Director of Portfolio & Program Management

Company Overview: TENEX is an AI-native, automation-first, built-for-scale Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider. We are a force multiplier for defenders, helping organizations enhance their cybersecurity posture through advanced threat detection, rapid response, and continuous protection. Our team is composed of industry experts with deep experience in cybersecurity, automation and AI-driven solutions. Backed by leading investors, we are rapidly growing and seeking top talent to join our mission of revolutionizing the AI-Native MDR landscape. We’re a fast growing startup backed by industry experts and top tier investors led by Crosspoint Capital Partners and also backed by Shield Capital , DTCP (formerly Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners) , Deepwork Capital , and the Florida Opportunity Fund . Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) . As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. Get in on the ground floor. We’re a small but well-funded team that just raised a substantial round – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside. Culture is one of the most important things at TENEX.AI —explore our culture deck at culture.tenex.ai to witness how we embody it, prioritizing the irreplaceable collaboration and community of in-person work.

Tenex is looking for a Director of Portfolio & Program Management to build and lead the function responsible for operational rigor and delivery excellence across the business. This is a builder's role: you will stand up the team, define the operating standards, and own how work gets planned, sequenced, and delivered — from net-new customer onboarding, to one-time professional services engagements, to the strategic initiatives driving Tenex forward internally. You will be the connective tissue between commitments made and outcomes delivered, establishing the portfolio, program, and project management discipline that lets Tenex scale predictably. Success in this role means our customers realize value faster, our services engagements land on time and on scope, and our internal strategic bets are executed with clarity and accountability. What You'll Own - This role spans three core functions: Customer Onboarding Project Management (Rapid Deployment Team / RDT) Lead the project management of onboarding for net-new Tenex customers. You'll ensure new customers are stood up smoothly and quickly against our milestone-gated delivery framework — coordinating across engineering, detection, SOC, and CS to compress time-to-value and create a consistent, repeatable onboarding experience. Professional Services Project Management (PSF) Own the project management of one-time professional services engagements — the consulting and deployment projects where Tenex is brought in to build and stand up systems for customers. You'll ensure these engagements are scoped, staffed, sequenced, and delivered on time, on budget, and to the agreed outcome, with clean handoffs into ongoing operations. Program & Portfolio Management (Internal Strategic Initiatives) Drive the programmatic and portfolio-level rigor for Tenex's own strategic initiatives. You'll bring structure to cross-functional programs and key projects run inside the walls of Tenex — establishing prioritization, dependency management, executive reporting, and the delivery cadence that keeps our most important bets on track.

Build, hire, and lead a team of project and program managers across the three functions above. Define and operationalize best practices, standards, tooling, and templates for project, program, and portfolio management across the business. Establish clear intake, prioritization, staffing, and delivery processes so work is sequenced against capacity and strategic priority. Own delivery health across the portfolio — status, risk, dependencies, and escalations — and provide clear, executive-ready reporting and forecasting.