Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle. www.highgate.com
Highgate Corporate Offices Irving, TX
The Director of IT Security will oversee all security responsibilities for both the hotel level and corporate operations. The position will require both a technical understanding and a comprehension of modern security practices. Activities would include executive level security briefings, control of security training programs, management of our PCI control program and developing and implementing security best practices across all systems.
This position is based from our corporate offices in Irving, Texas.
BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
6+ years of security experience with 3+ years of senior leadership experience at the executive level.
Demonstrated ability in a combination of risk management, information security, and engineering roles.
Ability to identify, attract, hire, develop, and retain the best security professionals needed to staff a world class organization and ensure they have the vision, plan, support, and culture in place to deliver impact.
Domain expert on the threat landscape and innovative security strategies and products.
“Hands-on” operating style and approach but a view towards the future and willingness to invest in people development and in developing an organization that will support a large company.
Proven experience as a business-focused, change-driven, credible leader in a fast-growing business.
Expertise in understanding sophisticated technology & applying it in a practical way to build solutions.
Knowledge of IT control frameworks with experience in implementation of the following examples (ISO, NIST, PCI, ITIL).
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