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Role Description

As Portfolio Manager, Product Security, you’ll play a critical role in enabling the secure and reliable delivery of College Board’s highest-priority digital initiatives. This role serves as the connective tissue between Product Security, engineering, program leadership, and key stakeholders across the organization.

• Ensure that security initiatives are aligned to product roadmaps and organizational priorities.
• Make risks and dependencies visible early.
• Aggregate portfolio- and product-level security signals into clear, actionable views.
• Communicate progress, surface emerging risks, and help leaders make deliberate tradeoffs.
• Emphasize continuous improvement, disciplined prioritization, and practical risk management.

In this role, you will:

• Design & Implementation (60%)
  • Aggregate and synthesize portfolio- and product-level security signals.
  • Identify, surface, and help drive resolution of cross-team impediments.
  • Monitor portfolio performance to ensure security investments are delivering measurable risk reduction.
  • Partner with Product Security leadership to drive continuous improvement.
  • Manage security-related budgets and vendor engagements.
• Strategy & Communication (20%)
  • Own portfolio-level planning, intake, prioritization, and health management.
  • Partner with Product Security, engineering, and program leadership to align security roadmaps.
• Team Management (20%)
  • Ensure constrained Product Security capacity is applied to the highest-impact work.
  • Track progress against Product Security roadmap commitments and goals.
  • Foster a transparent, respectful working environment.
  • Facilitate portfolio-level planning and operating cadences.

Qualifications

• 7 or more years of progressively responsible experience coordinating and prioritizing work across multiple security, engineering, or technology teams.
• A strong understanding of information security principles, security compliance, cloud technologies, and modern enterprise architecture.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and external partners in support of security or technology initiatives.
• Practical experience working within modern software delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes across teams without direct authority.
• Excellent collaboration skills and a track record of working effectively across functions.
• Willingness and ability to travel 3–5 times per year.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Requirements

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies.
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal.
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth.
• A drive for impact and excellence.
• A collaborative and empathetic approach.

Benefits

• Meaningful career and supportive team.
• Comprehensive package designed to help you thrive.
• Fair and competitive compensation grounded in qualifications and experience.
• Transparent conversations about compensation and benefits.

Company Description

The College Board Product Security team is responsible for protecting the integrity, security, and trustworthiness of College Board’s most critical digital products.

• Works at the intersection of product, engineering, data science, and test security.
• Supports clean delivery, exam integrity, and the protection of student data.
• Operates in a cloud-native, DevSecOps environment.
• Values practical problem solving, clear communication, and thoughtful risk management.