Jesse Tadlock — CEO

I lead a portfolio of enterprise security programs at Walmart Global Tech — spanning governance and policy, our Business Information Security Partner (BISP) program, product security, and risk management — with the goal of making security a business enabler rather than a bottleneck. What drives my approach is a belief that the best security leaders speak both languages fluently. I came up through deep technical roles — vulnerability management, incident response, security architecture — and over time built the muscle to translate that expertise into business outcomes, risk-informed strategy, and executive alignment. That ability to bridge technical depth and business context is what I bring to every team I build and every problem I take on. Over nearly 18 years in the field, including roles at Raytheon and now more than a decade at Walmart, I've led global teams, transformed legacy security processes into scalable programs, and championed initiatives like golden path frameworks that make the secure way the easy way to build. I'm passionate about developing people — both the next generation of security professionals and the cross-functional partners who make security real in a company of this scale. I'm always happy to connect with security leaders and practitioners, especially those working on large-scale transformation, security culture, and building programs that help our customers Live Better.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity leader with a strong focus on enterprise risk management and security strategy.

Location: Centerton, Arkansas, United States

Experience: 17 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Security Management
Risk Management
Business Strategy
Security Architecture Design
Risk Analysis
Information Security
Software Development
Threat & Vulnerability Management
Incident Response
Cyber Security Risk
Change Management

Career Highlights

Led global teams to transform security processes.
Bridged technical depth with business strategy.
Championed initiatives for proactive security design.

Work Experience

Walmart Global Tech

Group Director, Information Security - Security Partners (2 yrs 7 mos)

Senior Director, Information Security - Security Partners (1 yr 10 mos)

Director, Information Security - Technical Controls Assessment (2 yrs 1 mo)

Director, Information Security - InfoSec Decision Automation (2 yrs 7 mos)

Senior Technical Expert (1 yr 10 mos)

Raytheon

Manager, RayCERT (9 mos)

Information Assurance (4 yrs 2 mos)

ITLDP (1 yr 11 mos)

Originate Labs

Software Engineer (2 mos)

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Boston University

BSBA at University of Arizona

Jesse Tadlock

CEO

Centerton, Arkansas, United States17 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led global teams to transform security processes.
Bridged technical depth with business strategy.
Championed initiatives for proactive security design.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity leader with a strong focus on enterprise risk management and security strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

Security ManagementRisk ManagementBusiness StrategySecurity Architecture DesignRisk AnalysisInformation SecuritySoftware DevelopmentThreat & Vulnerability ManagementIncident ResponseCyber Security RiskChange Management

Other Skills

Engineering LeadershipInformation Security ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Software DesignCybersecurity Incident ResponseIT Security AssessmentsPKICyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)Vulnerability ManagementCyber Threat Hunting (CTH)Application Security ArchitectureVendor ManagementSolution ArchitectureData AnalysisProject Management

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Experience

Walmart global tech

5 roles

Group Director, Information Security - Security Partners

Promoted

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

Lead a multi-disciplinary security organization spanning governance and policy, the Business Information Security Partner (BISP) program, product security, and risk management frameworks. Accountable for embedding security strategy across Walmart's lines of business and technology portfolios.
Key focus areas include scaling our federated security partner model to drive risk-informed decision-making across the enterprise, advancing product security through golden path initiatives that make secure development the default, and aligning governance programs to support both regulatory requirements and business velocity.
Delivered enterprise-wide application security program improvements that generated significant cost avoidance while strengthening security posture — demonstrating that investing in proactive security design reduces both risk and operational spend.

Security ManagementEngineering LeadershipRisk ManagementInformation Security Management

Senior Director, Information Security - Security Partners

Promoted

Nov 2021 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

Built and led a multi-national security team responsible for integrating security across business, product, and technology delivery — from initial strategy through design review and deployment gating. Partnered across functions to shift the organization from reactive security assessments toward proactive security by design.
Established repeatable frameworks for security engagement across deployment pipelines, improving both coverage and speed of delivery while reducing friction between security and engineering teams.

Engineering LeadershipBusiness StrategySecurity ManagementInformation Security Management

Director, Information Security - Technical Controls Assessment

Oct 2019 – Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led the security design validation program, ensuring architectural reviews and controls assessments were completed ahead of launch across Walmart's global technology portfolio. Partnered with 150+ stakeholders across 9 countries and 3 languages to re-engineer the assessment process — cutting cycle times while raising the quality bar.
Transformed what had been a bottleneck function into a trusted partnership model, enabling faster, more secure delivery.

Security Architecture DesignRisk AnalysisEngineering LeadershipSecurity Management

Director, Information Security - InfoSec Decision Automation

Promoted

Mar 2017 – Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Led a team of engineers building data-driven services and automation to improve decision-making and technology adoption within enterprise risk management. Focused on reducing manual effort, improving signal-to-noise in risk data, and enabling leadership to act on timely, accurate information.

Information SecurityEngineering LeadershipSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Security ManagementSoftware Development

Senior Technical Expert

May 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

Threat & Vulnerability ManagementBusiness StrategySoftware DesignSoftware Development

Raytheon

3 roles

Manager, RayCERT

Aug 2014 – May 2015 · 9 mos

Incident ResponseSecurity ManagementInformation Security ManagementCybersecurity Incident Response

Information Assurance

Promoted

Jun 2010 – Aug 2014 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Various roles as an engineer aligned to a core business including vulnerability management, incident response, and security reviews. This included international contract work directly for clients.

Cyber Security RiskThreat & Vulnerability ManagementIT Security AssessmentsPKICybersecurity Incident Response

ITLDP

Jul 2008 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

Rotation program entailing three 8 month rotations for different areas between Texas and Massachusetts.
Role 1: Change Manager for new bidding system
Role 2: Vulnerability Management software design and deployment
Role 3: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) research for threat groups.

Change ManagementCyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)Vulnerability ManagementCyber Threat Hunting (CTH)Software Development