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PSEG · 4 weeks ago

Sr IT Program Manager

Newark, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$133K/yr - $218K/yr

8+ years exp

PSEG is one of the country’s largest energy companies, seeking a Senior IT Program Manager to oversee their cybersecurity portfolio. The role involves managing projects, vendor relationships, and financial aspects while coordinating across various business lines to enhance enterprise security.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencySharing EconomySolar

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Directs internal/external cyber resources on Cybersecurity technologies, including program/project management, strategy, performance management, change management, vendor relationships, financial management, and metrics for all lines of business and service departments for both IT and OT landscapes

Ensure that Cybersecurity service delivery aligns with the corporate IT strategy, including Cybersecurity standards, capacity planning, lifecycle management plans, solution selection, and partner management

Ensure scalability of Cybersecurity capabilities, including hardware and software, to meet business needs and risk tolerances

Develops and implements best practices for PSEG Cybersecurity Program Management capabilities

Participate in external risk organizations (including with peer groups) to learn from other organizations and to benchmark our program

Partner with professional Cybersecurity associations, service providers, and to identify and implement best practices

Builds relationships across PSEG business and technology teams

Interacts routinely with vendors, service providers, consultants/advisors, and cross-sector cyber industry trade organizations

Ensures that cyber requirements are identified, well defined, properly documented, and approved by appropriate stakeholders

Develops, manages, and pre-prioritizes Cybersecurity CAPEX and OPEX budgets based on business needs and cyber threats

Lead the identification of optimal OPEX and CAPEX allocations, including opportunities to reduce expenditures while transforming PSEG Cybersecurity

Lead and advise on business case development

Leads team, including performance evaluations, career development guidance, and other aspects to grow the talent pipeline and to mature our program

Leads and manages programs by coordinating activities and delivery across multiple, related projects or work streams that span technology and areas

Ensures program meets schedule and scope targets

Identifies, develops mitigation plans, and monitors to drive timely and effective escalation and risk/issue resolution. Manages and/or escalates issues and/or complications, and responds well to time pressures

Tracks dependencies and risks, and assessing change impact across interdependent work streams and projects

Captures all pertinent actions and decisions

Provides oversight and guidance to those managing smaller projects within specific business unit domain

Oversees project resources to deliver required project artifacts/goals

Uses effective people engagement skills to drive contact with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to manage expectations, establish timelines, and grow relationships

Ensures alignment on scope, value proposition and overall project goals

Works with functional departments to coordinate systems testing, deployment, training, and support

Tracks and communicates progress; provides project status report updates to project stakeholders through project level and executive steering committees, maintaining an effective communication cadence

Ensures proper communication and change management processes are adopted for all major change initiatives

Manages team and work to build core competencies within the area with a focus on operational excellence

Oversees vendor deliverables, ensures vendor adherence to contract terms, works with leadership on vendor performance and SLA compliance

Facilitates project tailoring and artifact development to align with project management processes in accordance with project sizing

Qualification

Cybersecurity Program ManagementVendor ManagementFinancial ManagementProject ManagementCybersecurity MetricsChange ManagementIT/InfoSec MetricsRegulatory ComplianceAnalytical SkillsLeadership SkillsPresentation SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationProblem SolvingTeamworkTime ManagementNegotiation SkillsAttention to DetailCommunication SkillsOrganizational Skills

Required

Bachelors degree and 8 years of relevant cybersecurity experience and/or Program Management, or In lieu of a degree 10 years of cyber and/or Program Management experience

Demonstrated strong leadership and influence skills

Demonstrated strong presentation skills with the ability to present to all levels of management and executive leadership

Experience in an IT and/or Cybersecurity Chief of Staff Role and/or leading Program Management, Vendor Management, and/or Financial Management

Strong teamwork, facilitation, relationship building, and negotiation skills

Ability to maintain positive working relationships both as a leader and as a team member

Effective time management and multitasking skills

Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals

Strong interpersonal communication skills, analytical abilities, detail focused, quality focused, and problem-solving skills, as well as broad knowledge of business functions, information technologies, and cybersecurity and compliance practice on a global level

Extensive relevant experience in Cybersecurity, Program/Project Management, Financial Management, Vendor Management, Performance Management, Change Management, and IT/InfoSec Metrics

Strong analytical skills, problem solving skills, writing skills, attention to detail, judgement, and conceptual thinking, including the ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners

Broad knowledge of cybersecurity principles (e.g. access control, data protection, cybersecurity architecture, infrastructure/application security design principles, policies) and privacy (i.e. GDPR)

Working knowledge of Cybersecurity and control frameworks (ISO27001, NIST, CobIT)

Effective communication skills, including the ability to build relationships with technical and non-technical individuals

Must be able to identify, analyze, and address problems in order to resolve issues in ways that minimize negative impact and risk to the company

Demonstrated experience in delivering comprehensive solutions to complex security issues on a global scale

Confidence in leading diverse matrix teams independently, making decisions daily as it relates to the successful delivery of the program

Ability and insight to know when critical decisions must be raised to senior level and/or business unit management quickly to ensure that the program remains on track

Understanding of and experience with IT project management methodologies, requirements management, quality assurance and IT processes from project inception to successful implementation

Understanding of financial principles including experience with project financial budgeting and planning

Strong communication, organization, and facilitation skills

Effective presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex concepts to cross functional audiences

Experience managing outsourced vendors (on and off shore)

Experience in supervising/managing program team members or direct reports as part of program execution

Department of Energy's regulation 10 CFR 810 is required