Manager Cybersecurity Project Management Office

Manager Cyber Project Management Office

SailPoint is the leading AI-driven security platform providing the autonomous governance that best solves the needs of the modern enterprise. By harnessing the power of AI and machine learning SailPoint automates and streamlines the complexity of delivering the right access to the right identities and technology resources at the right time delivered at the scale our enterprise customers demand.

We are proud of our team and the culture we have built which has led to our employees voting us “best places to work” – 15 years in a row.

The Role: We are seeking a Manager for the Cyber Project Management Office (PMO) to lead our team of project managers and drive the successful execution of SailPoint’s comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of cross-functional security initiatives and maturing our project management capabilities.

To excel the position requires a person:

• Who is a passionate and experienced leader capable of achieving complex objectives by motivating and managing others.

• Who can effectively collaborate and align with senior leadership technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure project success.

• Who will embrace the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio from tactical execution to strategic board-visible initiatives.

• Who demonstrates a solution-oriented mindset critical thinking and the ability to innovate creative solutions that balance business and security needs.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of 3 project managers fostering their growth and ensuring efficient assignment of responsibilities.

• Drive the execution of our cybersecurity strategy by managing the full lifecycle of cyber initiatives ensuring timely completion and operational excellence.

• Partner cross-functionally with key stakeholders in IT Go-to-Market (GTM) and other business units to manage collaborative projects and ensure PMO alignment.

• Develop and deliver regular insightful reporting on project status progress and roadblocks to senior leadership and support quarterly board-level updates.

• Standardize and continually improve our project management processes and tools (primarily Jira) with an opportunity to leverage advanced reporting tools like Tableau and AI.

• Manage our high-profile security uplift program a cross-organizational effort to materially improve our security posture across multiple dimensions.

The Path to Success (Milestones):

1-Month Milestones (The "Learning" Phase):

• Integrate with the cyber leadership team and the PMO team.

• Meet with key stakeholders across collaborating business units (e.g. IT) to understand their roles and ongoing projects.

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the current project portfolio with a deep dive into the objectives and status of current projects.

• Gain an understanding of cybersecurity project management processes and tooling.

3-Month Milestones (The "Contribution" Phase):

• Take full ownership of the PMO's project portfolio independently managing day-to-day operations and reporting cadences.

• Present an initial plan to leadership for standardizing PMO practices and establishing a framework for cyber-wide performance metrics.

• Be fully ramped on core tools (Jira) and demonstrate improvements in project tracking and leadership reporting.

6-Month Milestones (The "Performance" Phase):

• Demonstrate measurable progress on current projects successfully delivering on key milestones and managing cross-organizational dependencies.

• Implement initial improvements to PMO processes leading to increased efficiency and visibility across the project portfolio.

• Begin rolling out the initial framework for the cyber-wide performance metrics and monitoring capabilities you designed.

• Begin driving cybersecurity-wide roadmap development in alignment with the CISO's strategic goals.

12-Month Milestones (The "Impact" Phase):

• Establish a repeatable "cradle to grave" process for strategic initiatives from strategy to task.

• Deliver consistent reporting on cybersecurity performance metrics.

• Identify and implement areas for process optimization and improved efficiency.

Education & Qualifications:

• Required: Minimum 10 years of overall work experience including 5+ years in cybersecurity and at least 3 years in a project management leadership role.

• Required: Strong domain knowledge in cybersecurity. While expertise in a specific area is not required a broad understanding of the cyber landscape is essential.

• Excellent leadership skills with a proven ability to accomplish complex tasks through collaboration and management of others.

• Top-notch written and verbal communication skills with experience reporting project status and obstacles to senior leadership.

• Must meet FedRAMP access requirements.

• Preferred: Excellent knowledge of current project management tools and methods (e.g. Jira Agile Waterfall).

Travel & Logistics:

• Location: This role can be based in Austin TX or work remotely from the US Canada or Mexico.

• Time Zone: Must be available and aligned with US time zones for working hours.

• Travel: Minimal travel may be required.

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.

As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge skills experience market conditions and locations as well as reflect SailPoint’s differing products industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary for US-based employees will be in this range from (min-mid-max USD):

Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.

Benefits Overview

1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical dental and vision insurance

2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability

3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees spouses and children

5. Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account

6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching

7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy

8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually

9. Sick leave

10. Parental support: Paid parental leave

11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance Critical Illness Accident Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options

13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.  

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact [email protected] or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr Suite 100 Austin TX 78726 to discuss reasonable accommodations.  NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.

What We Do

At SailPoint we believe enterprise security must start with identity at the foundation. Today’s enterprise runs on a diverse workforce of not just human but also digital identities—and securing them all is critical. Through the lens of identity SailPoint empowers organizations to seamlessly manage and secure access to applications and data at speed and scale. Our unified intelligent and extensible platform delivers identity-first security helping enterprises defend against dynamic threats while driving productivity and transformation. Trusted by many of the world’s most complex organizations SailPoint secures the modern enterprise.

Why Work With Us

Together we’re redefining identity’s place in the security ecosystem. We love taking on new challenges that seem daunting to others. We hold ourselves to the highest standards and deliver upon our promises to our customers. We bring out the best in each other and we’re having a lot of fun doing it.

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