Optiv
VP, Agentic Managed Detection & Response (MDR)
Leawood, Kansas · Vp
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
Data EngineeringLLMsAgentic AICybersecuritySIEMSOC OperationsStakeholder ManagementLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringPipeline IntegrityCISSP
About the role
- As a core member of the executive leadership team, the VP will define and execute the vision for next-generation Detection & Response.
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Responsibilities
- Partner Alliance & GTM Strategy: Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share.
- P&L & Financial Accountability: Own complete P&L responsibility for the practice, driving margin optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable revenue growth.
- Market Differentiation: Drive continuous service innovation to position Optiv as a market leader, converting cutting-edge technical capabilities and partner integrations into clear commercial advantages.
- Internal Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with senior executive peers, internal product management, and sales leadership to build unified cross-functional growth strategies.
- Co-Innovation & Partner Engineering: Collaborate deeply with key technology partners to influence their product roadmaps, ensuring seamless API integrations, robust data pipelines, and shared engineering initiatives that enhance Optiv's proprietary MDR capabilities.
- Data Engineering & SIEM Modernization: Oversee the strategy for large-scale data ingestion, pipeline engineering, and optimization across diverse, partner-backed enterprise SIEM platforms to maximize threat visibility and reduce backend operational costs.
- Executive Sponsorship: Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion.
- Succession & Pipeline Development: Proactively lead workforce planning, mentorship, and succession strategies to identify, groom, and transition future leadership talent within the practice.
- Inclusive Excellence: Spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier, diverse cybersecurity and engineering talent in a highly competitive market.
- Partner with premier cybersecurity technology vendors, hyperscalers, and alliance partners to co-develop joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies, capitalize on channel-led revenue, and capture market share.
Requirements
- Certifications: Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required.
- Financial Acumen: Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, optimizing operational margins, and scaling enterprise service practices.
- Technical Sophistication: Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration.
- What you can expect from Optiv
- Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
- Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation required.
- Deep, authoritative knowledge of modern SOC tools, SIEM architectures, data pipelining, and the practical implementation of AI/LLM frameworks within security orchestration.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree required
- Master's degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Data Engineering) preferred.
Skills
- Executive Stakeholder Management & Client Engagement
Benefits
- Lead executive briefings, CISO roundtables, and partner-facing advisory boards to evangelize Optiv's operational philosophy and vision for the future of managed security.
- Define & Execute Vision: Shape the strategic roadmap for the MDR and Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) practices, aligning modern security offerings with Optiv's broader enterprise business objectives.
Equal opportunity
- EEO Statement
- equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Serve as the high-impact executive sponsor for key strategic accounts and elite partner relationships, cultivating long-term trust, ensuring retention, and identifying opportunities for account expansion.
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