Vice President Cybersecurity & IT Operations

Jet Aviation seeks a strategic, people-focused leader to run global cybersecurity governance and IT operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead global cybersecurity governance, risk management, audits, and security awareness.
• Own threat and vulnerability management, identity and access management, and incident response.
• Drive resilience planning across the organization.
• Lead the Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT); develop communication plans; ensure incident response policies and procedures remain current and compliant.
• Co-lead the Data Governance Committee.
• Lead cybersecurity audits and participate in other audit activities, including General Dynamics internal audits and external and statutory audits in operating countries.
• Oversee IT Operations including infrastructure, communications systems, networks, cloud services, on-premises environments, and operational platforms.
• Set priorities, performance measures, and service expectations, and run continual-improvement initiatives across Cybersecurity and IT Operations.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to deliver secure, compliant, and effective solutions.
• Represent Jet Aviation within General Dynamics, including participation in the GD Cyber Council and collaboration with CIOs and CISOs across other General Dynamics companies.
• Build relationships across a globally distributed IT organization and enable collaboration and team growth.
• Serve as a visible, hands-on leader: engage in projects, remain accessible, get to know team members, and mentor for career development.
• Travel internationally across the US, EMEA, and APAC to meet stakeholders and strengthen global partnerships.
• Join recurring global calls across the US, EMEA, and APAC, including early morning or late night meetings.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading enterprise cybersecurity programs and global IT operations in complex, distributed organizations.
• Experience building cybersecurity strategies and multi-year roadmaps based on people, process, and technology gaps.
• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk management, threat and vulnerability management, security awareness, security policies, security engineering, IAM, incident response, and third-party cyber risk.
• Experience establishing or maintaining an Information Security Management System (ISMS) aligned to corporate, regulatory, customer, and industry requirements.
• Strong understanding of business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resilience, and response planning for major cyber or technology disruptions.
• Experience overseeing IT operations across infrastructure, communications systems, networks, end-user computing, cloud services, on-premises environments, and operational platforms.
• Track record improving service availability, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency via operating models, controls, processes, and continual improvement.
• Experience with SOX, ISO standards or certifications, US and international data-protection laws, export-controlled information, customer security assessments, and regulatory or statutory audits.
• Ability to evaluate business technology needs, guide stakeholders toward secure and practical solutions, and balance security controls with user experience and customer requirements.
• Ability to communicate cybersecurity awareness, policy changes, and technology controls clearly to executives, technical teams, business leaders, customers, and global users.
• Interest in innovation, including using automation and AI to improve processes, increase efficiency, and reduce risk.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, contracts, sourcing strategies, service performance, and globally dispersed teams.
• Collaborative, coaching-oriented leadership with focus on engagement, capability development, succession planning, and career growth.
• Personal values aligned with Jet Aviation: trust, honesty, alignment, transparency.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• CISSP certification is preferred.

Benefits

• Health, dental & vision insurance
• Matching 401(k)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Health and wellness awards
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts

Work Arrangement

• Hybrid (office-based): work at least four times weekly from the office

Location: West Palm Beach, FL, US 33409

Nearest major market: Palm Beach

Nearest secondary market: Miami

Career level: Executive

Job category: IT

Additional Information

• Jet Aviation uses a thorough, structured hiring process.
• Selected candidates will participate in a multi-stage review with executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Final employment requires passing pre-employment requirements.