Senior Technical Product Manager of Cyber Security

Talascend is currently seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager of Cyber Security for a W-2 contract to possible direct-hire in either Newark, California or Southfield, Michigan.

LOCATION:
This position is 100% on-site in either Newark, California OR Southfield, Michigan.

SUMMARY:
You will define architecture, write technical requirements, define roadmap and communicate clearly with project stakeholders. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.

RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Drive cross-functional teams to consolidate detailed requirements and architecture specifications for the next-generation vehicle and infrastructure security solutions.
• Define the success criteria and priorities of the project/product benefits and arrive at executable roadmaps.
• Author Security-related RFPs, RFQs, and SoWs spanning in-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure secure communications, secure ECU software/firmware updates, penetration testing, threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA), fleet data protection & privacy aspects, and evaluate suppliers.
• Ensure complete requirements and architecture traceability and compliance with industry standards.
• Closely collaborate with the Verification and Development engineers to establish product excellence; the teams span internal and external teams, including suppliers and partners.
• Ensure optimization of software through design reviews and code reviews.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams, including External Suppliers, Vehicle Controls, Chassis, Safety, Battery, Infotainment, and UX, to realize the overall project objectives on time and within budget.
• Approach challenges/problems laterally across the systems and domains and vertically drill down to subsystems and elements involved and reconcile gaps and contradictions.
• Follow through and follow diligently to unblock the issues.
• Regularly communicate vision, features, priorities, deliverables, and goals to our stakeholders via program documentation, launch announcements, release notes, brown bags, seminars, and user training.
• Exercise technical judgment and influence technical decisions in working with large, cross-functional teams.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in the areas of Computer Science or Computer engineering.
• 6+ years of industry experience in technical architects' roles and technical product management in network, cloud and information security, data privacy and embedded security.
• 6+ years of experience in threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA) at the system level and component level.
• 6+ years of experience in Scalable Public Key Infrastructure Deployments and management.
• Experience in Vulnerabilities in-vehicle connectivity interfaces and protocols, e.g., CAN, BLE, Wi-Fi, GNSS, mitigation mechanisms, and security enforcement.
• Experience using requirement management systems like JAMA, JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experienced in the emerging security standards/frameworks, including ISO/SAE 21434, UNCE WP.29 cybersecurity, and cybersecurity management systems regulations regarding connected vehicles.
• Vehicle Fleet Security Operations (vSOC) and AI/ML.
• Prior experience of working in automobile companies and understanding of vehicle architecture and communication is a plus.