Director Cybersecurity

Skip to Content Sign In Director Cybersecurity Req #23580 Melbourne VIC, Australia Apply Share Job Description Posted Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM | Expires Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 6:59 AM Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region. Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce. Our brand promise - Makes Work Life BetterTM- Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally. Applications will be accepted from 13 March 2026 until 10 April 2026 About the opportunity: The Director of Cybersecurity provides leadership and influences cybersecurity strategy across the product portfolio. The director leads a team of product security engineers that aligns with business strategy and delivers cybersecurity expertise. The director is responsible for helping secure products end to end, on time and within budget. Under the supervision of the director, product security teams work closely with IT, software engineering and corporate product teams. The director provides a holistic focus across infrastructure, application security, vulnerability management and third-party partnerships and dependencies. Across collaborative teams, the director defines, documents, maintains, and enforces the practices and policies that are the pillars of a formidable product cybersecurity program. Additionally, the director instills a secure-by-design and security-first mission to ensure products are less vulnerable. The director works in lockstep with product, IT and risk management leadership and is united in a common goal of building functional, reliable and secure products. The Director of Cybersecurity is a highly visible role interfacing with multiple internal and external teams, as well as helping to develop direct reports. The individual constantly assesses products for weaknesses and recommends ways to resolve them before they are exploited. When security findings are discovered, the director proactively communicates with technical and business leadership teams to ensure a focus on risk mitigation. Successful candidates in this role possess technical skills and business acumen and can effectively communicate complex topics. The director understands how attackers think and their motives, while at the same time understanding corporate business objectives. The director prioritizes team members to help them grow personally and professionally. What you'll get to do Lead team(s) of product, application, devsecops security engineers with continuous product and application security reviews. Provide leadership and direction with security practices and methodologies in product security. Attract and retain high-performing cybersecurity professionals on premises and in virtual working arrangements. Elevate team performance to keep pace with product iterations and ensure they are secure. Direct teams and be actively aware of workload, timelines and obligations, without micromanaging. Offer hands-on security and design support as needed across the product ecosystem. Develop a short- and long-term security design roadmap to improve processes and agility. Remove friction from complex manual processes through the use of automation and outsourcing. Promote a positive security culture focused on collaboration and creating strong relationships. Adopt cybersecurity frameworks, define/maintain policies and standards, and enforce them across all teams. Attend and participate in product meetings for security requirements with new and existing products. Solicit feedback from internal and external stakeholders regarding team performance and abilities. Develop partnerships aimed at improving product ... (truncated, view full listing at source)