Senior Director, Cybersecurity Operations

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A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top‑rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is seeking a visionary Senior Director of Cybersecurity Operations to own and elevate our cyber‑defence strategy. This is not a maintenance role—it’s a leadership mission. You will spearhead threat intelligence, incident response, vulnerability management, disaster recovery and SOC operations, driving innovation and resilience across our global enterprise. As a key member of our Boston‑based cybersecurity leadership team you will report directly to the CISO and lead a team of elite professionals in threat hunting, digital forensics and advanced analytics.

Your work will shape how we anticipate, detect and neutralise adversary tactics—protecting our customers, reputation and future.

• Lead the charge in advanced threat hunting and cyber forensics.
• Manage in‑depth technical analysis of critical security events and incidents to assess immediate and long‑term risks.
• Plan advanced cyber‑analytics techniques, mitigating risks associated with enterprise systems and solutions.
• Oversee continuous monitoring of network assets and transactions, identifying abnormalities and threats.
• Champion cyber‑forensic analysis of complex systems and data transactions.
• Direct SIEM/SOAR strategies to supercharge detection and response.
• Deliver proactive evaluation of systems, network and data to validate security protocols and measures.
• Champion threat intelligence programmes that anticipate tomorrow’s risks.
• Drive vulnerability management and proactive risk mitigation.
• Collaborate across teams to strengthen enterprise security posture.
• Aid in identifying and elevating risks that will drive remediation activities and help establish security best practices.
• Act as a trusted advisor, elevating security awareness and best practices company‑wide.

• 10+ years of cybersecurity leadership experience.
• Expertise in incident response, threat intelligence and adversary tactics.
  • Proficient in analysing network, server, device and application traffic and metadata.
  • Demonstrated skill in managing the security incident lifecycle: detection, analysis and response.
• Hands‑on mastery of security tools, analytics and risk frameworks.
  • Strong background in vulnerability management and remediation.
  • Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), as well as PIM and PAM solutions.
  • Experience with threat‑lead penetration testing, attack simulation and red/blue team exercises.
  • Proficiency in IT Risk Management and Assessment.
  • Solid understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, GDPR, ISO, SOC
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• Proven ability to lead teams and influence strategy.
• Certifications like CISSP, CISM, OSCP (or similar) are a plus.

• A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career‑oriented teammates.
• A dynamic, action‑oriented and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates and other stakeholders.
• A purposely non‑bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over…