Cybersecurity Strategy, Workforce & Budget Lead

State Street

Irvine (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 218,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

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Paid time off

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Job summary

State Street in Irvine is seeking a senior strategist to lead workforce planning, budgeting, and procurement governance for Global Cybersecurity. You will coordinate with Finance, HR, Legal, Risk, and cybersecurity leaders to align resources with strategic priorities.

You will build dashboards and run variance analysis, enabling leadership to make timely, informed decisions. This role demands rigorous financial discipline, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration in a highly

Qualifications

Degree required: Bachelor's degree; equivalent experience considered.
10+ years in workforce planning, financial management, procurement, or related fields.
Certifications: PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, procurement or cybersecurity-related are preferred.
Knowledge of tools/tech: WorkDay, Power BI, Excel, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, SharePoint, ServiceNow, Beeline.
Other qualifications: experience in cybersecurity, financial services, or regulated environments preferred.
Travel: limited travel may be required.

Responsibilities

Partner to lead workforce planning, organizational forecasting, budget management and headcount governance activities across Global Cybersecurity.
Partner to lead annual budget planning, financial forecasting, spend tracking, variance analysis, and executive-level budget reporting.
Manage procurement lifecycle activities, including intake, sourcing coordination, purchase order support, contract renewals, vendor spend governance, and supplier management.
Partner with Finance, Procurement, HR, Talent Acquisition, Legal, Risk, and cybersecurity leadership to align resource, budget, and vendor decisions with strategic priorities.
Develop workforce, financial, and operational dashboards that provide leadership with timely, actionable insights and decision support.
Drive process optimization and technology-enabled automation using tools such as Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and other enterprise workflow solutions.
Identify resource optimization opportunities across FTE, contractor, consulting, vendor, and operational spend categories.
Prepare high quality executive materials, business cases, and strategic recommendations that support investment decisions and organizational planning.