At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.
Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.
When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.
GEICO is seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Staff Engineer, Cybersecurity Operations and Portfolio Management to join the growing Cybersecurity team. As a Cybersecurity Ops Portfolio Manager at GEICO, you will lead and oversee the planning, execution, and management of technology programs and projects — collaborating with cross-functional teams, partners, and stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of cybersecurity programs and solution that consistently enhance the security and align to business goals.
Position Responsibilities
Strategic Portfolio Oversight: Develop, maintain, and evolve the framework for managing the cybersecurity portfolio. Ensure tight alignment between portfolio investments and strategic objectives.
Performance Monitoring & Reporting: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the portfolio’s health, value delivery, and risk. Develop and present insightful reports and dashboards to senior leadership, ensuring alignment to organizational and company goals.
Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks and dependencies across the portfolio. Develop mitigation strategies and escalate critical issues as needed.
Financial Management: Provide oversight of portfolio budgets, track financial performance, and support ROI analysis for proposed and ongoing initiatives.
Governance & Process Improvement: Define, implement, and continuously improve portfolio management processes, standards, and governance structures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Stakeholder Management: Engage and communicate effectively with senior leaders, project managers, tech and product owners, and other key stakeholders regarding portfolio status, decisions, and performance.
Qualifications:
Proven experience managing complex portfolios of projects or products, including prioritization, resource allocation, risk management, and performance tracking.
Demonstrated ability to operate strategically and influence senior-level leadership and key stakeholders.
Strong financial acumen and experience with budget management and ROI analysis within a portfolio context.
Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information and create compelling executive-level presentations.
Strong organizational skills, attention to details, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Familiar with NIST, ISO, NYDFS, PCI, FFIEC, NAIC and other relevant regulations and standards.
Experience:
5+ years of experience in Cybersecurity in insurance industry or related field (finance, or other highly regulated industries)
7+ years of experience in technology portfolio, program, and project management
7+ years of experience with agile development, strategic planning
5+ years of experience in stakeholder or partner management.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Experience & Certifications
Project Management Certifications: SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), PMI-PMP, AI Product Manager (e.g., from DeepLearning.AI), or Responsible AI certifications.
Cybersecurity Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, GIAC or related information security certifications
Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms (Azure OpenAI, etc.)
Familiarity with GenAI and AI agents in enterprise use cases
Annual Salary
$110,000.00 - $230,000.00The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
The GEICO Pledge:
Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.
We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.
Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.
As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.
Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.
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