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SeniorManager,SecurityOperations,IT

$171–171k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Manager, Security Operations, IT. Skills: Security Operations Leadership, Governance and Risk Partnership, Incident Management. Lead security operations function. Ensure effective monitoring”

What You'll Achieve.

ensuring the protection of the organization’s information and technology assets; reduce risk; respond effectively to threats; mature security practices

Industry & Context.

Eligibility Requirements

Occasional travel between Pew's offices, Attend trainings, seminars or conferences

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8 years of professional experience, bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 8–10 years of progressive experience in IT or cybersecurity, leadership of security operations or security programs, 2 or more years of direct supervisory experience, performance management, securing cloud and hybrid environments, industry standards and best practices, understanding of security operations, risk management, incident response, modern security technologies, Excellent communication skills, translate technical risks into business-aligned language, executive audiences, Demonstrated emotional intelligence, collaboration, build trust with stakeholders and teams

Nice to Have

advanced degree or relevant professional certifications, Prior experience in nonprofit or mission-driven organizations

What You'll Do.

Lead security operations function

Ensure effective monitoring

Ensure threat detection

Ensure vulnerability management

Ensure threat exposure management

Ensure incident response

Retain accountability for security governance

Partner with compliance

Partner with business stakeholders

Address risk management

Address regulatory requirements

Address third‑party risk

Provide leadership across incident response

Ensure coordinated response

Ensure timely response

Ensure business-aligned response

Build and lead security team

Promote organization-wide security awareness

Promote organization-wide security engagement

Provide strategic guidance

Provide risk-based recommendations

Support informed decision-making

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partners across the organization; collaborative leadership; partnering with legal, compliance, and business stakeholders; Build and lead a high-performing, learning-oriented security team; collaboration; build trust with stakeholders and teams

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills; translate technical risks into business-aligned language for executive audiences

Process & Methodology

project management

Full Job Description

(Hybrid) The Senior Manager, Security Operations, is responsible for ensuring the protection of the organization’s information and technology assets. This role leads security operations and partners across the organization to reduce risk, respond effectively to threats, and mature security practices in support of the organization’s mission. The position requires strong judgment, collaborative leadership, and the ability to translate technical risk into clear, actionable guidance for business and executive stakeholders. This position is based in Pew’s Washington, DC office and reports to the Director, Infrastructure Operations and Security. This position participates in Pew’s hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework “flex weeks” per year. **Key Responsibilities :** * **Security Operations Leadership:** Lead a hybrid security operations function, ensuring effective monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability and threat exposure management, and incident response across cloud and hybrid environments. * **Governance and Risk Partnership:** Retain accountability for core security governance activities while partnering with legal, compliance, and business stakeholders to address risk management, regulatory requirements, and third‑party risk. * **Incident Management:** Provide leadership across the incident response lifecycle, ensuring coordinated, timely, and business‑aligned response to security events. * **People and Culture:** Build and lead a high‑performing, learning‑oriented security team and promote organization‑wide security awareness and engagement. * **Executive Advisory:** Provide strategic cybersecurity guidance and risk‑based recommendations to senior leadership to support informed decision‑making. **Requirements:** * Generally, requires a minimum of 8 years of professional experience, including staff, project, and/or consultant management experience; bachelor’s degree o

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