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Security Exposure Operations Manager

WM

Houston, TXJob$109–158K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$109–158K/yr
Location
Houston, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

WM is expanding its security exposure management capability and seeks a Security Exposure Operations Manager to lead a team responsible for moving security findings from investigation and prioritization through ownership, disposition, and verified resolution. The manager owns the function’s operating model and performance, partners across Cybersecurity, IT, and the business to manage risk and accountability, and advances automation and AI to improve operational efficiency and scale.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cyber Risk Management, requiredExposure Management, requiredRisk-Based Prioritization, requiredOperational Management, requiredProcess Design, requiredAutomation, requiredArtificial Intelligence, requiredWorkflow Orchestration, requiredLeadership, requiredCommunication, requiredStakeholder Management, requiredTeam Development, requiredInfluencing Outcomes, requiredAccountability, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in CS, MIS, or Business Administration or HS Diploma/GED+4 Yrs, required5 Years Relevant Work Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

I. Job Summary

WM is expanding its security exposure management capability through a dedicated Security Exposure Operations function responsible for turning security findings into consistent, measurable outcomes. The Security Exposure Operations Manager will lead a team of employees, contractors, and AI-enabled capabilities responsible for driving security findings from investigation and prioritization through ownership, disposition, and verified resolution. The role owns the function’s operating model and performance, partners across Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and the business to drive accountability and manage risk, and advances automation and AI to improve the efficiency and scale of security exposure operations.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Security Exposure Operations team

  • Establish and mature operating standards for investigation, prioritization, assignment, disposition, escalation, and verified resolution

  • Apply risk, criticality, threat context, and business impact to prioritize findings and drive appropriate action

  • Manage operational performance, capacity, response targets, and backlog health

  • Establish ownership and escalation processes for overdue, disputed, unowned, or significant findings

  • Ensure the quality and consistency of investigations, dispositions, remediation evidence, and closure decisions

  • Provide leadership visibility into performance, risk trends, capacity, and emerging concerns

III. Qualifications

A. Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, or in lieu of degree

  • High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relevant work experience.

  • 5 years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirement).

B. Preferred Qualifications

C. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Strong understanding of cyber risk and exposure management principles

  • Ability to translate technical security findings into risk-based priorities and actionable work

  • Strong operational management skills, including capacity, backlog, performance, and process management

  • Ability to design and mature scalable processes across complex technology environments

  • Experience applying automation, AI, and workflow orchestration to security or technology operations

  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to develop teams, influence outcomes, and drive accountability

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Pay: The expected base pay range for this position across the U.S. is $108,600 - $158,000. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

V. Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability. In addition, we offer a stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more. Employees also receive paid vacation, holidays, and personal days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

How this job compares

Set against the 1,047 open Security Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$109–158K/yr
  • Texas median$105–208K/yr34 salary ranges
  • US median$113–202K/yr693 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $133K, is 15% below the Texas median midpoint ($157K) — in the lowest quarter of Security Operations salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 73 open Security Operations jobs in Texas and 1,047 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Security Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (919 postings).
Education
226 of the 1,047 open Security Operations jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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