Cybersecurity Program Manager Jobs in Denver, CO

Within our Corporate Information Technology team located in Denver - Leprino is seeking a Senior Manager, Cybersecurity to lead our enterprise cybersecurity program and help strengthen the security of our technology environment. This role partners closely with IT and business leaders to reduce cybersecurity risk, guide security strategy, and support secure, reliable business operations across the company.

At Leprino, starting compensation for this role typically ranges between $147,000 and $170,000. This position has an annual target bonus of 15%.

• Lead and develop a collaborative cybersecurity team while providing coaching, clear direction, and opportunities for growth.
• Build and advance our enterprise cybersecurity program by strengthening governance, reducing risk, and improving program maturity.
• Lead the enterprise vulnerability management program, ensuring timely identification, prioritization, remediation, and reporting of security risks.
• Partner with infrastructure, networking, applications, operational technology, and business teams to incorporate practical cybersecurity controls into technology initiatives.
• Develop and maintain policies, standards, and procedures aligned with industry frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Guide the cybersecurity roadmap in partnership with IT leadership, prioritizing initiatives that strengthen security while supporting reliable business operations.
• Oversee security operations delivered through internal team members and co-sourced Security Operations Center (SOC) partners, ensuring effective monitoring, detection, and incident readiness.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for significant cybersecurity incidents by coordinating response activities, communications, and post-incident reviews.
• Build meaningful cybersecurity reporting that communicates program performance, emerging risks, and recommendations to IT and executive leadership.
• Manage relationships with cybersecurity vendors and service providers, ensuring technology investments deliver measurable business value.
• Improve cybersecurity processes, controls, and reporting that enhance visibility, and strengthen governance.

You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):

• A Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a similarly relevant subject area.
• Eight (8) or more years of progressive cybersecurity or information security experience.
• Three (3) or more years leading cybersecurity teams, programs, or major security initiatives.
• Experience building, implementing, or advancing enterprise cybersecurity programs.
• Experience leading vulnerability management, cybersecurity risk assessments, and incident response planning.
• Broad knowledge of enterprise security technologies including identity, endpoint, network, and security monitoring.
• Experience communicating cybersecurity risks and recommendations to technical and executive audiences.

We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• A Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a similarly relevant subject area.
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, or a similar cybersecurity certification.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity within a manufacturing or industrial (OT) environment.
• Experience leading enterprise vulnerability management programs and improving cybersecurity reporting, metrics, and program maturity.

At Leprino, we believe in equal employment opportunity and make employment decisions based on each individual's unique talents, experience, skills, and knowledge; we do not discriminate on the basis of any personal characteristics. We know we are better together and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture in which all employees can thrive.

Offering You In Return:

A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.

Our Story:

Leprino's history dates back to the 1950s, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We've grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino is the world's largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by Jim and the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the "World's Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company." From a small corner grocery store we have grown to over 5,500 employees throughout the globe. Will you join us on our journey?