Job Description

About the job

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Opportunity:

The Senior Director of Cyber Security will serve as a key member of the Cyber Security leadership team, responsible for developing and executing the enterprise-wide cyber security strategy. This role leads multiple functional areas across security operations, engineering, governance, risk management, and compliance. Reporting directly to the Head of I/O & Cyber Security, the Senior Director will provide strategic direction, operational oversight, and technical leadership to protect the organization’s information assets, systems, and infrastructure from internal and external threats.

What Your Impact Will Be

• Lead and evolve the enterprise cyber security program, aligning with business priorities, risk posture, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee Security Operations Center (SOC), incident response, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and endpoint protection.
• Direct the development and implementation of security architecture, tools, and frameworks across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.
• Partner with IT, legal, compliance, risk, privacy, and business stakeholders to manage security risk and ensure adherence to industry frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS).
• Drive the maturity of identity and access management (IAM), data loss prevention (DLP), zero trust architecture, and secure DevOps initiatives.
• Develop and maintain security policies, standards, metrics, and reporting to executive leadership and audit bodies.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing, diverse cybersecurity team across technical and GRC domains.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, partners, auditors, and regulatory entities.
• Support cyber incident response planning, tabletop exercises, and executive-level simulations.
• Stay informed of emerging threats, trends, and technologies to proactively guide strategy and investments.

Qualifications:

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (Master’s or MBA preferred).
• 5–10+ years of progressive experience in cyber security, including at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of cyber security frameworks (NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, MITRE ATT&CK, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience building and managing enterprise security programs in complex, regulated environments.
• Strong technical foundation in network security, cloud security (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI), security engineering, and incident response.
• Proven ability to influence at all levels, including executives and board members.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, etc.) strongly preferred.

Compensation:

The annual base salary range for this position is between $236,000 and $295,000

• This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.
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