Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
Description -
Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead (AIEnabled)
Role Purpose
This role owns cybersecurity financial governance vendor and contract management workforce planning coordination and executive operating cadencefor a Fortune 50 cybersecurity organization.
The role aspires to operate with embedded AI supportto include automated intake tracking analysis and executive reportingallowing the leader to focus on judgment prioritization and executive decisionmaking.
Core Accountabilities (HumanOwned)
1. Financial & Investment Governance
Own FY budget planning forecasting and runrate management across cybersecurity programs
Frame executiveready investment decisions tradeoffs and risk implications
Ensure spend aligns with enterprise guardrails and longterm cost discipline
Serve as the decision integrator between Cyber Finance and Procurement
AI Opportunity: AI augments modeling scenario analysis and summaries; final decisions remain humanowned.
2. Vendor Contract & Commercial Oversight
Govern strategic vendor relationships (e.g. advisory services tooling)
Own renewal timing license optimization strategies and contract risk mitigation
Resolve invoice PO and SOW discrepancies in partnership with Procurement
Ensure continuity of service and financial compliance
AI Opportunity: AI handles contract comparison invoice validation renewal alerts and anomaly detection.
3. Workforce Planning & Hiring Coordination
Maintain visibility into approved headcount incremental requisitions and hiring progress
Identify staffing risks tied to timing approvals or budget constraints
Partner with HR and leaders to ensure workforce plans remain aligned to strategy
AI Opportunity: AI provides live dashboards aging risk alerts and req integrity checks.
4. Executive Operating Cadence & Governance
Own the cybersecurity executive rhythm (SMORs AEM inputs leadership reviews)
Ensure decision materials are timely accurate and outcomefocused
Track and drive closure of executive action items
AI Opportunity: AI automates action extraction tracking and deadline enforcement.
5. Metrics OKRs & Transparency
Own operational metrics and OKRs (financial workforce delivery)
Ensure clarity consistency and defensibility of reported data
Translate metrics into executive insightnot just status
AI Opportunity: AI Opportunity: AI aggregates data and drafts summaries; interpretation remains human.
AIEnabled Operating Model
The role aspires to leverage AIto:
Automate intake of spend requests req updates and action items
Generate scenario models variance analysis and executive drafts
Detect risks anomalies and missed dependencies early
Reduce manual coordination and reporting overhead
Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration Finance Economics or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
Typically has 10 years of work experience preferably in strategic management strategic planning and implementation consulting market research or a related field.
Key Interfaces
CISO and Cyber Leadership Team
Finance Procurement HR
Program and Domain Leaders (L3/L4)
External vendors and partners
Success Profile
Strategic financially literate operator with strong executive presence
Comfortable governing ambiguity and making tradeoff recommendations
Curiosity and agency to scale function through automation and AI
Trusted partner to senior leadership
Critical Skills & Experience
Enterprise financial planning forecasting and governance
Vendor and contract management in complex environments
Executive communications and decision framing
Operational leadership with AIenabled workflows
Fortune 100 / largescale enterprise experience strongly preferred
What This Role IsNot
Not a transactional finance or procurement role
Not a manual reporting or PMO role
Impact & Scope
Impacts large functions and leads large cross-division functional teams or projects.
Complexity
Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.
Disclaimer
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties skills responsibilities knowledge etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
The pay range for this role is$130700to$205200USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location job-related knowledge skills and experience.
Benefits:
HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies including;
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time with or without notice subject to applicable law.
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Business PlanningSchedule -
Full timeShift -
No shift premium (United States of America)Travel -
25%Relocation -
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