Chief of Staff (COS) to the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO)

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Summary   The Chief of Staff to the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer ( Deputy CISO ) is a  leadership role responsible for driving  execution , alignment, and operational  discipline  across the cybersecurity organization. Reporting to the Deputy CISO and working closely with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), this leader serves as a strategic partner and force multiplier for cybersecurity priorities, ensuring that key programs, budget commitments, strategic initiatives, and executive deliverables are coordinated, measurable, and delivered with impact.   This role requires a seasoned,  proactive , and highly organized professional who can  operate  across executive, business, technology, finance, and security teams. The Chief of Staff will help advance the Deputy CISO program by managing critical planning rhythms, supporting cybersecurity strategy, strengthening program governance, coordinating budget and resource planning, and enabling clear communication between the Deputy CISO, CISO, and enterprise stakeholders.

Strategic Execution & Program Management:   Partner closely with the Deputy CISO to translate  cybersecurity strategy  into actionable  priorities, coordinated  plans ,  and  measurable outcomes  across the security organization.   Lead cross-functional cyber program governance, ensuring major initiatives, milestones, dependencies, risks, and executive decisions  are tracked  and driven to completion.   Monitor progress against strategic  cybersecurity  goals,  identify  roadblocks,  escalate issues appropriately,  and proactively  recommend  solutions  to the Deputy CISO and CISO .   Prepare executive-level updates, decision materials, and performance narratives for the Deputy CISO, CISO, and senior leadership forums.   Develop and manage recurring cybersecurity status reports, executive briefings, leadership readouts, and program updates that clearly communicate progress, risks, decisions, and required actions.   Create clear, concise, and audience-appropriate communications for the Deputy CISO and CISO, including talking points, leadership messages, presentation narratives, and enterprise-facing updates.   Establish and  maintain  the Deputy CISO operating cadence, including leadership meetings, governance forums, business reviews, strategic planning sessions, and executive reporting routines.   Drive alignment across cybersecurity programs to ensure priorities, funding, resourcing, sequencing, and delivery plans  support  enterprise security strategy and risk reduction  objectives .   Collaborate closely with cybersecurity leaders across security operations, governance, risk, compliance, engineering, architecture, identity, threat management, resilience, and related functions to align priorities, resolve dependencies, and advance enterprise cyber  objectives .   Operational Excellence & Efficiency:   Streamline and  optimize  operational processes, communication flows, and decision-making frameworks within the security  organization .   Manage and prioritize critical communications, presentations, and deliverables for the  Deputy CISO .   Maintain an integrated communications calendar for key cybersecurity deliverables, leadership forums, enterprise updates, board materials, audit responses, and stakeholder engagement milestones.   Support  cybersecurity  budget planning, resource  prioritization, financial  governance , and investment tracking  to