Senior Technical Program Manager, Zero Trust & Cryptographic Resilience

Vanguard; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a transformational leader to deliver a multi-year enterprise Zero Trust program, spanning identity modernization, adaptive access, PKI, post-quantum readiness, and API security. You will work with senior leaders and technical experts to shape the future security architecture and measurable improvements in posture and resilience.

This role requires 10+ years in program management in cybersecurity or enterprise tech, strong cross-functional and executive communication skills,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of program or portfolio management within cybersecurity, IAM, or enterprise technology.
• Demonstrated experience running large, cross‑functional security programs with multiple technical workstreams.
• Strong understanding of Identity security principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage technology-related programs or major technical workstreams aligned with business priorities.
• Develop knowledge of Financial Services industry forces to assess viability of approaches.
• Communicate with stakeholders and provide regular status reports; ensure change management plans are executed.
• Build relationships across program stakeholders and drive alignment.
• Mitigate risk and ensure governance, audit, and compliance on technology projects.

Skills

Program management

Cybersecurity

IAM

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

ES&F is looking for a transformational leader who can bring together strategy, cybersecurity, technology, and execution to drive Vanguard's Zero Trust vision. The successful candidate will lead a multi-year enterprise program that spans identity modernization, adaptive access, privileged access, cryptographic resilience, post-quantum readiness, and API security. Working directly with senior leaders and technical experts across the firm, you will help define the future-state security architecture, influence key strategic decisions, and deliver measurable improvements to Vanguard's security posture and operational resilience. This is not a traditional project or program management role.

Responsibilities:

• Manage technology-related programs or major technical workstream of a broader program. Ensures that the scope of the projects within the broader transformation or program align with business priorities and that business value is properly measured for prioritization.
• Develops and maintains broad knowledge and awareness of Financial Services industry forces, competition, and trends to assess viability of approaches and strategies to technology-related programs. Monitors financial, legal, and other regulatory environments to ensure strategies are aligned with the overall company strategy and market conditions.
• Communicates with stakeholders, leaders, team members, management, and department partners to ensure that requirements and priorities are understood. Monitors project progress and results and submit regular status reports to management and internal and external stakeholders. Ensures the development and execution of change management and communication plans.
• Builds and maintains relationships across program stakeholders and proactively fosters effective communication between internal and external parties. Drives key decisions to ensure alignment with overarching goals across stakeholders.
• Ensure all steps are taken to mitigate risk and maintains control, compliance, audit, and legal requirements on technology projects. Maintains an appropriate level of technical and business knowledge to support program implementation.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Lead the Enterprise Zero Trust Program

• Own end-to-end delivery of the Zero Trust portfolio across all workstreams.
• Maintain the integrated roadmap, milestones, dependencies, risks, and outcomes.
• Drive execution across Adaptive Access, JIT Privileged Access, PKI, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and API Security initiatives.

Drive Executive Governance & Decision Making

• Establish and lead SteerCo, working groups, and executive reviews.
• Prepare executive-level reporting, status, risks, funding recommendations, and decision requests.
• Escalate and resolve cross-functional delivery obstacles.

Orchestrate Cross-Organizational Delivery

• Align priorities across Identity, Cloud Security, Endpoint Security, Infrastructure, Application Security, Architecture, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, and Operations.
• Manage dependencies spanning multiple organizations and vendors.
• Build consensus where the TPM has influence but not direct authority.

Manage Program Financials

• Own program planning, forecasting, funding, resource allocation, and business case management.
• Track delivery against approved investment strategy and workforce plans.

Measure Risk Reduction Outcomes

• Define KPIs, OKRs, adoption metrics, and risk-reduction measures.
• Ensure the program demonstrates measurable security outcomes rather than simply delivering technology.

Lead Change Management & Adoption

• Coordinate communications, readiness, training, and adoption activities.
• Drive enterprise adoption of new security controls and operating models.
• Partner with stakeholders to minimize user and developer friction.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in program or portfolio management within cybersecurity, IAM, or enterprise technology.
• Demonstrated experience running large, cross‑functional security programs with multiple technical workstreams.
• Strong understanding of Identity security principles
• Proven ability to communicate complex initiatives in clear, executive‑level language.
• Undergraduate degree in related field (Computer Science, Engineering) required. Graduate degree preferred.

Sponsorship

Vanguard is offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in‑person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission‑driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long‑term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.