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Prairie Consulting Services · 4 days ago

Project Manager - Technology Risk - RETAIL Industry

Naperville, IL

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

$80/hr - $85/hr

5+ years exp

Prairie Consulting Services is seeking an experienced Project Manager skilled in the RETAIL INDUSTRY and across Technology Risk, Audit, and Cybersecurity Risk for a contract engagement. The role involves leading cybersecurity and technology risk initiatives within a highly governed PMO environment, ensuring delivery aligns with security, risk, and compliance standards.

Human ResourcesProfessional ServicesRecruitingStaffing Agency

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Susan Kouzmanoff - Nichols, CIR, ACIR

Responsibilities

Lead cybersecurity and technology risk projects across the full project lifecycle

Develop, maintain, and govern project documentation in alignment with PMO methodology

Serve as the primary liaison between Portfolio Managers, technical teams, and business stakeholders

Create and facilitate project kickoffs, status meetings, and governance forums

Build and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, and rollout strategies

Manage and communicate project status, risks, issues, and control impacts on a regular cadence

Partner with Portfolio Managers on resource and capacity forecasting

Coordinate with ITRM, Audit, Compliance, and Architecture teams to ensure alignment with risk frameworks and standards

Manage project scope, change requests, approvals, and governance gate controls

Ensure testing, validation, and remediation activities are completed and documented

Maintain project artifacts including risk documentation, remediation evidence, and governance materials

Lead implementation planning, cutover coordination, and post-project lessons learned

Escalate risks and issues appropriately and maintain mitigation plans for high-risk initiatives

Qualification

RETAIL industry experienceCybersecurity initiativesProject management skillsIT infrastructure projectsRisk managementCompliance projectsProject & Portfolio Management toolsRegulatory compliance familiarityCommunication skillsCross-functional team leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree required (Project Management certification preferred)

strong RETAIL industry experience is a MUST - general understanding of inventory, supply and demand, merchandising, etc

5+ years of experience managing enterprise-level IT or infrastructure projects

5+ years of experience supporting or leading cybersecurity initiatives

Proven experience working in regulated or highly governed environments

Strong background managing risk, compliance, and control-driven projects

Experience partnering with Audit, Compliance, and Technology Risk Management teams

Advanced project management skills (planning, estimating, tracking, risk, scope, change control)

Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage senior leadership

Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority

Preferred

Experience supporting retail or large enterprise organizations

Experience with Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) tools (Planview preferred)

Familiarity with cybersecurity initiatives such as IAM, vulnerability remediation, control remediation, and regulatory compliance

Company

Prairie Consulting Services

Established in 1997, Prairie Consulting Services, Inc.

Founded in 1997

Naperville, Illinois, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.prairieinc.com/

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