Cyber Program Manager, Lead

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An important part of the Toyota family is Toyota Financial Services (TFS), the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. While TFS is a separate business entity, it is an essential part of this world‑changing company—delivering on Toyota's vision to move people beyond what’s possible. At TFS, you will help create best‑in‑class customer experience in an innovative, collaborative environment.

Cyber Program Manager Lead

Plano, TX

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

The Toyota Financial Services Information Security team is hiring for a Cyber Program Manager Lead. This role will be responsible for developing and refining detailed initiatives roadmap and product backlog and shared services deployment for affiliated global companies. It is imperative that this individual has deep experience in project management (roadmap, budget, capacity). In addition, this candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships, facilitate decision‑making, and influence the outcome.

• Cyber Security Strategy: liaise with cybersecurity executives and outside stakeholders to develop and maintain the portfolio roadmap.
• Value Prioritization: stay abreast of the changes in the organization’s priorities and direct the portfolio roadmap to ensure continuous alignment with the value streams.
• Program Delivery: oversee the delivery of projects within the portfolio, including budget, headcount, and scope. Mentor and lead the team and ensure teams’ understanding and application of software development methodologies and agile practices.
• Risk & Issue Management: act as the point of escalation for cross‑functional dependencies, impediments, and risks resolutions. Ensure adequate governance is applied while managing risks and issues.
• Process Improvement: identify, develop, and derive solutions to solve for inefficiencies within the portfolio. Influence teams to adopt and spearhead improvements.
• Budget and Financial Management: oversee investments funding processes & clear reporting for the overall portfolio.
• Program Monitoring & Status Reporting: lead development of executive portfolio delivery performance reporting, ensuring clarity and transparency of delivery status.
• Vendor selection and Contract Management: oversee the vendor selection and contract activities including RFP, RFQ, SOWs processes and documentations.
• Vendor Management: collaborate with Infosec and external leaders for vendor optimization.

• Minimum 7 years of progressive Information Technology/Information Security, delivering technical SaaS programs or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in finance/budget management; hands‑on experience with creating budget templates, reconciliation and tracking of expenditure in MS Excel.
• Recent hands‑on experience with leading projects in an agile or kanban methodology; having led scrum ceremonies yourself.
• Ability to develop strategic technology plans and roadmaps, including business capability planning; orchestrating technical program delivery across business stakeholders, complex vendor landscapes and technology ecosystems.
• Ability to build and sustain high‑performing teams; proven track record of effectively managing resources, budgets, and high‑performing teams in a fast‑paced, agile environment.
• 7+ years’ experience delivering large and complex programs—where you own the business or technical vision, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, secure commitments on deliverables, and unblock teams to land business impact.
• Capability to take complex security concepts and present the ideas (and benefits) to…