Cybersecurity operations & engineering lead, chief of staff, aon ciso office

The Office of the CISO Lead, Chief of Staff – Cybersecurity Operations & Engineering is a strategic advisor and operational leader within Aon’s global security organization. This Chief of Staff position drives execution, alignment, and organizational effectiveness across Cybersecurity Operations, Data Defense, and Counter Threat Engineering.

Aon is in the business of better decisions. At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world! As an organization, we are united through trust as one engaged team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Acting as an extension of the CISO leadership team, this leader partners closely with senior technology and business collaborators to translate strategic priorities into measurable outcomes, establish consistent operating rhythms, and ensure multi-functional initiatives are delivered with excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic execution: Translate CISO and cybersecurity leadership priorities into coordinated plans, measurable objectives, achievements, and accountable outcomes.
• Operating cadence: Own executive planning, leadership governance routines, business reviews, portfolio checkpoints, and follow-through across Cybersecurity Operations & Engineering.
• Portfolio and program leadership: Coordinate complex, multi-functional cybersecurity programs; manage dependencies, sequencing, resources, and delivery risk across multiple technical teams.
• Executive decision support: Prepare concise briefings, dashboards, recommendations, and decision materials that enable timely, data-informed leadership action.
• Performance and metrics: Work with Senior Leadership team to define and mature operational measures, key performance indicators, key risk indicators, and reporting routines that improve transparency and accountability.
• Risk and issue management: Identify execution challenges, organizational risks, and critical dependencies; drive resolution or advance with clear options and recommendations.
• Multi-functional alignment: Serve as connective tissue across security teams and collaborators including developers, infrastructure, and AI governance teams.
• Operational readiness: Coordinate planning and readiness activities for global cybersecurity priorities, major changes, high-impact events, and evolving business requirements.
• Organizational planning: Support workforce planning, talent priorities, budget activities, capacity management, and investment decisions across the organization.
• Communications and engagement: Develop leadership communications, organizational updates, meeting materials, and narratives that create clarity, reinforce priorities, and support colleague engagement.
• Continuous improvement: Establish repeatable operating practices, remove friction, and lead initiatives that improve delivery quality, organizational maturity, resilience, and efficiency.

Leadership priorities are clearly defined, sequenced, communicated, and consistently accomplished. Executives receive timely, accurate, and decision-ready insight into performance, risk, investment, and delivery. Multi-functional cybersecurity initiatives move faster with stronger ownership, fewer unresolved dependencies, and improved transparency. Operating routines and metrics reinforce accountability, continuous improvement, and alignment across teams. Cybersecurity Operations & Engineering demonstrates growing operational sophistication, durability, and measurable value to Aon.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• 8 or more years of experience supporting CISO, CIO, technology executive, chief of staff function, transformation office, or enterprise security leadership team.
• Experience working within a cybersecurity operations team or enterprise security team as a technical leader or leading security teams and programs.
• Experience working across regions, cultures, and time zones in a matrixed global organization.
• Significant leadership experience in cybersecurity, technology operations, engineering, enterprise program management, strategy, or a comparable complex global environment.
• Proven success translating enterprise strategy into practical operating plans and measurable business outcomes.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity operations and engineering disciplines. Security operations, incident response, threat detection, threat intelligence, data protection, vulnerability management, identity, cloud security, and security platforms.
• Demonstrable ability to lead large, multi-functional initiatives and influence senior collaborators across technical and business organizations.
• Executive level proficiency in writing and speaking, including the ability to translate complex information into clear decisions, priorities, and actions. Data-driven mentality with the ability to use qualitative and quantitative insights to identify trends, challenge assumptions, and improve outcomes.
• Experience developing executive reporting, portfolio governance, operating metrics, and performance management routines.
• Exceptional judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle sensitive or confidential information. Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global environment with competing priorities and ambiguity.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, information technology, engineering, business, or a related field; an advanced degree is advantageous. Relevant professional certifications in cybersecurity, risk, program management, or technology leadership are beneficial.

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances. Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $170,000- $220,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location. This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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