Cyber Crime Sr. Specialist (Cyber Threat exp. required)

Bank of America•Addison, IL

1d•$140,000 - $204,800•Onsite

About The Position

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Position Summary: Leads strategy and execution for enterprise brand protection across email and domain ecosystems, serving as a subject matter expert on threats such as phishing, BEC, spoofing, and domain abuse while driving scalable, preventative defenses that reduce risk and disrupt threat actors. Designs and maintains Cyber Brand Defense control frameworks and operations, including playbooks, workflows, asset inventories, and performance metrics, while advancing automation, threat intelligence integration, and cross-functional partnerships to improve detection, prioritization, and remediation outcomes. Drives Cyber Brand Defense leadership and stakeholder alignment, delivering executive-level insights on emerging risks, influencing strategic priorities, managing vendor performance, and representing the function across enterprise and industry engagements to enhance overall program effectiveness and resiliency.

Requirements

Cyber Threat experience.
Strategic approach to defensive protection and complex threat landscapes
Experience with email and domain-based threat landscapes, including phishing, spoofing, domain/typo-squatting, and brand impersonation
Strong working knowledge of email authentication protocols (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) and their implementation, monitoring, enforcement
Proven ability to analyze threat trends and translate intelligence into actionable remediation and prevention strategies
Demonstrated experience developing, documenting, and maintaining controls, procedures, and operational metrics
Executive-ready communications judgment and discretion; ability to engage senior leaders with credibility and professionalism.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex risk into clear, executive-level insights and recommendations.
Ability to lead and influence without formal authority across Lines of Business, Technology, Legal, and Risk stakeholders
Experience managing vendors and external partners, including tracking, escalation, and SLA governance
Experience working with external partners and vendors (e.g., registrars, hosting providers, security vendors) to disrupt and mitigate threats
Strong understanding of cybersecurity risk management principles and control frameworks
Demonstrated capability to drive process improvement, automation, and operational scalability
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in fast-paced, threat-driven environments
Proficiency with operational tracking and reporting tools (e.g., Jira, Excel, PowerPoint or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DMARC enforcement at scale
Familiarity with domain monitoring and threat intelligence tools (e.g., brand monitoring platforms, passive DNS, certificate transparency logs)
Knowledge of legal and regulatory processes related to domain takedowns, UDRP, and brand protection enforcement
Experience supporting or leading incident response for phishing campaigns, BEC, or large-scale domain abuse
Background in automation/orchestration tools or scripting to improve cyber operations (e.g., SOAR platforms)
Understanding of content delivery networks (CDNs), hosting infrastructure, and website builder ecosystems from an abuse perspective
Exposure to financial services cybersecurity or fraud risk environments
Familiarity with emerging threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) related to brand abuse and social engineering.

Responsibilities

Serve as SME and strategic advisor on email and domain-based threats, including phishing, BEC, spoofing, domain squatting, and brand abuse.
Develop and execute scalable Cyber Brand Defense strategies to reduce risk and strengthen proactive threat disruption.
Partner with Global Technology to enhance email authentication, domain security, and preventative control adoption.
Design, document, and govern brand abuse control frameworks, including playbooks, workflows, procedures, and performance metrics.
Collaborate with Legal and external partners to execute domain protection strategies, abuse escalations, and malicious asset takedowns.
Maintain and enhance inventories of critical assets (domains, subdomains, brands, keywords, logos, safelists, etc.) to support protection efforts.
Drive operational excellence by partnering with Operations teams to improve threat detection, prioritization, and sustainable remediation processes.
Lead advanced threat and trend analysis, translating insights into actionable strategies and continuous control improvements.
Champion automation and orchestration initiatives to reduce time to action, improve scalability, and increase operational efficiency.
Provide strategic leadership across Cyber Brand Defense, including executive communications, vendor oversight, risk prioritization, and enterprise stakeholder engagement.