Cybersecurity Portfolio & Operations Lead

HP•Houston, TX

4h•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.
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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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
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
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
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
Own operational metrics and OKRs (financial, workforce, delivery)
Ensure clarity, consistency, and defensibility of reported data
Translate metrics into executive insight—not just status
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

Benefits

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