Director, Cybersecurity – Information Technology

Strategic alignment with Enterprise Risk, Privacy, Legal, Human Resources, and other key partners to ensure a unified approach to risk and compliance.

Accountability for the IT cybersecurity portfolio, including governance, operations, risk management, and strategic planning.

Drive significant operational impact in delivery performance, prioritization discipline, risk mitigation, and value realization.

Influence senior leadership and executive teams with cybersecurity insights to support strategic decision.

Manage the budget and spend for the entire cybersecurity portfolio.

Oversight of the cybersecurity partner ecosystem, ensuring scalable, resilient, and high‑quality service delivery.

Accountable for the current state and management of the risk associated with IT cybersecurity.

Continuous monitoring of emerging threats, technologies, and regulatory changes to inform strategic investments and roadmap evolution.

Thought leadership in modern cybersecurity practices, advocating for innovation and continuous improvement.

Alignment of cybersecurity initiatives with enterprise risk, privacy, legal, and HR frameworks.

Preparation and delivery of cybersecurity reporting to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.

Leadership of enterprise‑wide incident response, ensuring coordinated action and timely resolution.

Representation of Alberta Blue Cross on national committees and regulatory bodies, strengthening our influence and industry alignment.

Demonstrated reduction and effective management of cybersecurity risk across the organization.

Strong organizational resilience and rapid response to cybersecurity threats and incidents.

Timely closure of audit findings and compliance gaps.

Mature, repeatable, and well‑governed cybersecurity processes.

High confidence in cybersecurity leadership from executives, IT, and business partners.

Clear, well‑defined roles and responsibilities across the cybersecurity organization.

High levels of cybersecurity awareness and engagement across the enterprise.

Measurable improvements in mean time to detect and respond to cybersecurity events.

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related field; advanced education or cybersecurity certifications are strong assets.

10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including 5+ years overseeing enterprise cybersecurity portfolios.

Strong knowledge of, and experience with, NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and value realization.

Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and trust.

Strong strategic thinking and data-driven decision making skills.

Composure and leadership presence during high intensity and critical cybersecurity events.

Excellent communication and relationship building skills with the ability to influence at all levels, including executives.

Demonstrated change leadership; guiding teams through transformation with resilience, clarity, and empathy.

A forward-looking, innovative, and adaptable mindset with the ability to anticipate organizational needs.

Demonstrated curiosity and commitment to lifelong learning; actively exploring new ideas, asking questions, and seeking knowledge to fuel innovation.

Ability to thrive in dynamic environments, adapt quickly to shifting priorities while guiding others to embrace new ways of working with empathy, patience, and persistence.

Ability to inspire and develop talent; build high performing, engaged teams through coaching, mentoring, and accountability.

Demonstrated strengths in negotiation, budgeting, planning, organizing, and delegation.

Experienced in partnering with senior leaders to shape and deliver strategies that drive measurable results.

Description – Ability to align portfolio decisions with enterprise strategy.

Proficiency level – Advanced.

Evidence – Demonstrated in portfolio alignment outcomes.

Description – Builds high-performing teams and leads change.

Evidence – Feedback, team outcomes.

Description – Works across business units effectively.

Evidence – Cross-functional success cases.

Description – Ability to thinking critically and stay composed during response to high intensity cybersecurity events

Evidence – Effective leadership of cybersecurity events.

Consistently anticipates enterprise impacts before decisions are made.

Connect portfolio choices to external market and organizational context.

Model calm, confident leadership during ambiguity.

Actively coach team members and builds successors.

Proactively seek alignment across business functions.

Resolve conflicts by focusing on outcomes, not positions.

Demonstrate effective leadership during highly intense cybersecurity events.

Skilled at managing and leveraging relationships with partner divisions to ensure a coordinated and highly effective response to cybersecurity events.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.

Alberta Blue Cross® is an inclusive employer committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We empower and are advocates for our team members by welcoming, respecting and valuing their unique perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, high-energy team-focused environment. If you have the qualifications we are looking for, apply online at careers.ab.bluecross.ca

A criminal record check satisfactory to Alberta Blue Cross will be required as a condition of employment, following a conditional offer.