Hiring: Associate Director - Cybersecurity Posture, Hygiene and AI Company: AbbVie Location: Atlanta, GA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:05:31 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Digital Transformation, Risk Management About the job Experience: •Bachelors Degree and 9 years of experience OR Masters Degree and 8 years of experience OR PhD and 4 years of experience •9 years of experience OR Masters Degree and 8 years of experience OR PhD and 4 years of experience Required Skills: •Be responsible for Building and leading a security posture and hygiene program, including strategy, roadmap, operating cadence, governance, and direct people management. •Managing and developing a multidisciplinary team responsible for control assessments, configuration hygiene, remediation planning, and continuous improvement, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development. •Leveraging AI as an accelerator and enabler to drive speed and efficiency in continuous control monitoring and response •Integrating posture and hygiene telemetry from AI-enabled tools, custom tools and workflows to detect misuse, configuration drift, and critical control deviations •Identifying patterns of intentional and unintentional misuse of AI-enabled tools and workflows and translating those findings into preventive, systemic control improvements. •Developing and maturing a control framework aligned to the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Top 18 Controls and associated safeguards, tailoring implementation guidance to AbbVie environments. •Establishing a consistent methodology to assess control maturity, identify systemic gaps, and prioritize remediation based on risk and business impact. •Partnering with infrastructure, cloud, identity, network, endpoint, application, and AI engineering teams to embed secure-by-default configurations and resilient architectures. Qualifications: •Proven leadership in cybersecurity, with extensive experience in managing security posture and hygiene strategies within complex and diverse IT environments •Expert knowledge of operating systems, networking protocols, systems administration, X as a service, applications, and security technologies. •Expert knowledge and application of cybersecurity terminology, concepts, and the cyber threat landscape and attack vectors. •Comprehensive expertise in risk management principles and the ability to integrate these into security practices. •Demonstrated ability to innovate and adapt in response to a constantly changing environment. •Advanced critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills •Strong leadership and collaboration skills with business and technical groups. •Excellent written and verbal communication and listening skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders. •Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with clients, IT management, and staff. •A sincere desire to learn, grow, and go beyond personal capabilities, staying abreast of the latest developments in the cybersecurity landscape . Compensation: •$141,500 - $268,500 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!