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JOIN TARGET CYBERSECURITY AS A DIRECTOR - CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE (CTI)
About Us
Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers.
As a Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), this role will lead a team of tactical threat analysts to drive technical analysis of key cyber threats. This role will lead in the identification and prioritization of information security threats, and advise business partners on security/privacy risks, and the requirements and solutions to ensure threats & risk can be properly mitigated. The Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence (Tactical) will also be tasked with collaborating with defensive control owners, threat research, and incident response to track and defend against emerging threat tactics, techniques, and procedures. This role will enable business and information security integration across the enterprise and be a key conduit for integration between Information Security and Risk teams and business and technology programs and initiatives. Additionally, the candidate stepping into this role will:
Maintain industry-wide expertise of the current cyber threat landscape and attack vectors
Advise technology and information security teams, including CISO and senior leaders on industry cyber threats, trends, technology, information security issues and legislation that impact the company’s security posture and inform our information security policy.
Align initiatives with business objectives of the company and provide support to a variety of enterprise projects. As a Director, you will drive the team through proactive engagement in company initiatives across the enterprise to support the security and privacy work streams for a variety of projects and initiatives. You will communicate decisions, priorities and relevant efforts to appropriate levels of staff/resources.
Represent CTI area in planning, development, implementation and problem resolution within Technology Services.
Proactively share knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of your area.
Serve as a trusted advisor to information security, risk and compliance leaders for the business and demonstrate a strategic understanding of partner’s business, mission and goals, and support capability evolution in a complex and evolving risk landscape.
Align with senior stakeholders at the VP and SVP levels regarding information security and compliance risks to the business pyramid.
Participate in annual planning process for technology and business activities.
Lead and develop team members, including career development activities and performance management as required.
Maintain an awareness of technological trends and use this knowledge to bring solutions to enhance the enterprise’s competitive edge.
Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with internal (Target’s Security, business portfolio, and governance teams) and external business partners (government, vendors) to provide appropriate transparency to enterprise risks and discuss transformative and strategic matters.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About You:
4-year degree and/or equivalent experience
7+ years’ of relevant experience
You have expert knowledge of the cyber threat landscape and the ability to communicate those threats to senior leadership
Must demonstrate advanced technical understanding and extensive knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with malicious cyber activity, organized crime, and both state and non-state sponsored threat actors
Experience with establishing collection, analyzing, and actioning Threat Intelligence
Ability to apply Cyber Threat Intelligence through enrichment, correlation, and attribution
Strong experience with offensive security tactics, techniques, and procedures (DDoS, Malware, Phishing, Vulnerabilities, etc.)
Technical experience with Threat Intelligence tools such as Passive DNS, Malware research / Virus Total Intelligence, URLScan, etc.
Deep experience working with industry-wide frameworks and standards like MITRE ATT&CK
Experience with threat intelligence vendors and platforms
You have a proven ability to lead and grow a multifunctional cybersecurity organization
You are a coach and mentor with the ability to drive improvement and high potential development in others
Ability to lead down, across, and up in order to persuade and/or negotiate desired outcomes
Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
Broad and deep knowledge of business, technology/IT, cybersecurity technologies and approaches
Benefits Eligibility
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In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [email protected].Application deadline is : 08/30/2025Similar Jobs
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Target is an American retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and more. Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop.
