Senior Cybersecurity Program Manager

Overview

Serve as the primary delivery leader for Global Cybersecurity Services (GCS), driving project and program execution across all CISO towers. Report directly to the CISO and act as the connective layer between strategy, planning, and delivery. Ensure initiatives move forward with clear ownership, defined scope, managed dependencies, and transparent reporting. Support the build‑out of a Security PMO by establishing governance, cadences, and standardized delivery practices that improve predictability without adding unnecessary process

Program Scope

• Security Engineering & Operations: Coordinate delivery of security tooling, detection and response initiatives, and operational improvements

• Governance & Risk: Maintain momentum on risk assessments, policy work, and governance activities with clear deliverables and remediation plans

• Compliance: Drive timelines for regulatory and contractual compliance programs, including PCI; coordinate evidence collection, milestones, and audit readiness

• Application Security: Manage delivery of application and product security initiatives; integrate security milestones into engineering and SDLC workflows

• Security Architecture: Coordinate architecture‑driven modernization efforts; track design milestones and technical dependencies

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end project and program execution, including planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, and delivery against committed timelines

• Maintain integrated project plans, roadmaps, and RAID logs

• Drive initiatives from initiation through closure with defined scope, owners, and measurable outcomes

• Run delivery routines such as stand‑ups, working sessions, and steering reviews

Cross‑Tower Coordination

• Identify and manage dependencies across security towers

• Sequence work to prevent delays between teams

• Facilitate alignment between security groups and partner organizations

• Escalate blockers with clear options and recommended paths to resolution

PMO Development

• Establish intake, prioritization, planning, and reporting practices for a maturing Security PMO

• Implement standardized templates, cadences, and delivery standards including charters, status reports, stage gates, and closeout processes

• Maintain a consolidated portfolio view across all towers

• Introduce lightweight governance that improves consistency without slowing execution

Reporting & Communication

• Produce executive‑ready reporting on program health, milestones, risks, and outcomes

• Translate delivery details into concise narratives for technical and non‑technical audiences

• Maintain transparency around progress, effort, and timeline changes

Risk, Issue & Change Management

• Proactively identify and track risks, issues, and mitigation plans

• Manage scope changes and change control processes

• Support audit‑ready documentation of decisions, milestones, and program artifacts

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program and project management experience delivering cybersecurity, IT, or technology programs

• Proven ability to coordinate multiple concurrent workstreams across diverse technical teams

• Working familiarity with key cybersecurity domains: Security Operations, Governance & Risk, Compliance (including PCI DSS), Application Security, and Security Architecture

• Experience establishing or maturing a PMO or portfolio governance function strongly preferred

Program & PMO Skills

• Strong command of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies

• Ability to apply program management practices pragmatically

• Proficiency with Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Planner, Confluence, and SharePoint

• Experience creating and managing integrated plans, RAID logs, portfolio dashboards, and executive reporting

Preferred Certifications

• PMP, PgMP, PMI‑ACP, CISSP, CISM, Security+

Communication & Delivery

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to produce clear, decision‑ready reporting for executive audiences

• Skilled facilitator capable of aligning stakeholders and driving accountability without direct authority

• Strong organizational, prioritization, and judgment skills

• Delivery‑focused, pragmatic approach

Key Stakeholders

• Security Engineering & Operations

• Governance & Risk

• Compliance

• Application Security

• Security Architecture

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