Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead

Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead

Description -

Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead (AI‑Enabled)

Role Purpose

This role owns cybersecurity financial governance, vendor and contract management, workforce planning coordination, and executive operating cadence for a Fortune 50 cybersecurity organization.
The role aspires to operate with embedded AI support to include automated intake, tracking, analysis, and executive reporting—allowing the leader to focus on judgment, prioritization, and executive decision‑making.

Core Accountabilities (Human‑Owned)

1. Financial & Investment Governance

• Own FY budget planning, forecasting, and run‑rate management across cybersecurity programs

• Frame executive‑ready investment decisions, tradeoffs, and risk implications

• Ensure spend aligns with enterprise guardrails and long‑term cost discipline

• Serve as the decision integrator between Cyber, Finance, and Procurement

AI Opportunity: AI augments modeling, scenario analysis, and summaries; final decisions remain human‑owned.

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 outcome‑focused

• 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 insight—not just status

AI Opportunity: AI Opportunity: AI aggregates data and drafts summaries; interpretation remains human.

AI‑Enabled Operating Model

The role aspires to leverage AI to:

• 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

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 AI‑enabled workflows

• Fortune 100 / large‑scale enterprise experience strongly preferred