A Day In The Life Of A Senior Director Information Security At CarParts.com
A typical day for the Senior Director of Information Security at CarParts.com includes daily stand-up meetings, vendor discussions regarding contracts, and collaborations with senior executives on large-scale initiatives; the role also allows for direct engineering work, "maybe 10-15% of the day," in addition to project management and budget tracking.
Project Management, Communication, Executive/Leadership, Data Analysis, Problem-Solving
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Phillip Chang
Senior Director - Information Security
CarParts.com
Michigan State University - 2007
UCLA Anderson MBA
Communications
Automotive & Auto Parts
Cyber Security and IT
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Attends daily stand-up meetings to coordinate with the team and discuss project plans.
2. Participates in meetings with vendors and senior executives to discuss projects, contracts, and collaborations across departments.
3. Allocates 10-15% of the workday to direct engineering and individual initiatives.
Transcript
What did a day in the life look like for you?
Most days, we start with a daily stand-up. It's about half an hour where everyone talks about what they're planning to work on for the day and any problems they might have. It's typical sprint-based work planning in the tech industry.
I'll probably sit in on a couple of meetings that have to do with a project in progress, or maybe discuss with a vendor where we might be purchasing something from them, like the scope of a contract. I'll typically have at least once or twice a week a meeting with a senior executive on some type of collaboration or integration that goes across multiple departments.
It might be with the CEO about some large-scale initiative that requires a bunch of senior directors and VPs to collaborate to get to an answer. Then, at some point in the day, I'll get to work on emails, present a lot of Excel charts tracking budgets or project progress.
Occasionally, even though I still work as a director, I do get to spend maybe 10-15% of my day on a direct engineering initiative on my own.
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