TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk.
At TrendAI™, we’re always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future.
AI Fearlessly.
Job Overview
The Senior Manager, Innovation & Business Transformation leads and deliver strategic initiatives to enhance business and operational processes, improve ways of working, and drive measurable business outcomes. Partner with stakeholders across different levels and collaborate with global, cross-functional teams to execute transformation and innovation priorities at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and business performance
Identify opportunities, diagnose gaps, and implement scalable, high-impact solutions
Drive alignment and execution with stakeholders across levels and global, cross-functional teams
Define success metrics, track KPIs, and ensure delivery of measurable outcomes
Facilitate structured problem-solving, innovation workshops, and decision-making sessions
Drive change adoption and embed continuous improvement across functions
Translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives and execution roadmaps
Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and innovation practices
Experience & Capabilities
Strong track record in business transformation, innovation, or process improvement
Proven ability to lead complex, global, cross-functional initiatives with tangible outcomes
Strong analytical thinking with the ability to structure problems and drive data-informed decisions
Effective stakeholder management with the ability to influence across different levels
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
Preferred Skills
Exposure to digital transformation initiatives, including data, automation, or AI-driven solutions
Familiarity with process improvement and service design methodologies (e.g., customer journey mapping)
Experience applying structured approaches to project delivery and change implementation
What You’ll Bring
8–12 years of total professional experience, with roughly 5+ years in transformation, innovation, process improvement, or related strategic roles
Strategic mindset with a focus on outcomes and value creation
Strong business acumen and ability to connect initiatives to impact
Confidence in leading change across diverse teams and geographies
What We Offer You:
You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. Trend Micro provides benefit options for you and your family.
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
Life insurance
Short & Long Term Disability
Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
Mental Health Wellness Program
Adoption Assistance
Wellness Incentive
Pet Insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off
14 Annual Holidays
Tuition Assistance
Employee Resource Groups
We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.
Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.
This position does not offer sponsorship for work permit applications or renewals, either now or in the future. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship, both currently and moving forward. The company will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this role (including, but not limited to, H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa).
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At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world. Our diversity and multicultural workforce are key contributing factors to our success across the globe. Trend Micro provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Trend Micro does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy and childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care leave status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Skills Required
- Strong track record in business transformation, innovation, or process improvement
- Proven ability to lead complex, global, cross-functional initiatives with tangible outcomes
- Strong analytical thinking with ability to structure problems and drive data-informed decisions
- Effective stakeholder management with ability to influence across different levels
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Exposure to digital transformation initiatives, including data, automation, or AI-driven solutions
- Familiarity with process improvement and service design methodologies (e.g., customer journey mapping)
- Experience applying structured approaches to project delivery and change implementation
- 8-12 years of professional experience, with roughly 5+ years in transformation, innovation, or related roles
- Authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship
What We Do
We’re a global cybersecurity leader, helping to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, our cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, our platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. Our global threat research team delivers unparalleled intelligence and insights that power our cybersecurity platform and help protect organizations around the world from 100s of millions of threats daily. We have 7,000 employees across 65 countries, singularly focused on security and passionate about making the world a safer and better place. We enable organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. Trend Micro’s “Trenders” are passionate about doing the right thing to make the world a safer and better place.
