Sr Manager, Strategic Security Programs

Our Company

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform activates enterprise intelligence by unifying data, knowledge and business context to achieve tangible outcomes. With Teradata, organizations can provide agents with full context for impact when it matters. Our solution lets businesses connect and scale on premises, in the cloud, or through a hybrid approach. Teradata delivers real business value with AI.

What You’ll Do

The Manager / Sr. Manager of Strategic Security Programs leads the identification, prioritization, and execution of key security initiatives that reduce risk, advance security maturity, and align to Teradata’s enterprise objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Security Programs & Risk Alignment

• Identify, prioritize, and drive key projects that reduce risk across Teradata’s customers and employees

• Identify and advance initiatives that increase security maturity across the organization

• Partner with security leadership to align programs to enterprise risk priorities and business objectives

Program Portfolio Alignment & KPI Ownership

• Own alignment of top program initiatives to quarterly commitments and annual initiatives, ensuring consistency across the security portfolio

• Establish and drive visibility into security KPIs, partnering with security team leads, project managers, and program owners to ensure progress and accountability

• Translate program performance into clear insights, highlighting risks, gaps, and opportunities for course correction

Security Architecture & Go-To-Market Enablement

• Partner with the Security Architecture team to enable, scale, and operationalize customer security services across the Teradata go-to-market organization

• Ensure alignment between security capabilities, customer commitments, and strategic business priorities

Security Investment Strategy & Alignment

• Drive alignment and visibility of security investments across all areas of Teradata’s risk programs

• Ensure investments are prioritized based on risk reduction impact and advancement of security maturity

• Provide insights into trade-offs and investment effectiveness across the portfolio

Executive & Board-Level Security Reporting

• Lead the development and curation of executive and board-level security collateral across the Information Security leadership team

• Deliver clear, strategic narratives on security posture, program progress, KPI performance, and investment alignment

• Elevate reporting from status updates to insight-driven recommendations for leadership decision-making

Security Program Governance & Operating Rhythm

• Establish and drive governance frameworks to ensure alignment, prioritization, and performance tracking across security programs

• Partner with the Technology Services PMO to align on intake, prioritization, and execution of security initiatives

• Ensure clear ownership, accountability, and visibility across security initiatives and stakeholders

• Define and evolve operating rhythms that enable consistent reporting, decision-making, and execution at scale

Who You’ll Work With

This role partners closely with the CISO and Information Security leadership team to ensure top program initiatives are aligned to quarterly commitments and annual initiatives, while providing clear visibility into security KPIs, investments, and overall security posture.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

What You’ll Bring

Why We Think You'll Love Teradata

We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are committed to actively working to foster an inclusive environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.

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Pay Rate: 156400.0000 - 195600.0000 - 234700.0000 Annually

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on geographic location, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and candidate experience. Sales roles will be eligible for commission payments tied to quota achievement. All other permanent roles will be eligible for one of our annual incentive plans, which are based on company financial attainment and individual performance.

Employees in this position are also eligible to participate in the Company’s comprehensive benefits programs, which include healthcare, life and disability insurance plans, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, and time-off programs. Specific details of these benefits, including eligibility criteria and plan options, will be provided during the hiring process and can be reviewed here: