Cyber Defense Program Operations Lead

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🌽 Illinois, Texas – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $146.7k - $272.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

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📋 Program Manager

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Health Care Service Corporation

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10,000+ employees

🛡️ Insurance

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Insurance • Consulting • Healthcare

Health Care Service Corporation is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, serving nearly 23 million people across the United States with a wide range of health benefit solutions. The company provides health coverage options for various groups, including employers, individuals, families, as well as Medicare and Medicaid plans. In addition to health insurance, HCSC offers services such as pharmacy solutions, life and dental insurance, and health data technology. With nearly a century of experience, HCSC is dedicated to improving access to quality care, enhancing health outcomes, and reducing costs while maintaining a deep commitment to its members and local communities.

📋 Description

• Serve as the operational and execution partner to the Executive Director of Cyber Defense & Investigations • Drive operational rigor, execution discipline, planning cadence, and cross-domain alignment across the Cyber Defense & Investigations organization • Ensure CD&I initiatives, priorities, and investments are executed consistently • Actively manage dependencies and surface delivery risks early • Equip leadership with accurate, timely insights for effective decision-making • Influence operational, engineering, and investigative teams without directly managing staff • Develop operational metrics and executive reporting

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8–10+ years of experience in Information Security, Cyber Defense, Technology Operations, or strategic program leadership (or equivalent experience) • Experience operating at a principal or senior-advisor level within complex, matrixed organizations • Strong program execution, operational management, and planning capabilities • Ability to influence senior leaders and drive outcomes without formal authority • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level synthesis • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced operational environment • Preferred: experience supporting cyber defense, security operations, incident response, or threat-focused organizations • Preferred: familiarity with NIST CSF, cyber defense operating models, or security program maturity frameworks • Preferred: experience developing operational metrics and executive reporting • Preferred: experience in program operations, enterprise execution leadership, or strategy execution roles • Sponsorship is not available, including for candidates currently on OPT

🏖️ Benefits

• Curated development plans and professional development investment • Health and wellness benefits • 401(k) savings plan • Pension plan • Paid time off • Paid parental leave • Disability insurance • Supplemental life insurance • Employee assistance program • Paid holidays • Tuition reimbursement • Other incentives • Annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and conditions of the plan • Employee referral process