VP, Cyber Intelligence Leader

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Role Summary/Purpose: The Cyber Intelligence Leader leads Synchrony’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), Detection Engineering, and Cyber Hunt programs. This role is accountable for translating external and internal threat signals into actionable intelligence, proactive hunts, and measurable detection improvements across the enterprise. The leader partners closely with Synchrony's Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC), Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, and infrastructure/application teams to reduce adversary dwell time and strengthen Synchrony’s cyber defenses. The ideal candidate will possess financial sector cyber intelligence and overall Information Security expertise. Essential Responsibilities: Define intelligence requirements and collection plans focused on threats relevant to financial services and Synchrony’s environment. Produce strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence (executive reporting, actor/campaign tracking, TTP and IOC packages). Translate intelligence into detection content, hunt hypotheses, response playbooks, and prioritized mitigations. Manage the intelligence lifecycle (collection → analysis → production → dissemination → feedback). Lead hy...