Senior Manager, Security Operations (Hybrid) Senior Manager, Security Operations The Senior Manager, Security Operations, is responsible for ensuring the protection of the organizations information and technology assets. This role leads security operations and partners across the organization to reduce risk, respond effectively to threats, and mature security practices in support of the organizations mission. The position requires strong judgment, collaborative leadership, and the ability to translate technical risk into clear, actionable guidance for business and executive stakeholders. This position is based in Pews Washington, DC office and reports to the Director, Infrastructure Operations and Security. This position participates in Pews hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework flex weeks per year. Key Responsibilities Security Operations Leadership: Lead a hybrid security operations function, ensuring effective monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability and threat exposure management, and incident response across cloud and hybrid environments. Governance and Risk Partnership: Retain accountability for core security governance activities while partnering with legal, compliance, and business stakeholders to address risk management, regulatory requirements, and thirdparty risk. Incident Management: Provide leadership across the incident response lifecycle, ensuring coordinated, timely, and businessaligned response to security events. People and Culture: Build and lead a highperforming, learningoriented security team and promote organizationwide security awareness and engagement. Executive Advisory: Provide strategic cybersecurity guidance and riskbased recommendations to senior leadership to support informed decisionmaking. Responsibilities Generally, requires a minimum of 8 years of professional experience, including staff, project, and/or consultant management experience; bachelors degree or equivalent experience required; advanced degree or relevant professional certifications encouraged. 810 years of progressive experience in IT or cybersecurity, including leadership of security operations or security programs. Demonstrated experience securing cloud and hybrid environments using industry standards and best practices. Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring and compassionate. Strong understanding of security operations, risk management, incident response, and modern security technologies. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical risks into businessaligned language for executive audiences. Demonstrated emotional intelligence, collaboration, and the ability to build trust with stakeholders and teams. Travel Occasional travel between Pew’s offices for meetings as required. Additional travel required to attend trainings, seminars or conferences. Salary Range $170,700 USD – $190,800 USD The salary range represents a reasonable estimate of the annual salary based on Pews commitment to provide equitable and market-competitive pay. The actual salary offered will take into consideration many factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills and experience, internal pay equity, and business need. Total Rewards We offer a competitive salary and benefit program, including: comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage; financial security with life and disability insurance; opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits to help prepare for the future; and work/life benefits to maintain a good balance. Pew is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or any other protected characteristics. For more than 75 years we have used data to make a differenceaddressing the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious strategies that lead to tangible progress. Through rigorous inquiry and knowledge sharing, we inform and engage public-spirited citizens and organizations, linking diverse interests to pursue common cause. We are a dedicated team of researchers, communicators, advocates, subject matter experts, and professionals working on some of todays big challenges and we know we are more effective and creative collectively than we are individually. With Philadelphia as our hometown and the majority of our staff located in Washington, D.C., our U.S. and international staff find working at Pew personally and professionally rewarding. Wise stewardship of resources allows Pew employees to pursue work that strategically furthers our mission in significant and measurable ways. We collaborate with a diverse range of philanthropic partners, public and private organizations, and concerned citizens who share our interest in fact-based solutions and goal-driven initiatives to improve society. Pew attracts top talent, people of integrity who are service-oriented and willing to take on challenging assignments. We provide competitive pay and benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and a respectful and inclusive workplace. Pew employees are proud of their colleagues, proud of where they work, and proud of the institutions reputation.