Executive Director, Threat Management Operations

The Executive Director, Threat Management Operations, is located within the DHS Headquarters Management Directorate, Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO). OCSO oversees DHS-wide security authorities, including personnel, physical, operations, foreign access, insider threat, administrative, special, and internal security investigations, identity management, security training and awareness, and emergency preparedness.

The Executive Director, Threat Management Operations Directorate reports directly to the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and applies management and executive-level knowledge to manage multiple projects relating to the substantive programs, goals, priorities, policies and commitments of the constituent divisions, the OCSO, and the DHS. Specific responsibilities include: Responsible for performance management and reporting, schedule/task management, special projects planning and oversight and portfolio management. Blends leading-edge technical thinking with analytical skills to accomplish a broad range of mission tasks. Conducts short- and long-term planning to evaluate the actual and potential risks to the Department, and the ways and means to manage risk. Develops project plans, directs preparation of project plans and test plans, coordinates plans with appropriate stakeholders, develops schedules, milestones and funding requirements documentation and long-range plans for improving the reliability of strategic approaches under development. Identifies and evaluates major programmatic issues that may require mitigation and planning and develops proposals and recommendations to address them. Provides strategic direction and planning for the TMO. Maintains awareness of, and information about, the overall status of financial resources. performs cost analyses and funding requirements for enhancements to the TMO. Ensures that strategic and operational mandates for DHS are optimally performed, to include identifying areas for performance measurement and quality improvement and leading strategic development and administration of quality assurance activities throughout the OCSO. Works with the CSO to establish annual TMO strategies, goals and objectives. Leads OCSO leadership and functional managers in the design and performance and planning measures that support the strategic direction of the TMO. Chairs or participates in inter--departmental meetings, conferences, interagency task forces, governmental seminars, inter and intra-agency governmental working groups, counsels, committees and other governmental and industrial associations throughout the security community. Evaluates and oversees the development, implementation and coordination of policies. programs and operations for agency program officials. Responsible for developing policy and guidance and participating in various councils, professional organizations, and working groups, both internal and external to the DHS. Continually fosters effective and harmonious working relationships with other agencies. both domestically and abroad, for purposes of sharing and gathering pertinent information regarding new and emerging technologies that will advance and improve DHS capabilities. Represents the DHS at high-Ieve1 inter-departmental meetings. conferences, interagency task forces, and governmental seminars throughout the security community. Performs key decision-making and policy­ developing responsibilities in very difficult assignments such as planning for significantly new or far-reaching requirements or serving as a technical expert on interagency study groups for resolving problems in existing security systems and programs requiring innovative solutions. Maintains an expert working knowledge of all traditional security disciplines (physical, personnel, information, administrative, industrial, etc.), as well as criminal and administrative investigations and cyber/digital forensics. Keeps abreast of changes and advances in these areas, as well as how information technology and cybersecurity impact traditional security disciplines. Attends seminars, training courses and other presentations offered by both government and private sector organizations in order to maintain an expert level of knowledge related to these security-related functions and the enterprise risks associated with the convergence of security and technology.