Business Project Manager-CyberSecurity/Banking

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Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Business Project Manager-CyberSecurity/Banking to lead strategic cybersecurity, data security, identity and access management, regulatory, and security monitoring initiatives. This candidate will lead and manage a variety of strategic initiatives, including cybersecurity, IAM and regulatory projects to protect data and applications, as well as modernization of security monitoring and response. The successful candidate will work closely with peers from areas to ensure that the client continues to align with industry best practice and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity, data security, identity and access management, regulatory, and security modernization projects from initiation through completion.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, financial plans, estimates, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Coordinate business and technology stakeholders to establish clear accountabilities and maintain alignment with project objectives.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, resource requirements, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Anticipate challenges across interconnected projects and implement mitigation strategies before they affect delivery.
• Serve as the primary project contact for stakeholders, proactively resolving issues and maintaining momentum.
• Influence and guide stakeholders toward agreed objectives, outcomes, and benefits through collaboration and effective communication.
• Prepare executive-ready status reports, presentations, project updates, and other written communications.
• Follow established governance, communication, financial management, and change management practices.
• Monitor project costs, forecasts, actuals, variances, resource requirements, and financial risks.
• Provide accurate monthly financial reporting and ensure project spending remains within approved parameters.
• Work with business and technology partners to develop roadmaps and drive change without directly implementing technical solutions.
• Support initiatives that strengthen cybersecurity capabilities, data protection, operational resilience, and regulatory alignment.
• Maintain a high standard of attention to detail while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Desired Skill-Set

• 8 or more years of professional project management experience, including business and technology project delivery.
• Experience managing cybersecurity, information technology, infrastructure, or similarly complex projects.
• Proven experience with project scheduling, forecasting, financial tracking, reporting, risks, issues, dependencies, and resource planning.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, including the ability to communicate and problem-solve with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to identify interdependencies, anticipate problems, and track work through to resolution.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and executive presence skills.
• Ability to ask effective questions, work through ambiguity, and understand complex problems before proposing solutions.
• Strong project planning, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure while managing competing priorities.
• Understanding of financial services business lines, products, services, delivery channels, and emerging technologies.
• Ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across business and technology teams.
• Demonstrated accountability, initiative, adaptability, and attention to detail.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience with the client organization.
• Cybersecurity project experience, particularly in a business project management capacity.
• Experience developing cybersecurity roadmaps and driving organizational change.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience with operational resilience or business continuity project management.
• Project Management Professional certification or a related credential.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working within a project management office or supporting security service management teams.

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