National Director, Information Security

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for all people, as well as the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With health centers across the country, Planned Parenthood organizations serve all patients with care and compassion, with respect, and without judgment, striving to create equitable access to health care. Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable education and information that allows people to make informed health decisions.

We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives. Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the independently incorporated Planned Parenthood affiliates operating health centers across the U.S. Planned Parenthood Action Fund is an independent, non‑partisan, not-for-profit membership organization formed as the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

The Action Fund engages in educational, advocacy, and electoral activity, including grassroots organizing, legislative advocacy, and voter education.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund seek a National Director, Information Security. This job reports to the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in the Information Security division of PPFA. The Office of Information Security provides the strategy, implementation, and oversight of the information security program that safeguards the data entrusted to Planned Parenthood by its patients, supporters, donors, and staff.

• The National Director, Information Security is a strategic leader of the Information Security team, responsible for the people, processes, and cyber technologies required to protect PPFA and the entire federation’s information and assets.
• Responsibilities include technical oversight of PPFA’s complex portfolio of the Information Security technology stack, while managing the National Office information security operations including but not limited to day to day information security operations in partnership with our MSSP co‑managed services, vulnerability management, cyber threat intelligence, incident response and all related cyber services.
• This role will oversee the Info Sec Architecture and Engineering tower, ensuring Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) integration as well as Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CD) across the National Office.
• This role is also critical in providing Affiliate Info Sec Operations support in partnership with Affiliate Tech Services and our Managed Security Services Provider. This position brings transformative insight to Information Security products and services through leadership and innovation, accelerating the organization’s ability in managing an evolving threat landscape.
• The National Director, Information Security serves as a subject matter expert and liaison, bridging the Info Sec team with all divisions under Tech Strategy and Services to ensure PPFA’s information security program is comprehensive, and in compliance with industry standard frameworks, regulations and compliance requirements.
• This role involves collaborating with National Office departments and teams, affiliates and ancillaries, to provide expert guidance, oversight, and support on a range of security initiatives.
• The National Director will also play a key role in identifying security gaps, monitoring and providing guidance on remediation activities, developing and advocating for security best practices, and fostering a collaborative security environment across the federation.

• The National Director, Information Security will engage with staff at all levels within PPFA, Affiliates, and Ancillaries. They will also be leading and mentoring direct and indirect reports.
• Leadership
  • Proven senior leader in managing diverse, distributed technical and operational teams with strong meeting management, relationship building and negotiating skills;…