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Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today's needs and tomorrow's next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we're living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description 

Senior Information Security Analyst, GRC and Responsible AI 

As a Senior Information Security Analyst (Level 4), you will play a key role in shaping and operationalizing Sandisk's enterprise Information Security Governance, Risk Management, and Strategy function, with a particular focus on Responsible GenAI. 

This is a senior, handson role for an experienced security professional who can operate independently, influence crossfunctional stakeholders, and translate emerging technology risks into practical, scalable governance solutions. You will lead GenAI security risk assessments, help define governance standards, and partner closely with Legal, IT, Procurement, and business leaders to ensure AI adoption is secure, compliant, and aligned with Sandisk's risk appetite. 

In addition to AI governance, you will contribute to the evolution of Sandisk's enterprise risk management frameworks, supporting riskbased decisionmaking, strategy, and continuous improvement across the organization. 

Key Responsibilities 

Responsible GenAI Program Leadership 

• Serve as a core operator and assessor for Sandisk's Responsible GenAI program, owning intake, assessment, coordination, and tracking of GenAI use cases, platforms, and vendors across the enterprise. 

• Lead GenAI security risk assessments with a focus on data sensitivity, access controls, model interfaces, training data and memory sources, identifying material risks and recommending actionable mitigation strategies. 

• Partner closely with Legal, Privacy, Procurement, and other subjectmatter experts to ensure GenAI initiatives meet regulatory, contractual, licensing, and governance requirements. 

• Embed GenAI risk evaluation into procurement, vendor risk management, and IT risk workflows, strengthening consistency and scalability across enterprise processes. 

• Contribute to the development and refinement of AI governance policies, standards, and operating procedures, including preparation of materials for governance or enablement committees reviewing higherrisk or pilot use cases. 

Information Security GRC 

• Implement and mature enterprise information security risk management practices aligned with ISO 27001, NIST CSF 2.0, and other relevant frameworks. 

• Conduct and lead technical and business process risk assessments, advising stakeholders on risk treatment options and residual risk acceptance. 

• Act as a trusted security partner to business and technology teams, embedding risk management into projects, system implementations, and operational processes. 

• Support internal and external audits by producing risk metrics, evidence, and analysis, and by helping drive remediation and continuous improvement activities. 

Required 

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related discipline. 

• 6+ years of progressive experience in Information Security, with a strong emphasis on GRC, risk management, or security governance in a complex enterprise environment. 

• Demonstrated experience leading security risk assessments across both technical systems and business processes. 

• Working knowledge of relevant security frameworks and bodies of knowledge, such as NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP, SANS, and CSA. 

• Practical understanding of GenAI technologies and associated risks, including data leakage, prompt injection, and model misuse, along with familiarity with responsible AI principles. 

• Experience interpreting or applying AI governance standards such as NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001 or equivalent. 

Preferred 

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or GSNA. 

• Technical security certifications such as GCIH, GPEN, CEH, or OSCP. 

• Prior experience supporting AI, ML, or GenAI initiatives in a security, risk, or governance capacity within a regulated or largescale enterprise. 

Skills and Attributes 

• Strong executivelevel communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security and AI risks clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences. 

• Proven ability to influence without authority and drive outcomes in crossfunctional, matrixed environments. 

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and shaping new processes as emerging technologies and risks evolve. 

• Selfdirected, pragmatic, and outcomefocused, with a bias toward scalable, businessaligned solutions. 

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 01/15/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

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• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.