Principal IT Security Consultant

As the Principal IT Security Consultant, you will be the Information Security Leader supporting Yum! Brands, and as part of the Yum! Global Cybersecurity team, you will serve as the primary security leader for one or more markets, acting as a strategic liaison between the business and the enterprise cybersecurity function.

You are responsible for ensuring that security policies, standards, and practices align with business objectives while effectively managing cyber risks. This role will drive security awareness, risk mitigation and compliance efforts within the business unit, partnering with stakeholders to embed security into processes, products and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary senior security advisor for assigned market(s), ensuring alignment between business priorities and enterprise security goals.
• Proactively and regularly engage with market cross functional teams to stay abreast of business initiatives and identify opportunities for security intervention.
• Assist with developing and executing a security strategy tailored to the markets’ specific needs, risks, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide expert guidance to market business leaders on security risks, controls, and best practices.
• Track market compliance and risk remediation efforts.
• Help prepare market teams for security audits, assessments and other compliance efforts.
• Advocate for security by design in business processes, projects, and product development
• Assist in the development and testing of business unit-specific incident response and disaster recovery plans.
• Act as the security point of contact during security incidents affecting the business unit.
• Report security metrics and risk insights to market leadership and/or other governance stakeholders.
• Assist with franchisee relationship management and franchisee facing security initiatives

Skills/Knowledge Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, risk management or related discipline, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to convey complex security concepts to non-technical audiences, including business executives.
• Strong collaboration skills with a history of building cross-functional relationships between business, IT, and security teams.
• Deep understanding of ecommerce platform technologies and architectures (e.g., web applications, APIs, payment systems, mobile apps, content delivery networks).
• Strong knowledge of security threats, attack vectors, and mitigation strategies specific to ecommerce and other digital environments, including DDoS mitigation, secure payment processing, and data privacy.
• Strong expertise in securing cloud environments, including Identity and Access Management, cloud-native security tools, data protection, logging/monitoring, and compliance frameworks (CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27017)
• Experience securing restaurant networks and other restaurant technologies preferred.
• Familiar with incident response processes and incident response table-top exercises.
• Experience with common security metrics, security reporting, and management dashboards.
• Good understanding of security frameworks, compliance requirements, and industry best practices (PCI Controls, SANS 20 Security Controls, NIST 800-53, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001/02 etc.)

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science or a related field
• Relevant certifications such as – CISM, CISA, CISSP are a plus

Salary Range: $130,500 - $175,500

Benefits: Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! -Click here. 

At Yum!, one of our core values is to Believe in ALL People. This means seeing the value in everyone and unlocking their full potential to be their best self. YUM! Brands, Inc. (including its subsidiaries Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC (“YRSG”) and Yum Connect, LLC (“Yum Digital and Technology”)(collectively, “Yum”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Yum! is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.

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This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

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Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, and the company was recognized among TIME Magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies and USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders. Yum! also received widespread recognition in 2023, including being listed on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking for 2023.