Project Manager, IT Security

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SherlockTalent is seeking a seasoned IT Security Project Manager who will be responsible for managing and delivering one or more IT / Information Security project(s), within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and cost associated with the project.

Responsibilities :

• Planning : Facilitate cross-team planning and estimation of your IT Security projects. Facilitate scope discussions and help ensure there is alignment on what is in scope across the involved teams and leadership.
• Prioritization : Help facilitate prioritization conversations if resource contention, or other project-related issues, arise.

Facilitate appropriate escalation to leadership if conflicts cannot be resolved.

• Project Management : Manage and monitor inter-connected IT / Security projects across various teams to ensure dependencies are exposed and scope is well understood.
• Track and monitor project status, ensuring risks are reviewed & mitigated, issues are escalated & resolved, and changes are documented & approved (utilizing their PPM solution).
• Facilitate periodic synchronization meetings, with key stakeholders, to help ensure a holistic and thorough solution / view of your project(s).
• Ensure proper and timely project communication to all internal and external stakeholders (status reports, steering committee, resource managers, etc).
• Facilitate reviews of your Security projects with Sr Management, as needed.
• Team Structure & Staffing : Ensure your project teams are adequately staffed for the flawless execution of Security projects.

Forecast and track team resource needs.

• Budget Management : Proactively and accurately manage your Security project financials to meet department planning, forecasting, and reporting deadlines.
• Risk Management : Own tracking and mitigating risk & issues across your Security project(s).
• Communications Management : Develop and maintain strong working relationships with technical and non-technical teams involved with information security (e.

g., IT, Business, Networking, Systems, Finance, Vendors, etc).

• Acts as a steward of the company in ensuring that Security project budgets, under your management, are best utilized to achieve stated scope so that anticipated benefits are realized.
• Accountable for delivery of Security projects within budget, on schedule, and of quality.
• Solid understanding of accounting rules for expense and capital activities.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of Information Security experience.
• 5+ years of Information Technology experience.
• 3+ years of experience in managing small teams and projects.
• Relevant certification in project management (preferred).

Knowledge and Skills :

• Expert with Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Familiarity with PPM solutions (e.g., Workfront, Jira) for managing projects.
• Deep and broad experience with IT environments including network, data centers and related technology applications.
• Familiarity with information security frameworks such as with PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or NIST.
• Demonstrated experience with stakeholder management, project management, and leading through influence.
• Proven ability to collaborate with technical peers and management; experience at building effective working relationships throughout the organization.
• Proactive, self-starter able to jump in, ramp-up and lead without a lot of oversight or direction.
• Must have ability to adapt to shifting priorities and align activities to meet organizational goals.
• Remains current with industry trends, especially as related to contemporary project management techniques as they impact corporate objectives.
• Accepts accountability.

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