Sr Manager Tech Consumer Risk & Assurance US

Philip Morris International U.S.•Tampa, FL

5d•$136,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

The role combines strategic leadership, governance oversight and hands-on engagement across Asset Assurance, IT Resilience, Security Operations and Security Engineering. It partners closely with service managers, product group/teams, engineering, architecture, and information security (InfoSec) to strengthen security posture, improve operational resilience, assure technology asset governance and enhance security operations capability across the technology lifecycle. The role is also expected to champion practical AI-enabled cybersecurity use cases, ensuring AI, automation and analytics are used responsibly to improve threat detection, vulnerability prioritisation, risk insights, incident readiness, control monitoring and security reporting while maintaining human oversight, data protection and policy alignment.

Requirements

Senior experience in technology security, cybersecurity, IT risk, controls assurance, platform security, resilience, or related disciplines within complex enterprise environments.
Strong knowledge of modern technology ecosystems, including cloud, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, APIs, microservices, CI/CD, application security, and operational support models.
Proven ability to integrate security, risk, and control requirements into Agile, DevOps, platform operations, and service management practices.
Experience with asset governance, technology inventories, service ownership, configuration management, and technology lifecycle risk management.
Expertise in disaster recovery, business continuity, resilience testing, recovery planning, supplier resilience assessments, and remediation management.
Experience in security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, security monitoring, operational playbooks, and reporting.
Strong understanding of secure engineering, threat modeling, DevSecOps, security testing, cloud security, and platform hardening.
Practical knowledge of AI, machine learning, and generative AI applications in cybersecurity, including threat intelligence, anomaly detection, phishing and malware triage, vulnerability prioritization, SOC automation, and risk reporting.
Ability to assess AI-enabled security tools and use cases, including benefits, limitations, data requirements, control considerations, and human oversight needs.
Awareness of AI-related security risks, including prompt injection, data leakage, model misuse, adversarial attacks, insecure integrations, and sensitive data exposure.
Ability to translate complex security, resilience, asset, AI, and risk data into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
Excellent consulting, influencing, facilitation, and executive communication skills, with a pragmatic, risk-based approach.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT Risk, Engineering, Data Science, AI, or a related field.
10+ years of experience delivering cybersecurity, risk, and compliance strategies and influencing senior stakeholders.
Broad IT leadership experience across project, product, platform, service management, or security operations.
Strong understanding of infrastructure, applications, cloud platforms, security engineering, AI automation, and data analytics.
Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CBCP, ITIL, CITAM, CHAMP, or equivalent are preferred.
AI, data, or cybersecurity certifications demonstrating expertise in responsible AI, AI security, automation, analytics, or cyber defense are advantageous.
Knowledge of industry frameworks and standards, including ISO 27001/27002, NIST, ITIL, SOX, GDPR, OWASP, and cloud security best practices.
Familiarity with AI governance, AI security principles, and responsible AI practices relevant to technology risk and operations.
Experience in regulated, global, or business-critical environments where security, resilience, and risk management drive business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Strengthen security posture
Improve operational resilience
Assure technology asset governance
Enhance security operations capability across the technology lifecycle
Champion practical AI-enabled cybersecurity use cases
Ensure AI, automation and analytics are used responsibly to improve threat detection, vulnerability prioritisation, risk insights, incident readiness, control monitoring and security reporting while maintaining human oversight, data protection and policy alignment.