Job Description

The Senior Manager of Product & Platform Securityis a critical leadership role responsible for driving information security excellence across the WBA enterprise technology ecosystem. This role ensures robust security resilience, effective risk management, and continuous improvements in security practices. The successful candidate will provide strategic thought leadership, technical oversight, and enhance control hygiene while fostering a culture of security awareness, ownership, and accountability.

Key Responsibilities
1. Information Security Thought Leadership and Resilience
Lead and accelerate Health Check reviews for critical IT Security-owned and managed products and tools.
Complete comprehensive Health Checks for core technology products to identify gaps and drive security resilience.
2. Security Control Hygiene & Cloud Security Patterns
Develop and maintain robust Cloud Computing Platform (CCP) patterns for Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings.
Regularly perform periodic reviews and updates to CCP security patterns ensuring they reflect current security best practices and compliance standards.
Provide security architecture expertise and engagement in the development and updating of Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure policies, and related cloud security solutions.
3. Enhance User Experience of Security Controls
Engage proactively with enterprise architecture teams, application development, and infrastructure groups to ensure security architectures are seamlessly integrated, enhancing usability while maintaining robust security.
Participate and contribute actively to Enterprise Architecture Peer Reviews, ensuring security considerations are effectively embedded within architectural designs.
Review, revise, and continuously enhance security standards and guidelines.
Establish and manage the intake process for Security Architecture reviews related to Information Security Standards Requirements (ISSR).
4. Culture of Awareness, Ownership, and Accountability
Align closely with Enterprise Architecture (EA) teams to synchronize security inputs with EA peer review schedules, minimizing impacts on business deliverables.
Act as a security advocate and champion, fostering a proactive, informed, and accountable security culture across technology and product teams.
Establish and deliver clear and meaningful metrics regarding security architecture activities, specifically tracking ISSR engagements, CCP pattern development, EA peer reviews, and updates to security standards.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com

External Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of experience in a Security Engineering and/or Architecture role OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 9 years of experience in a Security Engineering and/or Architecture role.
Experience developing architectural frameworks and solutions.
Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, including the executive level.
Experience with vendor and vendor contract management, including SLA review.
Experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Skills:
Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Networking, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
10+ years of progressive leadership experience in information security, cybersecurity architecture, cloud security, or a closely related discipline.
Strong knowledge of Azure cloud solutions, PaaS/SaaS security best practices, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Experience with security frameworks and standards (e.g., CIS, NIST, ISO27001, Cloud Security Alliance).
Demonstrated experience performing security architecture reviews and developing security patterns for enterprise-level cloud solutions.
CISSP, CCSP, CISM, or other relevant security certifications.
Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, or retail pharmacy sectors, dealing with regulated environments such as HIPAA, HITECH, or PCI DSS.
Proven track record in driving strategic improvements in enterprise security architecture, controls hygiene, and security culture.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.