Distinguished, Risk Expert (Cybersecurity Risk)

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States; primary location at 805 SE Moberly Ln. The position is associated with U.S. locations including Bentonville and Herndon, Virginia.

Annual salary: $130,000–$260,000 in Bentonville, Arkansas; $156,000–$312,000 in Herndon, Virginia. Additional annual or quarterly performance bonuses and, for certain positions, stock may apply.

Company

hirify.global operates within Walmart, with a focus on innovation, data security, fraud prevention, threat detection, digital risk, access management, cloud transformation, and secure technology delivery.

What you will do

• Lead information security for assigned technology teams, aligning security priorities with business objectives and engineering needs.
• Embed scalable, automated security practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Identify security opportunities, define maturity roadmaps, establish risk ownership, and drive accountability for reducing security risk.
• Translate business needs and risks into actionable security requirements for senior leaders and product teams.
• Assess and remediate security risks and vulnerabilities using metrics, risk frameworks, and continuous improvement practices.
• Partner across Technology and Information Security to prioritize work, resolve cybersecurity issues, manage risk decisions, and lead security incident escalations.

Requirements

• Either a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related area and 6 years of experience in cybersecurity risk or a related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company; or 8 years of experience in cybersecurity risk or a related area.
• Experience leading technology or information security, including complex security initiatives, critical issue prioritization, root-cause resolution, stakeholder management, and accountable delivery.
• Experience with security governance, regulatory compliance, policies, standards, and industry frameworks.
• Ability to align security priorities, resources, investments, and operational improvements with business objectives and customer needs.
• Ability to build teams and partnerships, develop talent, influence stakeholders, manage vendors, and foster accountability, integrity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Nice to have

• Certification in Security+, GISF, GSEC, CISA, CISSP, CCSP, or CISM.
• Master's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related area.
• 4 years of experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects.
• Experience creating inclusive digital experiences and implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase opportunities, company-paid life insurance, and disability benefits.
• Paid time off including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, voting, vacation, and holidays.
• Military leave pay, company discounts, and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Walmart-paid education benefits through Live Better U, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.