IT Security Program Manager (Hybrid)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Define, plan, track, and manage technology projects related to cybersecurity controls and infrastructure.
• Develop and lead complex technical project plans to deploy critical cybersecurity controls into production.
• Create strategic milestones, metrics, dependencies, budgets, and timelines for programs.
• Manage communications across stakeholders, vendors, network, engineering, operations teams, and application owners.
• Develop policies and procedures to support onboarding, deployments, and lifecycle risk reduction processes.
• Organize work into manageable projects and determine effective approaches to completing tasks.
• Develop estimates for effort, budget, and schedule, and create program plans with clear priorities.
• Communicate program objectives and motivate teams to achieve them.
• Assign tasks, coordinate activities, and analyze actual performance against plans.
• Manage budgets, track progress, and proactively manage scope, schedule, and cost changes.
• Resolve issues impacting projects, analyze risks, and establish contingency plans.
• Act as primary escalator for program and project risks and issues.
• Manage relationships with business stakeholders and communicate relevant information to leadership.
• Mentor team members and external stakeholders on project management best practices.
• Participate in vendor selection, negotiation, and advise on project delivery practices.
• Build strategic relationships with senior business and IT stakeholders and act as a point of contact for subject matter experts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or Cyber Security.
• 5-8 years' experience in cybersecurity and managing complex cybersecurity projects and programs.
• Experience managing technology projects using methodologies such as waterfall, agile, or iterative.
• Experience working directly with business owners on multiple technology projects.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to analyze complex problems using technical understanding and cybersecurity experience.
• Experience with design, development, and implementation of scalable, high-volume software systems and client-facing web applications (preferred).
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, PMP, or similar (preferred).
• Working knowledge of project management processes including planning, risk management, issues management, time, and financial management.
• Understanding of technology platforms and retail systems.

Nice to Have

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, PMP, Agile Certified Professional (ACP), Certified Scrum Master (preferred).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.