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Director of Information Security jobs: 192 open roles, pay, industries and skills

192 open Director of Information Security jobs, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as Information Security Director, Director, Information Security, Senior Director of Information Security, Global Director of Information Security, Regional Director of Information Security. Listings that state pay show a median of $227,500 a year.

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The market for Director of Information Security work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Director of Information Security jobs
192

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$227,500

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State with the most openings
California (25)

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Industry hiring the most
Technology & Software (34%)

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Listings that are remote
39%

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Listings that ask for an AI skill
49%

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What a Director of Information Security does

Director role in Security.

A director of information security leads a team inside the function and answers for protecting the company’s data and systems: risk, controls and incident response.

Usually reports to a vice president or a C-suite leader, and manages managers and individual contributors. Senior and global director titles are counted here.

Other ways this role is written

  • Director of Information Security
  • Information Security Director
  • Director, Information Security
  • Senior Director of Information Security
  • Global Director of Information Security
  • Regional Director of Information Security
  • Director of Cybersecurity
  • Director of Security

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Director of Information Security jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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Director of Information Security salary

From 47 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$175,000
Median
$227,500
Upper quarter
$255,500

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for Director of Information Security jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where Director of Information Security jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills Director of Information Security jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 104 Director of Information Security listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in Director of Information Security listings

  1. 1. risk management47%
  2. 2. audit39%
  3. 3. aws22%
  4. 4. azure14%
  5. 5. hipaa14%
  6. 6. ci/cd13%
  7. 7. gcp12%
  8. 8. stakeholder management12%
  9. 9. gdpr11%
  10. 10. python10%

Across all Security openings

  1. 1. risk management15%
  2. 2. python14%
  3. 3. aws13%
  4. 4. audit13%
  5. 5. azure10%
  6. 6. ci/cd8%
  7. 7. linux7%
  8. 8. kubernetes6%
  9. 9. gcp6%
  10. 10. terraform4%

AI skills for Director of Information Security jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

49% of 124 open Director of Information Security listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 18% of all Security openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. AI governance and risk19%
  2. 2. AI workflow automation14%
  3. 3. AI tools in daily work13%
  4. 4. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)12%
  5. 5. LLM application engineering9%
  6. 6. AI coding assistants4%

Do AI skills change director of information security pay?

For Security roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for director of information security alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Security listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +8.5% (about $16.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$208,500
median, from 510 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$140,000
median, from 458 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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The Security ladder

The same function at other levels: where this role comes from and where it leads.

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Job titles under Director of Information Security

The exact titles employers use, with their own job and salary pages.

Employers hiring for Director of Information Security roles

  • Ankura 14
  • Willis Towers Watson 4
  • Zipline 3
  • BNY 3
  • Pelago 2
  • Boston Consulting Group 2
  • Princess Cruises / Holland America Line 2
  • Neo4j 2
  • Wipro 2
  • Honeywell International 2
  • Carnival 2
  • Mckesson 2

Podcasts and media Director of Information Security leaders follow

Hand-picked, each checked to be live. Links go to the publisher.

  • Darknet Diaries

    Podcast · Jack Rhysider

    True stories about hackers, breaches and cybercrime.

  • Risky Business

    Podcast · Patrick Gray and James Wilson

    Weekly information security news and analysis, with related shows from the same network.

  • CyberWire Daily

    Podcast · Dave Bittner, N2K Networks

    A daily podcast and news site on cybersecurity.

  • CISO Series

    Podcast · David Spark

    Podcasts for security leaders, including Defense in Depth and Cyber Security Headlines.

  • Security Now

    Podcast · Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

    A weekly show on security news and how the underlying technology works.

  • Krebs on Security

    Publication · Brian Krebs

    Investigative reporting on cybercrime and security incidents.

  • Cybersecurity Dive

    Publication · Informa TechTarget

    News on cybersecurity incidents, policy and enterprise security.

Director of Information Security questions

What does a Director of Information Security do?
A director of information security leads a team inside the function and answers for protecting the company’s data and systems: risk, controls and incident response. Usually reports to a vice president or a C-suite leader, and manages managers and individual contributors. Senior and global director titles are counted here.
What else is a Director of Information Security called?
The same job is also written Information Security Director, Director, Information Security, Senior Director of Information Security, Global Director of Information Security, Regional Director of Information Security, Director of Cybersecurity, Director of Security.
How many Director of Information Security jobs are open?
192 verified open Director of Information Security jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a Director of Information Security make?
Among 47 open Director of Information Security listings that state pay, the median is $227,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $175,000 and $255,500. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are Director of Information Security jobs?
California (25), New York (23), Texas (18), Florida (17) have the most open Director of Information Security listings. About 39% of listings that state a work arrangement are remote.
Which state pays a Director of Information Security the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, California has the highest median at $277,000.
Which industries hire for Director of Information Security roles?
Technology & Software (34%), Professional Services & Consulting (17%), Financial Services & Banking (16%), Healthcare & Hospital Systems (8%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do Director of Information Security jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Director of Information Security listings are risk management, audit, aws, azure, hipaa.
Do Director of Information Security jobs ask for AI skills?
49% of 124 open Director of Information Security listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI governance and risk.

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