# Director, Information Security

Overview About PowerSchoolAt PowerSchool, we power education for students around the world. As the global leader in cloud-based K-12 software, we support the full education ecosystem-from the central office to the classroom to the home. Joining PowerSchool means being part of a mission-driven team that is transforming K-12 education by helping schools operate more effectively and deliver better outcomes for educators, students, and families. About the position The Director of Cybersecurity Strategy and Governance reports directly to the CISO and serves as a senior advisor on cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk, and program execution. In partnership with the CISO and cybersecurity leaders, this role helps formulate enterprise cybersecurity strategy and drives coordinated execution by maintaining the consolidated cybersecurity roadmap, establishing the leadership planning and reporting cadence, managing cross-functional dependencies, and partnering closely with the business PMO. The Director leads the Governance, Risk, and Compliance organization, including cybersecurity risk management, compliance, policy and standards, third-party risk management, security awareness, ISO 27001

- **Id**: 4216992
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/powerschool-director-information-security-2>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Plano, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T03:04:11Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T03:04:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8457
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Insurance coverage, Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: EdTech Platforms, Information Security, Learning Management Systems

## Company

- **Id**: 20238
- **Name**: PowerSchool
- **Domain**: powerschool.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/powerschool>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0.667
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 12
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **ISO 27001** — Optional: no
- **NIST CSF** — Optional: no
- **SOC 2** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Management years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T03:04:11Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 7; Filings 12m: 7

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 12
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T04:33:25Z

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