Title:ย Senior Project Manager (IT/Security)ย (Remote)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Remote
On-site (Springfield, IL) presence during the first week is required for onboarding and meeting the team (Minimum 3 days).
Job Summaryย
Our client is seekingย a Senior Project Manager to support the Information Security team in planning, executing, and delivering IT security initiatives. This is a hands-on role requiring a technical project manager with cybersecurity ("security shop") experience who will actively manage projects-not just observe. The ideal candidate will be an integral part of the team, driving execution, anticipating risks, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex initiatives.ย
Key Responsibilitiesย
- Actively lead and manage projects end-to-end, ensuring timely and successful deliveryย
- Track project status, monitor progress, and provide clear updates to stakeholdersย
- Identify, escalate, and resolve issues proactivelyย
- Develop a strong understanding of project scope, timelines, and dependenciesย
- Serve as a key partner to stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor ("project manager whisperer")ย
- Be an integral part of the team, contributing to both planning and executionย
- Forecast potential risks/issues and communicate them effectively with mitigation strategiesย
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and timelinesย
- Create, assign, and manage tasks across project teamsย
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams, leadership, and stakeholdersย
- Ensure adherence to EPMO standards, project charters, and required documentation.ย Coach teams on project management processes and best practicesย
- Facilitate status meetings, reporting, and stakeholder communicationย
- Drive audit remediation efforts, including identifying issues, defining tasks, and ensuring resolutionย
- Support and manage change management initiativesย
- Oversee technical deployments, ensuring smooth executionย
- Collaborate closely with security teams to align priorities and executionย
Required Qualificationsย
- 8 years of experience in Project Management, including 5 years leading IT security initiativesย
- Proven experience as a hands-on Technical Project Manager in a cybersecurity environmentย
- Experience working within an EPMO or PMO environment, with adherence to project governance standards, charter development, and required documentationย
- Strong ability to manage, not just coordinate, complex projectsย
- Experience with Microsoft Project for planning and trackingย
- Experience with ServiceNow SPM (Strategic Portfolio Management) moduleย
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (required)ย
- Strong understanding of audit remediation, risk management, and complianceย
- Experience managing change management and technical deploymentsย
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneouslyย
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skillsย
- Ability to understand technical concepts and translate them into actionable plans.
Additional Information about the role:
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย More info on Security PM Need: Not just a project observer
- They will actively manage the project
- Track Status
- Escalate issues
- Understand and grasp the project
- Need to be a technical project manager with Cyber shop experience
- Project manager whisperer
- Be an integral part of the team
- Knowledge of potential issues with the ability to forecast and effectively communicate those issues
- Microsoft Project experience
- ServiceNow SPM module experience- If unable to find, then exposure to the SPM module is fine.
- EPMO, charter & paperwork
- Needs to know what has to happen and when
- Coach the process
A couple of the projects we know will be:
- Mitigating IRS audit findings
- Integration of Mainframe RACF with SailPoint
- Solution for managing public accounts
- Pen Testing Project Management