CSO Strategy & Transformation Portfolio Lead

Merrill; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager for Cyber Security Operations to drive cross-functional strategy and portfolio delivery. You will translate business and security needs into cohesive roadmaps, governance, and measurable outcomes, aligning control-domain priorities with enterprise objectives.

In this role, you will partner with control-domain leaders, simplify tool landscapes, and ensure operational readiness while providing executive-level recommendations and transparent

Qualifications

• 5+ years in information security, strategy, transformation, or portfolio work.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across business, tech, risk.
• Strong understanding of security operations, controls, governance, lifecycle.
• Ability to translate objectives into requirements, roadmaps and plans.
• Proven ability to influence across functions without formal authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive materials.
• Strong analytical, planning, and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage horizontal CSO strategy, linking priorities to enterprise goals and roadmaps.
• Partner with control-domain leaders to identify synergies and dependencies.
• Translate complex needs into strategies, governance, and executive recommendations.
• Support tool modernization and strategic initiatives from assessment to delivery.
• Establish forums and decision mechanisms among stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Assess opportunities to consolidate or deprecate tools based on needs.
• Build relationships with GCOR, Audit, GT, GIS and other stakeholders.
• Provide end-to-end portfolio visibility: demand, funding, risks, milestones.
• Create executive-level presentations and status reporting with concise insights.
• Coordinate readiness, communications, and transition-to-run activities.

Skills

Information security

Strategy development

Portfolio management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Risk and controls

Analytical thinking

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager for Cyber Security Operations to drive cross-functional strategy and portfolio delivery. You will translate business and security needs into cohesive roadmaps, governance, and measurable outcomes, aligning control-domain priorities with enterprise objectives.

In this role, you will partner with control-domain leaders, simplify tool landscapes, and ensure operational readiness while providing executive-level recommendations and transparent