Vulnerability Management Operations Lead

LSEG is seeking a Vulnerability Management Operations Lead to drive the execution, coordination, and continuous improvement of our global vulnerability management program. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that blends operational oversight with deep analytical and engineering engagement. You’ll provide direction and coordination across specialized vulnerability management domains, including infrastructure and application level, ensuring alignment, consistency, and measurable risk reduction. As the key operational partner to the Head of Vulnerability Management, you’ll serve as the connective tissue across the program, enabling technical teams, translating intelligence into action, defining performance metrics, and representing vulnerability management in critical business and incident contexts.

Who you are

You’re a technical leader and analytical thinker who thrives at the intersection of engineering, data, and security operations. You combine a hands-on understanding of vulnerabilities and exploits with the ability to orchestrate complex operational programs. You are data-driven, curious, and relentless in pursuit of improvement, always looking for better ways to measure, prioritize, and reduce risk. You excel under pressure, lead with credibility, and elevate those around you through mentorship, clarity, and technical insight.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Provide matrix leadership and coordination across domain-aligned vulnerability management engineers.

• Oversee daily and strategic vulnerability management operations, ensuring consistent execution, quality, and prioritization across all domains.

• Coordinate activities across VM engineers to identify systemic weaknesses, unknown exposures, and emerging risks.

• Act as the key representative of the vulnerability management function during major incidents, providing expert analysis and coordinated response leadership.

Threat and Intelligence Integration

• Assess and triage Cyber Threat Intelligence input, determining impact and required actions across the environment.

• Drive targeted response campaigns and validation efforts in collaboration with domain engineers.

• Translate external threat intelligence into actionable technical outcomes and measurable risk mitigation.

Process and Governance

• Serve as a key contributor to the overarching VM process, framework, and standards, ensuring technical rigor and operational efficiency.

• Define, track, and evolve key performance and risk metrics (e.g., vulnerability MTTR, backlog trends, exploit exposure, patch SLAs, coverage rates).

• Collaborate with the VM Governance team to ensure alignment of reporting, dashboards, and audit readiness.

• Champion data-driven decision-making and measurable accountability across all VM activities.

Technical Oversight

• Provide technical oversight to vulnerability management engineers, ensuring analytical depth, accuracy, and consistency in findings and remediation guidance.

• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and DevSecOps teams to improve vulnerability lifecycle management, from identification and triage to remediation and validation.

• Contribute to root cause and trend analysis of recurring vulnerabilities to inform long-term preventative measures.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive the ongoing enhancement of vulnerability management processes, leveraging lessons learned and industry developments.

• Identify and implement automation opportunities to streamline operations and improve response times.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team and across the wider security function.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in vulnerability management, security operations, or a related information security domain.

• Strong understanding of vulnerability identification methodologies (e.g. infrastructure scanning, SAST, SCA, penetration testing) and remediation processes.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and manage operational workflows.

• Solid grasp of threat intelligence, risk assessment, and security best practices.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Effective communication skills, capable of engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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