Overview
The Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is accountable for managing and prioritizing cybersecurity risk for Microsoft. This team oversees the company’s overall cyber defense, including the security of Microsoft products and business operations, and collaborates with Engineering teams to advance Secure Future Initiative (SFI) objectives. The Customer Security Management Office (CSMO) is a team within the Office of the CISO that focuses on building trust and transparency with our customers and stakeholders on Microsoft's security posture, capabilities, and practices. We share insights into how Microsoft secures Microsoft so that customers can learn from our experiences.
The Lead Technical and Strategic Advisor is a key role within the CSMO that will foster high-trust relationships with the CISOs of organizations outside of Microsoft. They will blend insights learned from CISOs with experiences from the frontlines of protecting Microsoft to offer a truly unique and valuable perspective of benefit to Microsoft and customers. The person in this role leverages deep security experience to ensure OCISO shows up to customers and stakeholders with clarity, credibility, and leadership—when it matters most.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities
- Leverage deep cybersecurity, technical expertise to build external and internal relationships that maximize value to customers, helping them navigate the complex, evolving security AI landscape.
- Represent Microsoft as a trusted and credible voice on security matters in, such as speaking at events, participating in panels, contributing to publications, etc.
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the security needs, challenges, and opportunities, including industry trends and innovations and the customer pain points and expectations.
- Solicit customer input for security improvements, promotes security best practice sharing, addresses complex security issues, and resolves high-level escalations.
- Build and nurture relationships with key internal stakeholders, customers, and other influencers in the global security community.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for collaboration and co-innovation with internal teams and the customer community on security matters, such as joint research, pilots, case studies, white papers, etc.
- Design and deliver programs and initiatives that engage and educate customers on Microsoft's security practices, capabilities, and CISO office roadmap. Collaborate with communications teams to leverage existing channels such as webinars, workshops, and roundtables to deliver topical information.
- Leads the development of feedback channels to gather and synthesize input from customers on security needs and drives awareness across teams and leadership.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
- OR equivalent experience.
6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Other Requirements:
Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.
- Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience cybersecurity, security engineering, or security product/technical program management OR equivalent experience.
- Experience serving as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or Deputy CISO.
- Passion and curiosity for learning and staying abreast of the latest trends and innovations in the security and AI fields.
- Strong knowledge and expertise in security, including challenges, solutions, standards, best practices, and ability to understand and translate customer needs and expectations.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex and technical concepts in a clear and compelling way to diverse audiences.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to establish trust and credibility with senior leaders, customers, partners, regulators, and industry peers.
Technical Program Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about **requesting accommodations.**