Leandro Rodriguez
Heredia
Summary
Senior Program Manager in constant pursue of innovation to help solve complex challenges in a range of scientific and technical disciplines, including data science (ML/AI), cybersecurity, product management and program management.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Program Manager - Security Research
Microsoft
San Jose, Costa Rica
10.2022 - Current
- Deployed a Security Research Incident Management framework that provides early visibility, clear ownership, coordinated cross-team action, and swift response for high-impact security incidents.
- Lead cross-product threat response and planning across Web Threat Protection, Outlook Consumer, and Microsoft Defender for Office, aligning Security Research, Engineering, Data Science, and Product teams.
- Coordinate AI-driven spam and phishing detection programs, combining ML-based detection with LLM-based evaluation to continuously measure efficacy and close protection gaps.
- Establish continuous monitoring using KPIs and KRIs to identify emerging threats, prioritize mitigations by risk, and drive rapid execution.
- Translate complex threat intelligence and incident outcomes into clear guidance for leadership and downstream customer-facing teams.
Cloud Security Program Manager
IBM
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Partnered with cloud security architects, engineering teams, and the IBM Cloud CISO organization to deploy security and privacy capabilities across a broad, multi-service cloud platform.
- Coordinated delivery of regulatory and compliance initiatives (including FedRAMP) across multiple cloud services, ensuring consistent protection without disrupting customer workloads.
- Acted as the programmatic bridge across distributed teams, aligning dependencies, timelines, and readiness across a complex cloud ecosystem similar in scale to Azure.
Information Security Program Manager
Experian
Costa Rica
07.2019 - 01.2022
- Led the enterprise cybersecurity program portfolio, aligning strategic security priorities to execution through a structured portfolio management framework.
- Implemented continuous monitoring and response capabilities that improved early threat detection and incident response speed.
- Drove enterprise cybersecurity maturity using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, increasing maturity from 1.9 to 3.8 across all regions (1 to 5 scale).
- Governed 100+ global security programs, maintaining delivery health, risk posture, and executive visibility.
Senior Project Manager
Experian
Costa Rica
10.2013 - 07.2019
- Led large-scale threat reduction initiatives across penetration testing, vulnerability remediation, identity and privilege management, and malicious email protection.
- Delivered measurable risk reduction outcomes, including 99.6% phishing reduction and reduction of vulnerabilities from ~100M findings to
- Executed post-acquisition security assessments, enabling rapid identification of threats and secure business integration.
- Communicated security risk and response status to senior technology leadership, including regional CTOs and the CISO.
Account Manager
PerkinElmer, Inc.
EX2 Outcoding, Costa Rica
04.2012 - 10.2013
- Managed enterprise customer relationships, restoring trust and preventing loss of a $175K annual contract; drove $300K in renewals through improved engagement.
Education
Master Degree - Computer Science, Project Management
ULACIT
01.2016
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Program Management
- Product Management
- Project Management
- Data Science
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Certification
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - (ISC)²
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) - (ISC)²
- Azure Data Scientist Associate - Microsoft
- Azure AI Engineer Associate - Microsoft
- Security Operations Analyst Associate - Microsoft
- Deep Learning Specialization - DeepLearning.AI
- Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute
Timeline
Senior Program Manager - Security Research
Microsoft
10.2022 - Current
Cloud Security Program Manager
IBM
01.2022 - 10.2022
Information Security Program Manager
Experian
07.2019 - 01.2022
Senior Project Manager
Experian
10.2013 - 07.2019
Account Manager
PerkinElmer, Inc.
04.2012 - 10.2013
Master Degree - Computer Science, Project Management
ULACIT
Honors-Awards
Magna Cum Laude