Head of Threat & Vulnerability Operations

State Street; Quincy (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street in Quincy is seeking a Technical Product Manager to partner with our Cyber Security Operations teams within the Cyber Platforms and Engineering team of the Global Cyber Security organization.

You will own roadmaps, collaborate across Threat Hunt, Threat Intelligence, and Cyber Defense Centre, and drive measurable security outcomes through customer-focused delivery and risk-informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technology related technical discipline / Cyber related qualification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager.
• 3+ years of Cyber Operations experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Security Frameworks and methodologies (e.g., NIST) required.
• Security certifications preferred (e.g., CISM/CISSP).
• Knowledge of tools or technologies: Confluence, Jira & MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Cyber Operations Teams to design and deliver solutions for end users and stakeholders.
• Shape definition of the problem statement, value, risk, and sequencing while making decisions that are threat informed and data driven.
• Focus on risk reduction, customer value, regulatory impact, and feasibility.
• Commit and own roadmaps, dependency maps, and decision logs.
• Build solutions by owning backlog grooming, sprint priorities and release readiness.
• Measure with outcome oriented scorecards and roadmap refreshes based on benefits realized.

Skills

Customer focus

SDLC knowledge

Cloud architecture

Threat awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technology or Cyber

Tools

Confluence

Jira

MS Office

SIEM

EDR

Python

SQL

Databricks

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a Technical Product Manager to partner with our Cyber Security Operations teams.

This role sits in our Cyber Platforms and Engineering team within the Global Cyber Security (GCS) organization.

Why This Role is Important to Us

This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving team as we transform Security Operations into a product-led, customer-visible service model to deliver applications, platforms, and Data & AI workstreams to support our end users and stakeholders.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• 5+ years of demonstratable experience, working cross-functionally in a complex security operations environment.


• You will be comfortable articulating tangible outcomes and value of products/solutions you have both owned and delivered.

What You Will Be Responsible For

In this role, you will:

• Partner with our Cyber Operations Teams to design and deliver solutions for end users and stakeholders from our Cyber Defense Centre, Threat Hunt and Threat Intelligence teams.


• Shape definition of the problem statement, value, risk, and sequencing while making decisions that are threat informed and data driven.


• Focus on risk reduction, customer value, regulatory impact, and feasibility.


• Commit and own roadmaps, dependency maps, and decision logs. These will be visible by product, quarter, owner, dependencies, and status.


• Build solutions by owning backlog grooming, sprint priorities and release readiness ensuring execution status is visible by milestones, blockers and decisions needed.


• Measure with outcome orientated scorecards and roadmap refreshes with success based on benefits realized: adoption, coverage, MTTR, control efficacy, reduced friction.

What We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Know your customer and be customer obsessed, providing enablement, support model, and clear service ownership.


• Background in software development life cycle (SDLC), cloud architecture, and vulnerability remediation.


• Comfortable representing delivery status to senior stakeholders and cross-functional leadership.


• Awareness of Industry trends and threats such as AI, third-party risk management, and emerging risks.


• Knowledge of the vendor landscape, emerging products, and solutions, understanding how they can add value to our Cyber Operations teams.


• Be a good human, practitioner and partner who will respectfully challenge the status quo.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Qualification(s) required:

• Bachelor’s degree in technology related technical discipline / Cyber related qualification preferred.

Years of experience:

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager.


• 3+ years of Cyber Operations experience preferred.

Certifications required or preferred:

• Knowledge of Security Frameworks and methodologies (e.g., NIST) required.


• Security certifications preferred (e.g., CISM/CISSP)

Knowledge of tools or technologies:

• Expertise in Confluence, Jira & MS Office Suite.


• Tool Stack Acumen: Deep familiarity with SIEM, EDR, Data Engineering principles and practices.


• Hands-on experience with Python, SQL and Databricks is a plus.

Work Requirement

Hybrid Work

• Requirement: 4 days in office (Quincy, Boston)

Shift Time

• Regular office hours

Salary Range:

$90,000 - $157,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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