Cybersecurity Transition & Transformation Manager

Location : Deerfield, IL 60015 (Onsite)

Experience: 12-15 Years

Role Summary

The Cybersecurity Transition & Transformation Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end transition and transformation of cybersecurity services, platforms, and operating models from incumbent or legacy states to a defined target operating model (TOM). This role ensures seamless service transitions, process standardization, tool consolidation, and operational maturity uplift across Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security, IAM, and related cyber domains.

The role acts as the single point of accountability for transition governance, transformation execution, stakeholder alignment, and value realization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Transition Management

• Lead service transitions from incumbent providers or in-house teams into managed security or transformed operating models
• Develop and execute transition plans, including scope, timelines, milestones, and exit/entry criteria
• Manage knowledge transfer (KT), shadow reverse shadow, and steady-state handover
• Ensure service continuity, risk mitigation, and zero disruption during transition phases

2. Cybersecurity Transformation

• Define and execute cybersecurity transformation roadmaps aligned to business and risk objectives
• Drive process standardization, automation, and operational efficiency across security domains
• Support transformation initiatives such as:
  • SOC modernization (SIEM/SOAR, threat hunting, detection engineering)
  • Vulnerability Management transformation (risk-based remediation, backlog reduction)
  • Cloud & Zero Trust security adoption
  • IAM modernization (PAM, IGA, CIEM)
• Enable adoption of industry frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, ITIL, MITRE ATT&CK)

3. Operating Model & Governance

• Design and implement Target Operating Models (TOMs) for cybersecurity services
• Establish governance frameworks, RACI models, escalation paths, and service KPIs
• Define and track SLAs, OLAs, CSFs, and KRIs
• Chair transition and transformation governance forums and steering committees

4. Stakeholder & Client Management

• Act as the primary interface between clients, internal delivery teams, and third-party vendors
• Provide executive-level reporting, dashboards, and transformation status updates
• Manage expectations across business, IT, infrastructure, application, and security stakeholders

5. Financial & Commercial Oversight

• Support SOW creation, scope definition, effort estimation, and pricing inputs
• Track transition and transformation costs, benefits, and ROI
• Ensure adherence to contractual obligations and change control processes

6. Risk, Compliance & Quality

• Identify and manage transition and transformation risks proactively
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, and contractual requirements
• Drive quality assurance through process audits, readiness reviews, and control validations

Required Skills & Experience

Core Experience

• 10 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity delivery, transformation, or program management
• Proven experience managing large-scale security transitions and transformations
• Strong understanding of enterprise cybersecurity domains:
  • SOC / SIEM / SOAR
  • Vulnerability Management (App, Cloud, Infrastructure)
  • Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • IAM / PAM / IGA
  • Data, Network & Endpoint Security

Program & Delivery Skills

• Strong program and project management expertise (waterfall, agile, hybrid)
• Experience with global delivery models (onsite/offshore/nearshore)
• Expertise in process re-engineering, automation, and tool rationalization

Stakeholder & Leadership Skills

• Executive presence with strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across business and technology
• Strong leadership skills to manage cross-functional, multi-vendor teams

Certifications (Preferred)

• PMP / PRINCE2 / SAFe
• CISSP / CISM / CISA
• ITIL v4
• Cloud Security Certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP Security)