Product Cybersecurity Program Management Lead

Jobtailor; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Plano, TX seeks an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead the Product Security program portfolio. You will standardize processes, establish governance, and drive consistent execution across multiple teams globally.

The role requires 8+ years in program management, strong stakeholder engagement, and proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Power BI. You will deliver executive updates and mentor PMs to elevate delivery discipline across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years in program or portfolio management or related.
• Experience establishing PMO standards across programs or teams.
• Experience establishing practices and delivery frameworks across program managers and cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of lifecycle management, risk, dependency, and executive reporting.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent programs with cross-functional teams.
• Experience developing dashboards, metrics, and reporting processes.
• Proficiency with Atlassian tools and reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Establish and improve program management processes and templates across Product Security.
• Drive adoption of common methodologies and tooling across the Product Security portfolio.
• Develop and maintain the Product Security PM playbook and procedures.
• Provide standards, mentoring, and operational guidance to Product Security PMs.
• Support PMs in resolving risks and execution challenges; escalate when needed.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communications

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Team mentoring

Portfolio governance

Distributed/global teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Responsibilities

• Establish, standardize, and continuously improve program management processes, templates, reporting structures, operating rhythms, and execution standards across the Product Security portfolio.
• Drive adoption of common program management methodologies, reporting standards, operating practices, and tooling across the Product Security portfolio.
• Develop and maintain the Product Security program management playbook, including standard methodologies, reporting expectations, operating procedures, and best practices.
• Provide program management standards, mentoring, coordination, and operational guidance to Product Security Program Managers to improve consistency, execution quality, reporting effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, and operational discipline.
• Support Program Managers in resolving risks, dependencies, and execution challenges, serving as an escalation and alignment resource before engagement with Product Cybersecurity leadership.
• Manage and maintain portfolio-level visibility across Product Security programs, ensuring milestones, deliverables, risks, dependencies, decisions, and key issues are tracked consistently and in compliance with established processes.
• Own and deliver Monthly Executive Program Updates, providing clear, concise status reports, risk assessments, mitigation plans, dependency summaries, and executive insights to senior leadership.
• Establish and maintain executive dashboards, portfolio metrics, reporting artifacts, and decision-support materials used to support organizational planning and executive decision-making.
• Assess the maturity and effectiveness of Product Security program management practices and recommend organizational improvements to support business objectives, execution excellence, and portfolio scalability.
• Assess program execution effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve planning quality, reporting consistency, stakeholder engagement, and delivery predictability across the Product Security portfolio.
• Maintain and track program metrics and KPIs to measure portfolio health, execution effectiveness, reporting quality, delivery performance, and operational maturity.
• Proactively identify and manage cross-team dependencies, ensuring teams have the necessary prerequisites, decisions, inputs, and stakeholder alignment before starting or progressing their activities.
• Monitor program compliance and elevate risks, blockers, decisions, or impediments promptly to Product Cybersecurity leadership and senior management.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity analysts, engineering teams, product teams, Program Managers, and global stakeholders to track progress, resolve issues, and maintain execution momentum.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration across divisions to ensure alignment and timely delivery of cybersecurity initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, reporting quality, knowledge management, and program delivery effectiveness through AI-enabled productivity tools, workflow automation, and collaboration technologies.
• Provide direct Program Manager support for strategic, complex, or high-priority cybersecurity initiatives when portfolio needs require additional delivery capacity or leadership support.
• Serve as temporary or supplemental Program Manager coverage during periods of increased demand, staffing transitions, program onboarding activities, escalation recovery efforts, organizational initiatives, or critical delivery milestones.
• Lead program planning, schedule tracking, risk management, stakeholder communications, and execution follow-up for assigned programs when direct Program Manager support is needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Business, Program Management, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in program management, portfolio management, PMO functions, cybersecurity, software development, engineering, connected vehicle, IoT, embedded systems, or related technical delivery environments.
• Demonstrated experience establishing program management standards, reporting structures, operating routines, or PMO functions across multiple programs or teams.
• Experience establishing program management practices, operating standards, and delivery frameworks across Program Managers, project teams, or cross-functional delivery organizations.
• Strong understanding of program and product lifecycle management, including schedule management, dependency management, risk management, issue tracking, stakeholder communication, executive reporting, and delivery governance.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent programs and coordinating cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience developing and maintaining program dashboards, metrics, reporting frameworks, templates, and operational processes.
• Proficiency with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Office Suite, and reporting platforms used to support program visibility and accountability.
• Experience with Power BI, workflow automation platforms, Microsoft Copilot, AI-assisted reporting, knowledge management systems, or related productivity tools preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of delivering executive-level updates and collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to identify risks early, manage escalations effectively, drive resolution, and influence outcomes across organizations.
• Experience working with distributed/global teams and managing cross-functional dependencies.
• Experience developing executive reporting, portfolio governance, operational metrics, and decision-support mechanisms for senior leadership.