Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager - IAM & Data Protection

Role: Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager - IAM & Data Protection

Duration: 6 + Months contract (with possible extension)

Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Education:

• Master's degree

Preferred Certification:

• PMP

Required Skills for the Cybersecurity Project Manager:

• A successful candidate for the role will have at least 10 years of overall experience including in Financial Services industry, with at least 5 years experience leading and managing high-visibility technology projects
• Cybersecurity Project Management Experience leading and driving execution of cybersecurity projects related to Identity & Access Management (i.e., Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Identity - Authentication and Authorization (IAA)), Data Protection, Security Operations, or Attack Surface Management
• Organizational Savvy experience working within a matrixed organization to drive delivery of complex projects involving multiple disciplines
• Problem Solving Skills ability to handle ambiguous or complex issues including ability to identify creative resolution paths and gaining necessary alignment and support from leadership and stakeholders to bring to resolution
• Superior Communication Skills ability to articulate ideas and information verbally and in writing for varying audiences
• Initiative evidence that they take initiative at suggesting improvements and anticipating the needs of leadership, program stakeholders and team members
• Organizational Skills able to handle multiple simultaneous work deliverables and prioritize them accordingly
• Delivery Mindset has a delivery mindset with a bias for action, curiosity to learn, challenge, and enhance processes
• Expert Analytical Skills able to assemble data and analyze patterns, trends and draw conclusions and recommendations; rely on data to guide decisions
• Financial Management Experience - managing project budgets up between $250K to $3M and comprised of internal and external labor
• Knowledge of and experience working in software delivery lifecycle methodologies (e.g., Agile/ Scrum, Waterfall, etc.)
• Experience in demand & capacity management
• Project planning tools such as: MS Project, Azure DevOps (ADO) Boards, or similar
• Clarity PPM for project financial and status reporting (or similar)
• Collaboration tools such as: Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Teams
• Reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar data reporting and analytics tools

Cybersecurity Project Manager Overview:

Seeking a Cybersecurity Project Manager to drive execution of strategic cybersecurity projects in support of one or more of our key cybersecurity 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.

Responsibilities:

• Lead global teams consisting of technical and non-technical employees and consultants to drive successful execution of strategic cybersecurity projects and programs
• Partner with key business and technology stakeholders to define expected project benefits and outcomes and ensure successful achievement through project completion
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful project completion
• Develop project schedules including effort estimates and task sequences and assignments and ensure they are adhered to; ensure projects are optimally sequenced and coordinated for efficiency
• Lead resolution of conflicts or escalations in support of project or program delivery
• Create and submit project/program status reports that are accurate and comply with team guidelines
• Establish and maintain project artifact repository; review project deliverables to ensure quality and ensure project adheres to internal software delivery methodology
• Communication and Stakeholder Management
• Change/Risk Management
• Financial Management
• Staff Management.