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Company Overview
S&S Activewear is the leading wholesaler to the imprintable apparel and uniform market in the United States and Canada. Since 1988, we’ve provided high-quality, imprintable apparel to our broad wholesale customer base. We offer high-quality apparel that allows your customers to express their creativity through wearable art through concert merchandise, school & team apparel, marathons and fun runs company stores, theme park gift shops and everyone in between!
Today, we offer the most extensive and accessible collection of fashion-forward styles around. And we get you the goods fast. We operate eight nationwide distribution centers—that’s 4 million square feet of efficient warehouse space—and uniquely offer the largest one & two-day distribution footprint in the industry, with its products reaching 99% of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico within two days and 44 states in just one day.
We offer more than 100 brands, including Adidas, Champion, Columbia, Dickies, Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Oakley, Richardson, Tommy Hilfiger, etc.
We have grown from a successful midwestern t-shirt and fleece distributor into an industry leader with approximately $2.5 billion in annual sales. In March 2021, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) acquired S&S Activewear. CD&R believed S&S to be a leading distribution platform with sustainable competitive advantage following significant strategic investments in its geographic reach, people, and technology.
About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is all about investing with a purpose. They're a private investment firm that really focuses on turning companies into stronger, more profitable versions of themselves. From the beginning they have overseen the investment of over $35 billion across 100 different companies, and those deals add up to a total value of more than $150 billion. The CD&R firm has offices in both New York and London.
Job Description
S&S Activewear is seeking an experienced and motivated Director of Cyber Security to join our growing Information Technology department. You will be leading a Cyber Security program which safeguards the technology that gives S&S Activewear a competitive advantage.
As the Director of Cyber Security, you will be core member of IT leadership team responsible for collaborating with internal stakeholders, executive leadership and vendors to maintain and enhance our cybersecurity program. Your leadership should enable the business, not just to secure it.
This position will report to the VP of Information Technology and is a HYBRID or fully remote role.
Schedule
Monday-Friday, Full-Time, Exempt
Location - Bolingbrook, IL (Hybrid or Remote Available)
Benefits
- Vacation, Personal, and Sick time.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long term disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401K with a 3% company contribution
- Discounts on brand-name apparel
- Employee events
- Opportunities for advancement
Duties & Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintaining and enhancing a comprehensive cybersecurity program to safeguard the company’s digital assets, systems, networks and sensitive information.
- Proactively assesses potential risks and opportunities for vulnerabilities throughout IT environment while working with IT leadership to implement defenses and remedies.
- Review and analyze Cyber Security policies and recommend changes to improve effectiveness and governance while supporting and advancing business objectives.
- Advise executive leadership team on technology risks with grounding in data and business impact.
- Keep up to date on current and emerging trends in Cyber Security and compliance.
- Leads staff to proactively identify, prevent and respond to security incidents.
- Accountable for security awareness and training, external vulnerability assessments, coordination of audit activities, and subsequent remediation plans.
- Leads Third Party Risk Management program while partnering with business to mitigate and manage associated risks.
- Implement Data Loss Prevention program to protect sensitive and proprietary information.
Requirements
- 10 years of experience in cybersecurity leadership roles with 5 years of people management experience.
- Proven track record of managing all aspects of successful Cyber Security programs.
- Ability to foster collaborative, open, working relationships with technology groups, senior leadership and other stakeholders, including vendor relationships.
- Familiarity with relevant regulations and compliance frameworks, such PCI DSS and NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- Working knowledge of security tools and concepts including IDS/IPS; SIEM; Web Proxy, Encryption, Endpoint Security, Patch management, Vulnerability Scanning & Remediation, Forensics, Penetration Testing, DLP; Email Gateways, Anti-spam Services, MDM, Privileged Account Management, Log Analytics, Two Factor Authentication, Single Sign On
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen.
Working Environment
Currently, S&S has a remote work policy which provides for employees to be in the office Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and work from home on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which is subject to change based on business need. Position location: Bolingbrook, IL.
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
S&S Activewear welcomes people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating a diverse culture and supporting human growth. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We conduct business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer, and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons. S&S participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S. This job offer is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.
