Manager SaaS Security Posture Management

About the role

The Manager of SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) is responsible for leading, operating, and scaling the enterprise SSPM capability. This role serves as the first-line people manager for SSPM and owns the day-to-day operations, execution, and continuous maturity of the program.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day SSPM operations, including posture monitoring, findings triage, remediation workflows, exceptions, and risk acceptance.
• Ensure SSPM operates in alignment with approved operating models, runbooks, and governance cadences.
• Translate strategic direction into operational priorities, agile planning, and execution.
• Directly manage SSPM analysts, developers, and contractors.
• Provide performance feedback, coaching, and career development.
• Manage workload, capacity, and coverage across SSPM functions.
• Oversee operational use of SSPM tooling (e.g., Falcon Shield, Obsidian, AppOmni) and associated SaaS integrations, including any developed custom integrations.
• Partner with SSPM technical leads to operationalize controls and policies.
• Ensure SSPM findings are correctly prioritized and routed for remediation.
• Serve as the primary operational SSPM interface for application owners, IAM, SOC, and GRC teams.
• Participate in regular SaaS posture reviews and baseline recertification efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience managing security or technology teams in a large enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of SaaS security risks including misconfigurations, identities, and integrations.
• Proven ability to operationalize and scale security programs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SaaS Security Posture Management tools or programs.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF or similar security frameworks.
• Experience working closely with IAM, SOC, or Cloud Security teams.

Benefits

Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer. Vanguard is committed to providing all crew members a working environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice and bias. Through this Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy, Vanguard reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and crew members without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status. In addition, Vanguard prohibits discrimination based on genetic information, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.