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“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.
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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