Senior Project Manager (Information Security)

About the Role

This position is a member of the InfoSec Program Management team within a financial services organization. The role drives cybersecurity initiatives aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, partnering with security, technology, and business stakeholders to deliver risk-aligned capabilities that strengthen the firm’s ability to identify, protect, detect, respond to, recover from, and govern cyber threats.

The role partners with key stakeholders to define project scope, document requirements, develop roadmaps, and guide projects from concept through implementation, resolving issues to ensure each initiative is firmly integrated into business-as-usual operations.

Responsibilities

• Project Management & Delivery – Plan, track, and deliver projects related to:
  • Cloud and AI security
  • Cyber incident defense
  • Threat and vulnerability management
  • Identity and access management
  • Data protection and data loss prevention
  • Governance, risk, and compliance
• Analysis and Documentation
  • Resolve ambiguity, clearly defining scope and out-of-scope elements
  • Document and gain stakeholder consensus on requirements and success criteria
  • Identify prerequisites, risks, and interdependencies
• Planning
  • Translate requirements into roadmaps and delivery plans
  • Identify and secure necessary resources
  • Set key milestones, delivery timelines, and decision points
  • Detect issues early and navigate to resolution; escalate when needed
• Process and Tools
  • Use Jira and Confluence at an expert level for quarterly and sprint planning
  • Maintain project structure, dashboards, and stakeholder visibility
  • Communicate and coordinate within InfoSec and cross-functionally
  • Produce work artifacts such as meeting notes, executive summaries, decision materials, and status reports
• Team Collaboration
  • Model a collegial and accountable working style that earns trust and keeps teams aligned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience working in cybersecurity
• Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, and communication skills
• Advanced expertise in leveraging Jira and Confluence
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as PMP, CISSP, Security+, or Scrum Master
• Experience using AI tools to improve project management, analysis, documentation, reporting, or security workflows
• Experience in financial services or another regulated industry

Key Competencies

• Understands cybersecurity concepts, principles, and embraces a culture of securing the business without deterring progress
• Detail-oriented and organized, managing concurrent and competing priorities
• Exercises good judgment and identifies issues before they impact progress
• Effectively synthesizes and articulates concepts verbally or in writing, tailoring messages to the audience
• Takes initiative and follows through on assignments with an eye for continuous improvement
• Curious and committed to continuous learning, especially as security, cloud, and AI capabilities evolve
• Elicits diverse perspectives, establishes common ground, and guides teams toward durable solutions
• Collegial, collaborative, and respectful with a service-oriented approach