HQSEC_R039 Global Security Incident Response Team, Strategy and integration Lead

Responsibilities

Position summary

The Strategy & Integration Lead, Japan serves as the connective tissue between the Japan-based security operations team and the broader global security organization. Working across all Strategy & Integration functions — planning, portfolio and roadmap, metrics, budget and financials, communications, exercises, and major-incident business response coordination — this role ensures that Japan's operational priorities, reporting, and ways of working stay aligned with global standards and strategy, while making sure Japan's regional context, requirements, and constraints are represented in global decisions.

This is a broad, cross-functional role for someone who is equally comfortable with structured program management and building trusted relationships across a matrixed, multicultural organization. Success is measured by how seamlessly the Japan team operates as part of the global whole: consistent planning cadence, reliable metrics, coordinated incident response, and a two-way flow of information between the region and the center.

Job Description

Regional alignment & integration (primary focus)

Act as the primary bridge between the Japan security operations team and the global Strategy & Integration team, translating global strategy, standards, and priorities into the regional context and vice versa.

Ensure regional operating rhythm, governance, and reporting align with global frameworks and cadences.

Surface regional needs, risks, and dependencies to the global organization and advocate for their inclusion in enterprise decisions.

Program & project management

Coordinate regional projects and initiatives, keeping them aligned to the global roadmap and delivery standards.

Metrics & reporting

Ensure regional operational metrics roll up consistently into the global metrics program.

Provide regional context and analysis to help leadership interpret performance.

Budget & financials

Support regional budget planning, tracking, and reporting in line with the global budget taxonomy and financial processes.

Portfolio, roadmap & strategic planning

Represent the Japan security operations team in portfolio and roadmap planning; ensure regional initiatives map to the strategic plan.

Contribute regional input to strategic planning cycles.

Communications & stakeholder engagement

Support adapting and delivering global employee and stakeholder communications for the regional audience, accounting for language and cultural context.

Build and maintain relationships across Japan-based security, HR, legal, privacy, and communications partners.

Exercises

Coordinate regional participation in tabletop and readiness exercises; ensure lessons learned feed back into the global program.

Major-incident business response coordination

Serve as the regional coordination point during major incidents, connecting the Japan security operations team with HR, legal, privacy, communications, and other functions, and linking regional response to the global response structure.

Requirements

Required

Experience in security operations, program/project management, business operations, or a comparable cross-functional role in a global organization.

Demonstrated ability to work across functions and cultures in a matrixed environment and to build trust with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong program management, organizational, and communication skills.

Business-level fluency in both Japanese and English (essential for bridging the regional team and the global organization).

Comfort with metrics, budgets, and structured planning processes.

Preferred

Familiarity with cybersecurity operations, incident response, or a related security discipline.

Experience supporting or coordinating major incident response across functions (HR, legal, privacy, comms).

Experience in a global Japanese enterprise or working across Japan–US organizational structures.

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category.

Bonus system