Senior Manager Cyber Security

Staples is business to business. You're what binds us together.

Our digital solutions team is more than a traditional IT organization. We are a team of passionate, collaborative, agile, inventive, customer-centric, results-oriented problem solvers. We are intellectually curious, love advancements in technology and seek to adapt technologies to drive Staples forward. We anticipate the needs of our customers and business partners and deliver reliable, customer-centric technology services.

Join Staples Digital Solutions as a Senior Manager, Cyber Security and become a key leader in our passionate, collaborative, and innovative digital solutions team. We are a customer-centric organization that thrives on intellectual curiosity and technological advancement. In this role, you will lead critical security engineering teams dedicated to safeguarding the integrity of Staples' networks, systems, applications, and data. You'll play a pivotal part in scaling secure adoption of AI and data initiatives while ensuring cyber resilience across the enterprise.

What you'll be doing:

The Senior Cyber Security Manager oversees high-performing engineers responsible for core cybersecurity engineering functions such as Data Loss Prevention, AI Security & Governance, Encryption, Vulnerability Management, Endpoint, Cloud Security, and Edge Protection. The position will focus on implementing automation to improve operational efficiency and scalability, ensuring compliance, and assessing the security impact of new technologies and initiatives. You'll interface with VPs, advocate for your team, and align security work across the organization, making sound technical judgments that balance business enablement with robust security guardrails.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Providing 24/7 operational support and incident response readiness

• Distributing resources according to strategic and tactical goals

• Managing ongoing training and development for team members

• Representing cybersecurity objectives to executive leadership

The role requires expertise in technical cybersecurity, leadership in managing teams, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional groups within an evolving enterprise environment.

What you bring to the table:

• Manages the IT security functions, technology and talent

• Assists with overseeing tasks associated with the protection of systems and databases from unwanted users, disaster recovery

• Comprehensive knowledge of the field's concepts and principles

• Leads and directs the work of other employees and has full authority for personnel decisions

• Primarily focused on administering established policies and procedures but may have some impact on departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change

• Manage capital and operating expenses budget for technology area

• Ability to execute analytical problem decomposition and solution design

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Ability to influence and educate engineering teams, product management, and leadership

What's needed - Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent work experience.

• 8+ years of experience in security application development and architecture.

• Experience leading and managing a team of cyber security engineers.

• Experience with security tools such as Microsoft Defender & Purview, SASE & Zscaler, Qualys, SASE, CICD technologies, Akamai Security Portfolio

• Background in Agile development methodologies and experience with web/mobile application technologies.

What's needed - Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.

• Experience with cloud security and contemporary threat mitigation technologies.

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups

• 22 days of PTO and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays + 1 floating holiday)

• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more

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