Vice President of MS-ISAC Member Engagement - Remote

The Vice President of Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) Member Engagement is part of the Operations, Intelligence, and Services (OIS) department, which resides on the MS-ISAC Project Management Office (PMO) team and reports to the Senior Vice President, MS-ISAC PMO and Business Operations. As our Vice President, MS-ISAC Member Engagement, you will be responsible for leading the MS-ISAC member engagement function, including member services and support, training and education, regional engagement, and state and territory strategic engagement. This role ensures that MS-ISAC members receive a coordinated, high-value, and mission-aligned membership experience that supports service awareness, effective use, member satisfaction, and sustained participation.

This position also serves as a senior executive engagement lead for MS-ISAC, working directly with state CIOs, CISOs, Homeland Security Advisors, Emergency Managers, and other senior SLTT leaders to understand priorities, communicate MS-ISAC value, and identify barriers to effective participation. Through direct one-on-one executive engagement, the Vice President supports alignment between MS-ISAC membership and state, territory, local, regional, and whole-of-state cybersecurity objectives.

What You'll Do:

• Provide leadership and oversight for MS-ISAC member services and support, training and education, regional engagement, and state and territory strategic engagement

• Lead MS-ISAC member engagement strategies that improve service awareness, member satisfaction, effective use of services, and sustained participation

• Serve as a senior executive relationship lead with state and territory CIOs, CISOs, Homeland Security Advisors, Emergency Managers, and other senior SLTT leaders

• Conduct one-on-one executive-level engagements with state and territory leaders to understand priorities, identify concerns, communicate MS-ISAC value, and support alignment with whole-of-state objectives

• Oversee member support functions to ensure timely, coordinated, and professional responses to member needs, questions, escalations, and service-related issues

• Oversee MS-ISAC training and education efforts to help members understand available services and apply MS-ISAC resources to improve cybersecurity resilience

• Lead regional engagement efforts that strengthen relationships with local governments, regional partners, associations, and other SLTT stakeholders

• Ensure member feedback, priorities, concerns, and service needs are captured and communicated to appropriate CIS teams to inform service improvement, training, reporting, and value messaging

• Partner with Sales and Business Services, Operations, Intelligence, and Services, Product, Marketing, Legal, Finance, and other CIS teams to coordinate member-facing activities and resolve member-impacting issues

• Develop and maintain scalable engagement playbooks, templates, reporting mechanisms, and operating practices to support consistent engagement across MS-ISAC member segments

• Track and report meaningful member engagement metrics, including service awareness, training participation, support trends, sentiment, engagement activity, and strategic risks or opportunities

• Lead, coach, and develop assigned staff and managers, ensuring clear expectations, accountability, collaboration, and alignment with MS-ISAC and CIS priorities

• Represent MS-ISAC in member meetings, executive forums, regional engagements, association events, conferences, and other external engagements as appropriate

• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned

What You'll Need: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, cybersecurity, or a related discipline*

• 10+ years of progressive professional experience, including 7+ years in senior leadership roles

• Senior executive experience within state or territorial government, or equivalent experience advising state executive leadership on cybersecurity and technology strategy

• Deep understanding of state and local government operations, funding, legislative, policy, and political dynamics

• Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted advisor to governors’ offices, executive branch leadership, and senior public-sector stakeholders

• Ability to translate member priorities and operational concerns into actionable recommendations, engagement strategies, and service improvement opportunities

• Strong executive presence, including the ability to facilitate high-level discussions, challenge assumptions constructively, and influence outcomes

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and operate effectively in environments with evolving strategy, structure, and requirements

• Excellent verbal, written, facilitation, and presentation skills suitable for executive and public-facing engagements

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries and lead through both authority and influence

• Commitment to advancing cybersecurity resilience across the public sector

• High degree of professional judgment, discretion, and integrity

• Enthusiastic and passionate about the CIS mission of securing the connected world

• This position requires the individual to be a citizen of the United States of America

It's a Plus if You Have:

• Advanced degree in business, public administration, cybersecurity, or a related discipline

• Prior service as a state CIO, CISO, Homeland Security Advisor, Emergency Manager, cabinet-level official, or comparable senior SLTT leadership role

• Direct experience leading or advising statewide or whole-of-state security initiatives

• Experience leading member engagement, public-sector engagement, support services, training, education, or similar member-facing functions

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams responsible for complex, multi-stakeholder engagement and support activities

• Experience working with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), an ISAC, or comparable public-sector information sharing organization

• Familiarity with state and local cybersecurity maturity models, frameworks, and best practices

• Experience engaging with state legislatures, governors’ offices, or senior policy staff on security-related initiatives

• Background in executive advisory, consulting, or peer-to-peer engagement models

• Experience supporting or operating within public-sector, nonprofit, or membership-based organizations

*Additional years of relevant experience or a combination of an Associate’s degree or equivalent and relevant experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree.

At CIS, we are committed to providing an inclusive environment in which the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and views of our employees, members, and customers are valued and respected. It is through this commitment that we are able to work together towards our common mission: to make the connected world a safer place.

Compensation Range:

USD$191,100.00 - $344,000.00