Cybersecurity Policy Principal Manager

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Become a Cybersecurity Policy Principal Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you'll advise senior executives on national security and emerging risk topics while leading companywide efforts to shape security policy. You will also represent Edison in major security forums and maintain strategic partnerships with government, industry, and international stakeholders to advance shared security objectives.

As a Cybersecurity Policy Principal Manager, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Establishes the strategy and forward-looking vision for Edison's National Security and Emerging Risk Program that aligns to the Company's mission and adapts to the evolving threat landscape.
• Defines and communicates the vision through a multi-year strategic roadmap informed by industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging threats, and leads the team in executing that vision.
• Aligns cross-functional (legal, compliance, operations, government affairs, and communications) input to develop a coherent policy agenda, form consistent positions, and advance Edison's policy priorities in Washington and Sacramento.
• Translates evolving national security directives into enterprise risk management, compliance, and governance recommendations and coordinates across departments to make them actionable.
• Monitors developments in national security and critical infrastructure policy (e.g., federal rulemaking, legislation, threat briefings) and advises the CEO, senior executives, and the Board of Directors on impacts to Edison's risk posture.
• Fosters international security cooperation with relevant industries and government peers to meet emerging threats.
• Serves as the company's primary liaison with federal security agencies (e.g., DOE, DHS, DOD, FBI), international partners, and industry groups (e.g., ESCC, peer utilities) to shape policy, exchange threat information and mitigation strategies, and advance shared infrastructure protection goals (e.g., Energy Threat Analysis Center in Denver, CO).
• Supervises, mentors, and develops staff within the National Security & Emerging Risk Policy team, including contractors, and manages program resources and budgets that support policy analysis, advocacy, and engagement activities.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

• Seven or more years of experience supervising a team of direct reports and/or project management.
• Five or more years of experience in managing Cybersecurity, Public Policy, or Government Security projects and programs.
• US Citizenship Required.

• Experience and effectiveness working across business units, with executives, and in collaboration with government staff.
• Experience counseling senior leaders including C-Suite executives or Cabinet-level officials.
• Experience and demonstrated keen judgement in facilitating debate, influencing and negotiating to consensus.
• Experience reviewing proposed federal policies or legislation.
• Strong representational skills, including effective verbal and written communication.

• This position's work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
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• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Washington, DC. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at an alternate work location.
• Position will require up to 60% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• Relocation does not apply to this position.