Staff Security Program Manager

Onwards Together!Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.Location: 4 on-site days a week in Sunnyvale, CA Headquarters.Our Team's VisionSecurity at Illumio is not a control function. It’s part of how the business operates and grows. We protect the company, enable the business, support product velocity, and help earn customer trust - working across engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to turn risk into clear. actionable decisions. Our goal isn’t to slow things down. It’s to build a security function that scales with the business and actually works in the real world.The Security Program Manager drives execution of key security initiatives across the organization and ensures strategic security priorities translate into measurable outcomes.This role operates as the operational backbone of the Security organization—coordinating programs, defining metrics, tracking progress, and ensuring accountability across multiple teams including Security Engineering and Operations, Product Security, GRC, Engineering, Product, IT and OPs.The position helps security leadership turn strategy into structured, deliverable programs.Your ImpactSecurity Program ExecutionDrive planning and execution of cross-functional security initiativesCoordinate work across Security, Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure teamsTrack program milestones, risks, and dependenciesEnsure initiatives remain aligned with organizational priorities and timelinesMetrics & Program VisibilityDefine KPIs, metrics and success criteria for security initiativesBuild dashboards and reporting frameworks for program healthProvide leadership visibility into progress, risks, and outcomesEnsure programs demonstrate measurable improvement to security postureCross-Team CoordinationFacilitate collaboration between security teams and internal partner teamsIdentify blockers and drive resolution across teamsEnsure clear ownership and accountability for deliverables (RACI)Maintain structured communication across program stakeholdersStrategic Program DevelopmentHelp security leadership translate strategy into actionable roadmapsAssist in defining program milestones and success criteriaImprove processes that support security program executionIdentify operational gaps and opportunities for improvementSecurity Leadership SupportPrepare program updates and operational briefingsMaintain documentation for security initiatives and roadmapsProvide organizational visibility into the status of major security effortsSupport prioritization and resource planning across security teamsExample Programs This Role May DriveSecurity tooling deployments and integrationsDetection and Response, and SOC capability improvementsVulnerability management initiativesSecurity architecture improvement programsSecurity related product initiativesCross-team security process improvementsYour Toolkit10+ years of program or project management experience within a Security functionExperience managing technical programs involving security and technical teamsStrong organizational and stakeholder management skillsAbility to translate complex technical initiatives into structured programsBonus PointsExperience working within a cybersecurity or security organizationFamiliarity with security domains such as SOC operations, product security, or complianceExperience developing metrics and executive reportingExperience coordinating complex cross-functional initiatives in SaaS or cloud environmentsOur CommitmentIllumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions creates a culture of belonging, drives our future, and makes us stronger together in support of our customers and their success.All official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E-Signature document for your review and signature. 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