Senior Cybersecurity Expert Supply Chain Resilience at Apple

Senior Cybersecurity Expert Supply Chain Resilience

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. As an exceptional Senior Cybersecurity Expert in Global Sourcing & Supply Management, you will lead a transformational initiative safeguarding our global supply chain ecosystem of diverse suppliers against rapidly evolving, AI-empowered cyber threats. With a lean time and expanding scope, this role is pivotal in scaling AI-driven approaches to build attack-proof resilient operations at scale transforming traditional point-in-time assessments into continuous, AI-augmented assurance while defending against adversaries weaponizing the same technologies. This is a high-impact leadership role requiring a unique blend of cybersecurity expertise, AI fluency, supply chain acumen, and proven ability to drive large-scale, cross-jurisdictional programs that deliver measurable results with constrained resources.

You will tackle one of the most complex cybersecurity challenges in modern supply chain management, in an era where the pace of AI-driven offense is outstripping traditional defense models:

• Scale & Diversity: Drive consistent cyber resilience across over 1,000 global suppliers with vastly different maturity levels, IT dependencies, manufacturing processes, AI adoption maturity, and infrastructure capabilities spanning multiple geographies
• AI-Era Threat Landscape: Defend against an adversary ecosystem that is rapidly adopting agentic AI, automated reconnaissance, AI-generated social engineering, deepfake-enabled fraud, and autonomous attack orchestration while suppliers themselves introduce new attack surfaces through their own accelerating, often ungoverned, AI and agentic AI adoption.
• Execution: Transform the traditional point-in-time audit and remediation model into a continuous, AI-augmented assurance approach that drives sustained and consistent implementation of security controls across supplier environments and user populations at machine speed
• Concurrent Transformation: Implement effective cybersecurity practices across the entire supplier base simultaneously, leveraging automation and agentic AI to minimize reliance on sequential or selective remediation
• Tangible Outcomes: Achieve measurable reduction in ransomware and and AI-enabled attacks and business disruption, prioritizing operational resilience over theoretical compliance

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience leading cybersecurity or risk management functions, with demonstrated success in team development, motivation, and delivering accelerated results with constrained resources
• Bachelor's degree; active CISSP certification required
• Proven history of reducing cyber attacks and minimizing business disruption at scale across large, distributed organizations.
• Experience deploying cross-jurisdictional cybersecurity programs with documented effectiveness and measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience defending against AI-empowered threats and/or leveraging AI to scale defensive operations
• Deep supply chain and infrastructure expertise, specifically understanding high-tech manufacturing environments and IT/network dependencies in industrial operations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop scalable initiatives that address emerging threats, including AI-empowered and agentic AIenabled attacks
• Knowledge of varying IT and network dependencies in industrial operations and their cybersecurity implications
• Working knowledge of AI and agentic AI systems how they are built, deployed, and exploited and their implications for both attacker capabilities and defensive strategy
• Familiarity with emerging AI security frameworks and their application to third-party risk

Pay & Benefits:

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $207,400 and $311,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You'll find that idea reflected in everything here in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong. Learn about accessibility in Apple's workplace Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis. Submit Resume Back to search results See all roles in Cupertino