Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead

Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead Description - Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead (AI‑Enabled) Role Purpose This role owns cybersecurity financial governance, vendor and contract management, workforce planning coordination, and executive operating cadence for a Fortune 50 cybersecurity organization. The role aspires to operate with embedded AI support to include automated intake, tracking, analysis, and executive reporting—allowing the leader to focus on judgment, prioritization, and executive decision‑making. Core Accountabilities (Human‑Owned) 1. Financial & Investment Governance Own FY budget planning, forecasting, and run‑rate management across cybersecurity programs Frame executive‑ready investment decisions, tradeoffs, and risk implications Ensure spend aligns with enterprise guardrails and long‑term cost discipline Serve as the decision integrator between Cyber, Finance, and Procurement AI Opportunity: AI augments modeling, scenario analysis, and summaries; final decisions remain human‑owned. 2. Vendor, Contract & Commercial Oversight Govern strategic vendor relationships (e.g., advisory, services, tooling) Own renewal timing, license optimization strategies, and contract risk mitigation Resolve invoice, PO, and SOW discrepancies in partnership with Procurement Ensure continuity of service and financial compliance AI Opportunity: AI handles contract comparison, invoice validation, renewal alerts, and anomaly detection. 3. Workforce Planning & Hiring Coordination Maintain visibility into approved headcount, incremental requisitions, and hiring progress Identify staffing risks tied to timing, approvals, or budget constraints Partner with HR and leaders to ensure workforce plans remain aligned to strategy AI Opportunity: AI provides live dashboards, aging risk alerts, and req integrity checks. 4. Executive Operating Cadence & Governance Own the cybersecurity executive rhythm (SMORs, AEM inputs, leadership reviews) Ensure decision materials are timely, accurate, and outcome‑focused Track and drive closure of executive action items AI Opportunity: AI automates action extraction, tracking, and deadline enforcement. 5. Metrics, OKRs & Transparency Own operational metrics and OKRs (financial, workforce, delivery) Ensure clarity, consistency, and defensibility of reported data Translate metrics into executive insight—not just status AI Opportunity: AI Opportunity: AI aggregates data and drafts summaries; interpretation remains human. AI‑Enabled Operating Model The role aspires to leverage AI to: Automate intake of spend requests, req updates, and action items Generate scenario models, variance analysis, and executive drafts Detect risks, anomalies, and missed dependencies early Reduce manual coordination and reporting overhead Education & Experience Recommended Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence. Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in strategic management, strategic planning and implementation, consulting, market research, or a related field. Key Interfaces CISO and Cyber Leadership Team Finance, Procurement, HR Program and Domain Leaders (L3/L4) External vendors and partners Success Profile Strategic, financially literate operator with strong executive presence Comfortable governing ambiguity and making tradeoff recommendations Curiosity and agency to scale function through automation and AI Trusted partner to senior leadership Critical Skills & Experience Enterprise financial planning, forecasting, and governance Vendor and contract management in complex environments Executive communications and decision framing Operational leadership with AI‑enabled workflows Fortune 100 / large‑scale enterprise experience strongly preferred What This Role Is Not Not a transactional finance or procurement role Not a manual reporting or PMO role Impact & Scope • Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects. Complexity • Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy. Disclaimer • This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management. The pay range for this role is $130,700 to $205,200 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Benefits: HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including: Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Long term/short term disability insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Life insurance Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure 11 paid holidays Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview) The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. 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