Security and Risk Management

CO, United States

- Remote

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Role Summary

The Splunk Global Security (SGS) organization is seeking a junior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive projects across SGS as well as with teams outside of SGS.

This role requires the TPM to run technical projects across globally distributed teams, ensuring accountability to deliver results. You'll lead and influence decision makers and business partners at all levels, and help effect change inside and outside the organization!

Meet the Team

Our SGS organization is led by Splunk’s Chief Information and Security Officer (CISO). The team's purpose is to deliver a comprehensive set of services, crafted to successfully defend and protect Splunk and its customers. The Strategy, Planning and Operations (SPO) Team within the SGS organization consists of three functions: Technical Program Management, Service Delivery Management, and Service Operations. Learn more about SGS, meet our leaders, and hear more from our Splunk security experts at splunk.com/careers/splunk-global-security.

Responsibilities

Delivery Oversight: Lead cross-functional cyber security related and achievement based projects with a coherent approach.

Project Facilitation:

Facilitate communication and coordination between multiple teams (i.e., between SGS and non-SGS partners (e.g., Finance, Procurement, Engineering)) to ensure successful delivery of the defined project outcomes.
Apply the concepts of project management including running Sprints and continuous process improvement.
Collaborate across a wide range of team members to support the organization's corresponding objectives and results.
Drive and maintain attention to quality and detail.
Lead difficult conversations in a professional way and apply judgment to assess criticality and prioritize efforts in alignment with organizational goals.
Establish “The Definition of Done” for project tasks and handle expectations for all relevant partners.
Coordinate with global partners, adapting to varied time zones and cultural contexts to ensure flawless project delivery and collaboration.

Reporting and Metrics:

Hold project teams to respective operational metrics and Key Performance Indicators.
Use dashboards and reports that provide transparency into project status, and risk areas.

Collaborator Management: Develop strong relationships with internal and external partners and multi-functional teams to ensure clarity and accountability to drive the project/program goals.

Must-have Qualifications

Demonstrated ability post bachelor (of 1 to 3 years) experience in technical program management with exposure to cybersecurity technology.
Proficient knowledge of cybersecurity areas (examples: Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC); Security controls / Risk frameworks (e.g., ISO, NIST, PCI, FedRAMP); Security Operations; Identity and Access Management (IAM)).
Cybersecurity certification: CompTIA Security+ or similar cybersecurity industry certifications.
Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, DevOps, DevSecOps, SDLC).
Proficient with tools such as JIRA, GSuite, Microsoft 365 Suite, Confluence, and Service Now.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and bring structure to complex, unstructured problems.

Preferred Qualifications

Some experience with managing financials surrounding a project.
Exposure to Splunk products (e.g., Enterprise, SOAR, or Splunk Cloud).

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Splunk, a Cisco company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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Base Pay Range

Base Pay Range: $93,900 - $127,800

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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