Security Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full lifecycle of security projects, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring effective risk management practices.
• Compliance: Ensure project deliverables align with regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, HITECH, and NIST standards.
• Technical Expertise: Stay current with emerging security threats and technologies to effectively address project requirements.
• Collaboration: Work closely with IT, operations, and other teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• Reporting and Metrics: Provide regular project status reports, including key performance indicators and metrics.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science, or related field, or +9 years of experience with proven increasing level of responsibility and accountability.
• A minimum of 6 years of work experience in IT or Information Security, with a focus on Information Security projects.
• Ability to identify and assess the severity and potential impact of risks.
• Communicate risk assessment findings to risk owners outside the cybersecurity program in a way that consistently drives objective, fact-based decisions about risk that optimize the trade-off between risk mitigation and business performance.
• An understanding of organizational mission, values, goals and consistent application of this knowledge.
• An ability to work on several tasks simultaneously and pay attention to sources of information from inside and outside one’s network within an organization.
• Proven ability to lead and manage complex projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• An understanding of business needs and commitment to delivering high-quality, prompt and efficient service to the business.
• An ability to effectively influence others to modify their opinions, plans or behaviors.
• Excellent prioritization capabilities, with an aptitude for breaking down work into manageable parts, effectively assessing the priority and time required to complete each part.
• Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate action to be taken.

Preferred

• A Master’s degree in computer science, or related field.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM).