Associate Director of Global IT & Security

Who We Are: At Huda Beauty, our Vision is to lead in creating a democratized beauty industry where power is given back to people to define, create, and enjoy beauty for themselves! Launched by award-winning beauty powerhouse Huda Kattan in 2013, Huda Beauty is one of the world’s fastest-growing beauty brands. As a company, we are fueled by purpose and not profit; this allows us to approach things differently so that we can create products, content, and a community like no other. A lot has changed since our launch in 2013, but something that will forever remain at the core of Huda Beauty is our focus on business excellence and our unwavering passion for kindness!

Summary: The Associate Director of Global IT & Security is a senior leadership role responsible for translating Huda Beauty’s global IT strategy into operational reality. Reporting directly to the VP of Technology, this role owns the execution of enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, and workplace technology programmes, driving a secure, scalable, and highly automated technology environment while acting as a key business partner across all regions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

Global Infrastructure & Cloud Operations

• Own the day-to-day management and strategic evolution of the global Microsoft technology ecosystem including Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and endpoint management, supporting both Windows and macOS environments globally.
• Ensure highly available, secure, and scalable technology services across all regions.
• Experience managing enterprise storage platforms, NAS environments, cloud storage architectures and infrastructure supporting large-scale media and digital asset workflows.
• Own the execution of the global Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategy, partnering with the VP of Technology to ensure critical services, data, and operations can be recovered within agreed business objectives.
• Contribute to defining and own the maintenance of enterprise infrastructure, cloud, security, and workplace technology standards and roadmaps.
• Drive standardization and simplification across the technology landscape.

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

• Own the execution of the global cybersecurity strategy and security operations framework, translating VP-level direction into operational controls and measurable outcomes.
• Establish and maintain data governance, classification, retention, and access control standards across enterprise platforms.
• Lead vulnerability management, threat detection, incident response, and security governance.