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SalaryThe mission of Microsoft Digital Security & Resilience (DSR) is to enable Microsoft to build the most trusted devices and services, while keeping our company safe and our data protected. As part of the Microsoft Security organization, and a steward of Microsoft and our customer’s data, a core function of Microsoft DSR is ensuring the security of every aspect of the business. Microsoft DSR is responsible for company-wide information security and compliance, with a strategic focus on information protection, assessment, awareness, governance, and enterprise business continuity. As customer zero, we deploy and secure these services inside Microsoft and then share best practices with enterprise customers at scale across the globe. We have exciting opportunities for you to innovate, influence, transform, inspire and grow within our organization and we encourage you to apply to learn more!
The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate.
We are looking for a Senior Director of Security Operations to manage Security and Business Operations across our group. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, running and oversight of various enterprise wide Security Operations processes across Microsoft. This role will directly report to our Corporate Vice President/Chief Security Information Officer (CISO) Operations.
In leading CISO Operations, you will be thinking holistically and proactively to improve the effectiveness of the overall organization, its processes and its people. This role requires a highly resourceful person who is smart, strategic, and self-motivated. The successful candidate for this position possesses an ability to lead through influence, has analytical skills, demonstrates the discipline to deliver results, and exhibits emotional intelligence.
Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.
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.
Embody our Culture and Values
Responsibilities
Security Operations
Own responsibility for the design, running and oversight of various enterprise wide Security Operations processes across Microsoft. Examples to include:
- Work with internal 3rd party application risk management, 1st party security product teams, and external vendor and partner executives globally to design and oversee a security ecosystem for 3rd party apps across Microsoft and the larger industry.
- Partner with internal security governance teams to design and operate a system of centralized and federated security governance across the entire Microsoft enterprise.
Business Operations
Own responsibility for the design, running and oversight of various internal DSR business operations. Examples to include:
- Oversee multi-year budgeting and planning process for a ~$1B budget
- Oversee people operations processes (hiring, transfers, DEI, promotions, training, offboarding, etc.) across a 5,000+ person global organization
- Oversee procurement processes across all of Microsoft Digital Security
- Oversee the process of monitoring and optimizing internal cloud spend of ~$100M
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 8+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles
o OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years managing large scale business operations with a focus on risk management for a global distributed organization
Other Requirements
The ability 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years experience managing business operations for a globally distributed team of at least 1,000 people
- Experience operating at an executive level of external 3rd party vendors and partners
- 5+ years experience managing a budget of > $500m
- 5+ years of experience managing 3rd party risk at an enterprise level
- 5+ years experience in procurement / negotiations with 3rd party vendors and service providers
- 5+ years experience managing a cloud spend of at least $100M
Business Management M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $124,800 - $266,800 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 $159,000 - $292,200 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 2, 2024.
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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
