Cybersecurity Project Manager

Project Overview: We are looking for a Project Manager who will be assigned to one or more large book of cybersecurity projects that require project management best-practices and rigor to execute and successfully deliver on time and on budget. Contractor's Role: • Drive hard-working global teams consisting of employees and onshore/offshore consultants from multiple vendors. • Manage projects with teams that consist of technology engineers, solution architects, business analysts, scrum masters, and application owners. • Partner with key business and technology stakeholders in the delivery of critical technology initiatives to meet our strategic goals. • Responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of Infosec projects. • Proactively identifies and mitigates risks that impact Infosec projects. • Change agent for project management best-practices. Qualifications: • 10+ years of overall experience with at least 5+ years of demonstrated track record of leading and managing high visibility business and technology projects. • Demonstrated experience of working in matrixed organization to drive delivery and change. • Proficiency in Project Planning tools such as ADO Boards/Kanban, PowerPoint, and Excel. Strong familiarity with PowerBI, MS Forms, and Power Automate. • Bachelor’s Degree required, PMP or Agile certification is a plus. Knowledge and Skills: • Experience in Cybersecurity, Regulatory, or Audit-related projects with requisite understanding of terminology, expectations, and sensitivity of information. • Effective communicator – able to articulate ideas and information verbally and in writing; uses proper grammar and spelling in all written deliverables. • Proactive – takes initiative at suggesting process improvements and anticipates the needs of the Program and Project Managers they support. • Organized – able to handle multiple simultaneous work deliverables and prioritize them accordingly. • Analytical – able to assemble data and analyze patterns, trends and draw conclusions and recommendations; rely on data to guide decisions; have ability to perform data analysis on one's own to guide team forward. • Detail oriented – ensures accuracy with all deliverables. • Thorough – able to follow and establish processes, and identify critical steps and actions • Intellectually Curious – ask questions to seek deeper understanding of the subject matter; do independent research to learn more about topics related to the work. • Deep project management expertise with ability to structure complex cross-functional initiatives to enable clarity, completeness, and speed of execution. • Dynamic relationship building and partnership skills; a strong collaborator with experience leading initiatives across multiple groups and stakeholders. • Empower the team to make decisions. Emphasis on team collaboration and sharing of ideas. • Appreciate team efforts often and publicly. Tasks & Responsibilities: • Manages execution of complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues. • Leads cross-functional teams to drive disciplined execution of strategic projects from initiation to completion. • Engages with leaders at different levels of the organization to define project objectives, build project plans with clear milestones, communicate progress, and drive consensus. • Simplify complex issues and identify creative solutions to drive to rapid issue resolution. • Anticipate project risks and escalate in a timely manner to drive decisions and/or course correction. • Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. • Communicate project roadmap in terms meaningful to both business and technology organizations to influence, educate and support the implementation of key business, digital and automation capabilities. Job Type: Contract Pay: $75.00 - $85.00 per hour Expected hours: 40 per week Schedule: • 8 hour shift Application Question(s): • Are you comfortable working on W2? • Are you legally authorized to work in the United States U.S. Citizen / Green Card Holder? • How many years of work experience do you have with Agile Project Management? • How many years of work experience do you have with Cybersecurity? • How many years of work experience do you have with ADO Boards? • Are you amenable to working on W2 or Individual Corp basis? Note: C2C 3rd party not allowed • Do you have experience in financial services/banking industry? • Are you comfortable working in a hybrid setting in Chicago, IL/Phoenix, AZ? • How many years of work experience do you have as a Project Manager focusing on Cybersecurity? Ability to Commute: • Phoenix, AZ 85003 (Required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Phoenix, AZ 85003