Cyber Security Project Manager

Title: Cyber Security Project Manager
Location: Philadelphia, PA (onsite)
Type: Contract

Our client is seeking a Cyber Security Project Manager who will be responsible for managing one or more highly complex or enterprise-wide IT Information Security Projects. Assigned projects range from Network and Host Visibility, E-mail Security, Data Protection, Reliability Engineering and more.
Key Accountabilities:

• Project Manage each project's scope and timeline.
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups.
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks.
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration.
• Be the point of contact for external communication, e.g., external departments and stakeholders.
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests.
• Plan scrum implementations.
• Implement changes and steps to increase the team's productivity.
• Collaborate with project leaders and scrum master's to improve efficiency.
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur.
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.
• Guide development teams to a higher level of Scrum maturity.
• Foster a productive environment where team members 'own' the product and enjoy working on it.
• Create and track end to end project plan in conjunction with the project lead and project team.
• Track tasks and milestones across all parties, including vendors.
• Coordinate, manage and drive test organization activities.
• Facilitate bug triage, manage bug lists across vendors, track issue resolution with the project team.
• Coordinate change request generation and tracking.
• Make project scheduling decisions in conjunction with the project lead or facilitate conversations necessary for decision making.
• Report on project's progress as required by management.
• Identify and manage critical path and risk areas and create risk response and mitigation plans.
• Report weekly (or as necessary) on any risks/issues.
• Escalate issues as required to unblock open issues.
• Work with other project managers to track and manage inter-project dependencies.
• Communicate updates on major milestones, escalations and status to project sponsor, stakeholders, and management.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.