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What you’ll be doing

The Associate Director, Cyber Strategy and Maturity is responsible for leading a small team of security professionals in the development and governance of Verizon’s cyber security strategy and management of our cyber maturity assessment program.

This role involves the development and implementation of a cohesive cybersecurity strategy, consolidating priorities from functional teams. This leader will be responsible for developing and maintaining a portfolio of strategic initiatives that aligns with business objectives and mitigates cyber risks. The Associate Director is responsible for establishing and governing key measures of success to track the effectiveness of the cybersecurity strategy.

The Associate Director will oversee and report on the sustained improvement of Verizon's cybersecurity maturity, create executive reports on this progress and results for senior leadership, and deliver objective analysis and insights. The successful candidate will conduct research and derive insights from industry publications and resources and evaluate Verizon’s capabilities against the leading industry security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy planning cycle, including the evaluation of inputs, quarterly alignment, and prioritization of business objectives.

• Monitor Verizon’s business initiatives and significant external factors to identify key items for the strategic roadmap.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify gaps and process improvements needed to enhance business protections and achieve risk appetite and maturity goals.

• Develop a cohesive strategic plan, including strategic initiatives and a comprehensive scorecard to measure effectiveness.

• Maintain a multi-year strategic roadmap of security initiatives, strategic outcomes, and end vision.

• Manage the CISO’s strategic governance, including board reporting and analytics.

• Socialize and align on periodic updates to the cyber strategy with cybersecurity leadership. Update the strategic roadmap with new initiatives and underlying projects.

• Work closely with cybersecurity teams, function owners, and risk and control teams to report on the progress of cybersecurity strategic initiatives to senior leaders.

• Maintain a strategic metrics framework, reporting platform, and publication of results.

• Facilitate the execution of the cybersecurity roadmap and drive accountability.

• Evaluate current-state cyber program maturity and define target-state maturity levels aligned with Verizon’s risk appetite and business objectives.

• Design and manage the continuous monitoring program to track cybersecurity maturity and identify areas for ongoing improvement.

• Execute the annual cyber maturity assessment plan, aligned with industry frameworks and tailored to Verizon’s risks, threats, and business objectives.

• Maintain a deep understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF) and their application to Verizon’s environment.

• Develop and deliver executive-level reports on cybersecurity maturity, providing clear and concise insights into progress, challenges, and recommendations.

• Evaluate and manage relationships with external vendors providing maturity assessment and audit tools and services, ensuring alignment with Verizon’s security objectives and budget.

• Drive automation and continuous improvement by understanding processes, evaluating and implementing automation tools, and measuring the effectiveness of automation initiatives.

What we’re looking for

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or six or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant work experience.

• Experience developing and implementing Technical Education and Awareness programs and strategies.

• Experience in one or more of the following fields: Cyber Security, Learning & Development, Communications, IT, Application Development or Network Engineering.

Even better if you have:

• A degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Systems or related fields.

• Strong understanding of Verizon cybersecurity services and capabilities

• Advanced knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (i.e. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) special publications and frameworks)

• Solid understanding of fundamental cybersecurity concepts, threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.

• Ability to consistently exercise sound judgment, perform thorough analysis, and recommend decisions in an organized manner

• Strong project management experience and the ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience leading a small team, setting performance goals, conducting performance reviews, and addressing performance issues.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with technical and business senior staff.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions. Advanced experience using SmartSheets, Excel, Sheets

• Proven ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization and manage relationships with external vendors.

• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CompTIA Security+

• Demonstrated vendor management experience

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.The annually salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $126,000.00 - $242,000.00.