Cybersecurity Project Manager

Job Title: IT Program Manger

Job Location: Chicago IL USA 60604 - local candidates only

Hybrid role

Long Term contract

Skills/Attributes: AgileAWSClarityCybersecurityInfrastructureJIRAPMPProgram managementServiceNow

Position Description:
Required Education
College or University degree (required)
MBA or relevant advanced degree (a plus not required)
Current PMP certification (strongly preferred but not required)

Required Skills
Minimum 10 years overall experience including Financial Services industry
Minimum 5 years leading and managing high-visibility technology projects
o Identity & Access Management (PAM IGA IAA)
o Data Protection (DP)
o Security Operations
o Attack Surface Management
Experience working within a matrixed organization
Ability to handle ambiguous or complex issues and identify creative resolution paths
Demand & capacity management experience
Superior verbal and written communication for varying audiences
Takes initiative to suggest improvements and anticipate needs
Delivery mindset with bias for action curiosity to learn and enhance processes
Expert analytical skills to assemble data analyze patterns and draw conclusions
Financial management experience managing project budgets of 250250Kto3M (internal and external labor)
MS Project Azure DevOps (ADO) Boards or similar project planning tools
Clarity PPM for financial and status reporting
Microsoft Office 365 (Word Excel PowerPoint) MS Teams
PowerBI Tableau or similar data reporting and analytics tools
Software delivery lifecycle methodologies (Agile/Scrum Waterfall etc.)

Client seeks a Cybersecurity Project Manager to drive execution of strategic cybersecurity projects in support of one or more key control areas: Privileged Access Management (PAM) Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Identity Authentication and Authorization (IAA) and Data Protection (DP). This role is accountable for successful project delivery of highly visible mission-critical projects.

Job Description
Lead global teams of technical and non-technical employees and consultants
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define expected project benefits and outcomes
Identify assess and manage project risks issues and dependencies
Develop project schedules including effort estimates task sequences and assignments
Lead resolution of conflicts or escalations
Create and submit accurate project/program status reports
Establish and maintain project artifact repository; ensure quality and adherence to internal software delivery methodology
Develop project charters and communication plans
Facilitate engagement with cross-impacted technology and business stakeholders
Resolve complex problems through critical thinking
Define and document project scope; ensure alignment to objectives and goals
Perform project change control procedures for scope resources and financials
Ensure adherence to technology Change Management requirements
Develop and manage project capital and expense budgets
Prepare and submit timely monthly forecasts (Clarity PPM)
Analyze and manage monthly budget variance
Optimize spend for assigned projects
Participate in annual budget planning
Identify project resource needs and work with leadership to ensure staffing requirements are met
Manage project resources to deliver tasks optimize utilization and resolve conflicts
Provide constructive performance feedback to leadership and line managers
Foster a supportive collaborative project delivery environment