Manager, Security Project Management

About the role

KPMG is seeking a Manager, Project Management to join our Enterprise Security Services organization. This role involves leading and implementing multiple projects across cyber security, AI technology, physical security, and insider risk, ensuring alignment with the firm's strategic goals and adherence to project management best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement multiple projects simultaneously through the entirety of the Project Management lifecycle, including cyber security, AI technology, physical security, and insider risk.
• Complete all aspects of project planning, requirements gathering, budgeting, system implementation, testing, and execution, including change/release management, while ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards, and stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and implement project strategies to ensure alignment with the firm's AI initiative, including the implementation of various technology platforms, while adhering to organizational goals and objectives.
• Manage a detailed project schedule and resource plan, facilitate team meetings with stakeholders (including technical experts in our Digital Nexus organization), publish meeting notes and action items, and ensure work is completed in advance of key deadlines.
• Update project documents and systems, and facilitate post-project/phase reviews.
• Adhere to and contribute to project management standards, processes, and governance, including tools and reporting.
• Communicate project status, proactively monitor risks, issues, and overall project health, develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans, and escalate projects at risk to relevant stakeholders.
• Establish positive and collaborative relationships with all stakeholders, demonstrating a clear understanding of both internal and external stakeholder requirements and success criteria; integrate and align with other departmental processes and solutions.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent, relevant project management experience in various security disciplines such as physical, personnel, and cyber security, along with experience in compliance and risk management.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required; equivalent experience may substitute for the degree. PMP certification is preferred.
• Project Management experience, including specific experience implementing IT and AI applications using industry best practices and methodologies such as waterfall, agile, and hybrid.
• Ability to manage concurrent initiatives and work streams from planning to delivery, utilizing a variety of project management tools and methodologies.
• Ability to stay abreast of the latest security regulatory requirements, technologies, controls, practices, techniques, and threats.
• Prior experience leading projects within various security disciplines, such as IT, compliance, security awareness, training, physical, personnel, insider risk, and cyber security.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of responsibility and authority.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, including:

• A variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plans and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health.
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year, based on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service.
• Two annual breaks where employees are not required to use Personal Time Off: one at year-end and another around the July 4th holiday.

Additional details about benefits can be found on the KPMG US Careers site.

Pay

KPMG complies with all local and state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. The offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and market considerations. For specific salary ranges by city outside of California, visit KPMG's Pay Transparency page.