Vice President, Global Cybersecurity & Technology

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15000 Valmont Plaza Omaha Nebraska 68154 Why Valmont We're Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better. Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today . We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now. A Brief Summary of This Position: The Vice President, Global Cybersecurity & Technology Operations is responsible for defining and leading the enterprise strategy for cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, operational resilience, and global IT operations across the organization's information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments. This executive leader is accountable for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, availability, resilience, and performance of enterprise systems and infrastructure while enabling secure business growth, digital transformation, manufacturing continuity, and operational excellence. Reporting to the CIO, this position serves as the organization's top cybersecurity leader (CISO-equivalent) and provides executive leadership across cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance (GRC), security engineering, threat and vulnerability management, global infrastructure platforms, and enterprise IT operations. The role leads through a Director of Cybersecurity and a Director of Infrastructure & Operations, partnering closely with business leaders, digital and application teams, and external stakeholders to support business growth while managing technology risk and operational resilience. This position operates within a complex global manufacturing environment with significant IT and OT dependencies, requiring an executive capable of balancing operational uptime, cybersecurity risk, innovation, scalability, and cost efficiency while maintaining strong enterprise governance and operational execution. Essential Functions: This position reports to the CIO and leads the cybersecurity and infrastructure/operations portfolios through two direct reports: Director, Cybersecurity and Director, Infrastructure & Operations, with additional indirect global team members. Cybersecurity Leadership Develop and execute the enterprise cybersecurity strategy aligned to business priorities, regulatory requirements, and organizational risk tolerance Oversee enterprise governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) programs, including regulatory, customer, and industry requirements (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC, privacy regulations); recommend risk-based security exceptions and partner with the CIO for approval. Lead the evolution of enterprise security architecture and Zero Trust capabilities across IT and OT environments Provide executive oversight, direction, and investment prioritization (through the Director of Cybersecurity) for security engineering across identity and access management (IAM), network and cloud security, endpoint protection, application security, and OT/ICS security. Establish and oversee enterprise third-party and supply chain cybersecurity risk management programs Drive enterprise-wide cybersecurity awareness, training, and security culture initiatives Ensure effective threat intelligence, security operations (SOC), vulnerability management, penetration testing, and incident response capabilities; serve as the executive leader during high-severity cyber incidents and material events. Provide executive-level communication and reporting on cybersecurity risks, maturity, investments, and remediation progress to senior leadership, audit committees, board-level stakeholders, and the CIO. IT Infrastructure & Operations Leadership Provide executive leadership (through the Director of Infrastructure & Operations) for global IT infrastructure and operations, including networks, data centers, cloud platforms, endpoints, and core enterprise services. Ensure high availability, reliability, scalability, and performance of enterprise systems supporting corporate and manufacturing operations, with clear SLAs/OLAs and operational health metrics. Oversee IT service management processes (incident, problem, change, and configuration management), establishing consistent global operating rhythms and continuous improvement. Own the enterprise disaster recovery (DR), business continuity (BC), backup, and resilience strategy and execution in partnership with business and technology stakeholders. Partner with architecture and application teams to define infrastructure and security standards and ensure solutions are secure-