media and Entertainment Security Standards and technologies
• Demonstrated knowledge of International Information Security and Privacy regulations, laws, and policies

Additional Requirements:

• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $130,000 - $160,000 (bonus eligible)