The Senior Director, Chief Security Officer will provide leadership and support for the strategy and execution of global security initiatives at Sandisk. The role will be accountable for leading teams that will provide effective security solutions and risk-mitigation plans supporting Sandisk’s people, facilities, and intellectual property. This position will report to the Chief Legal Officer and will lead the development and maturation of Sandisk’s global security organization, including people, process, and technology, that supports our growth, culture, and long-term strategy.
This position will be responsible for providing leadership expertise to develop and scale security initiatives to manage risk and provide practical solutions throughout our global footprint, specifically overseeing all security policies, processes, operations, and teams. We are looking for an experienced security leader and dynamic manager who values service delivery and employee experience to lead this team and enable the business. This leader will build a vision, grounded in risk management, in support of the company’s accountability to its shareholders, business goals, and execution strategies.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead global, enterprise-wide, security programs and continuously scale mitigation strategies to address evolving risks.
- Develop and implement the strategy, governance, processes, and practices with respect to physical security, security operations, security systems and technology, executive protection, travel security, event security, threat management, intelligence, security-incident response, crisis management, insider threat, security training and awareness, supply-chain security, and security investigations.
- Serve as the senior most incident commander and crisis manager for security-related incidents at Sandisk.
- Strategically attract, retain, and develop talent; craft and implement sustainable organizational resilience via proactive succession planning.
- Deliver leadership and accountability to Sandisk’s executive leadership, engaging as appropriate with Sandisk’s Board of Directors, including the Audit Committee and Compensation and Talent Committee.
- Maintain a strong network of and drive strategic engagement with government contacts (e.g., FBI/DSAC, State Dept./OSAC, local and international law enforcement), industry partners, peer companies, and private- and public-sector peer groups (e.g., ISMA, security working groups).
- Partner closely with Legal, People Experience, and other stakeholder groups as required to conduct security investigations relating to policy violations, misconduct, criminal activity, workplace threats, and other potential risks to Sandisk and our employees.
- Oversee the global security budget, including staffing and capital expenditures, to support the overall strategy.
- Collaborate cross-functionally as the expert in security-related risk management to develop clear and practical risk-based strategies that support our business needs.
Key Competencies
- Ability to understand and translate business strategy into relevant, practical security actions and initiatives.
- Strong decision-making skills with ability to define, collect, and analyze data; identify and evaluate pertinent facts; develop valid and well-supported conclusions; and make fact-based decisions in a timely manner.
- Ability to communicate, present, and influence effectively within a global organization.
- Experience in building sustainable risk-based security programs.
- Previous government intelligence, national security, threat analysis, law enforcement, and/or related government experience preferred.
- Ability and willingness to work irregular work hours to handle emergencies and off-hour security needs.
- Required to travel as needed, both domestic and international, with duration dependent on security needs.
- Ability to drive operational efficiencies, standardized security services, and seamless cross-functional collaborations across the global ecosystem.
- Crisis leadership and sound decision-making under pressure and in ambiguous environments.
- Experience and understanding in all facets of enterprise security matters.
- Experience collaborating and building strong relationships with senior leaders, government agencies (domestic and foreign), and security peers.
- Experience in selection and management of third party vendors to help protect employees, corporate assets and IP, and facilities.
- Experience building and leading protective services functions (e.g., executive protection, travel security, and event security).
- Demonstrated record of strong leadership, guidance, and team-building skills.
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 15+ years of progressive experience in corporate security, law enforcement, and/or military, with at least 5 years of corporate-security leadership, including direct support of C-suite executives preferred.
- Proven experience managing global security operations for multinational enterprises, preferably with experience overseeing security operations in Asia.
- Demonstrated expertise in executive protection and program management for VIP security.
- Strong background in risk assessment, crisis management, emergency response, and security technologies.
PREFERRED:
- Law enforcement and/or intelligence background preferred.
- Professional certifications (CPP, CBCP, ITPM, and others) preferred.
- Eligibility for a U.S. government security clearance preferred.
Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.
Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.
Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.
Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.
Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 09/23/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
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Compensation & Benefits Details
- An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
- The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
- You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
- Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.