Optiv · 5 days ago
Program Manager | Remote, USA
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expOptiv is a company focused on information security and they are seeking a Program Manager to lead and direct cross-capability engagements. The role involves managing delivery risks, overseeing project execution from inception to completion, and building relationships with customers to ensure successful outcomes.
ConsultingTraining
Responsibilities
Strong, project team and customer-focused project leadership capabilities
Demonstrate expert-level of knowledge of Project Management best practices, process and supporting systems to drive the progress of a project
The Program Manager shall have the skills necessary to drive program and engagement progress across multiple capabilities, practices, communities, and stakeholders and levels of oversight with assurance on maintaining progress, timeliness, and effective resource utilization ensuring a minimum of 40hrs billed per week be each delivery resource
The Program Manager shall have the ability to develop strategic project delivery plans, detailed schedules, compensating project controls, cost forecasting, risk management, issues forecast and resolution planning, resource burn-rate analysis, forecasting, and reporting, and daily task management
The Program Manager is accountable for the progress of the overall engagement and all related projects that may comprise the program or solutions
The Program Manager is accountable and responsible in driving timelines by creating and maintaining schedules (including key deliverables, milestones, and dependencies), understanding the deliverables and the progress toward each milestone, identifying and managing issues, risks, and other potential delays ahead of time, and identifying and driving resolution of all engagement related risks and issues
The Program Manager is accountable and overall responsibility for the execution and delivery of customer-focused engagements ensuring uninterrupted progress or delays
Strong Communication skills across multiple internal and external project team members
Ability to identify, forecast, manage, compensate, control and communicate risk management plans, issues and impacts across multiple levels of leadership and across diverse delivery communities and organizations
Develop and lead service delivery strategies across multiple internal practices and departments
Develop and manage customer-focused quality metrics and forecasting strategies
Evaluate and track the project/program budget and perform cost/UoM forecasting as pertinent to the established tracking metrics
Ensure a common understanding by setting expectations in accordance with the Project Delivery Plan, in order to align the project stakeholders and ensure the customers goals and expectations are achieved
Assist in the development of Program Management business delivery strategies, program health analysis & internal reporting
Manage customer relationships and assist in leading the customer to reach their overall business goals
Provide and lead customer-focused strategic planning and collaboration meetings
Lead the composition of project delivery schedules, resource models and project plans and present to the customer
Facilitate mutual understanding meetings between the project delivery team and customer stakeholders to define the project delivery strategy, quality metrics, risk management plan and communication plan
Take proactive steps to protect Optiv’s best interests while simultaneously balancing the Customer expectations and project scope of work
Requires strong written and verbal communication skills
Independently manage project delivery strategies from initial planning through project closure
Provides a single point of contact for our customers throughout the project lifecycle
Conduct and coordinate internal and external project meetings and provide project status reports to project stakeholders
Communicate client concerns, questions and conflicts to internal stakeholders and take the necessary actions to resolve and/or troubleshoot challenges in a strategic manner
Facilitate internal project planning and status meetings. Assign tasks to project team members and ensure timely completion
Responsible for coordination and collaboration of project events, meetings, and technical resources
Generate and distribute project reports and lead project meetings to disseminate the appropriate information to the project team and project stakeholders
Proactively monitor and report on project budget, timelines and service deliverables
Review and lead clarification (as required) of project scope, captured in the services statement of work and working closely with the customer and internal scoping teams during initial project solution architecture
Analyze, report and disseminate project status reports to the PMO and Practice Leadership
Provide support across the PMO project portfolio to address at risk projects and escalations where necessary
Understand and be able to speak to Optiv’s portfolio and offerings in alignment with customer goals and objectives
Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and project management techniques
Perform other duties, as required
Up to 25% travel on-site with clients
Supervise personnel within the PMO, and others as assigned
Qualification
Required
BA or BS in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
Advanced degree or advanced project management experience required
10+ years of experience in a customer facing project/program delivery leadership role within a professional services organization, with emphasis on information security projects and programs across multiple domains
Management of information security projects across multiple domains required
Expert level experience with Project Management methodologies, best practices, and toolsets required
Experience interfacing with both clients and partners required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
Outstanding time management and organizational skills required
Ability to work independently with limited supervision required
Superior risk management and problem-solving skills required
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent communication (oral, written, presentation), interpersonal and consultative skills
Results oriented, high energy, self-motivated
Strong security services program management skills
Preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification highly preferred
Significant experience as a Consultant providing security expertise to clients preferred
Current knowledge of security threats, solutions, security tools and network technologies strongly desired
CISM or CISSP certification preferred
Benefits
A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups
Work/life balance
Professional training resources
Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Company
Optiv
Optiv is a cyber security solutions provider in North America that help clients plan, build and run successful cyber security programs.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2024 (8)
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2022 (11)
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2020 (12)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
CVC Capital PartnersSverica Capital
2023-05-31Debt Financing
2017-01-01Series Unknown
2016-12-05Acquired
Leadership Team
Julie Talbot-Hubbard
Senior Vice President, Cyber Protection and Identity
James Turgal
Vice President, Cyber Risk, Strategy & Board Relations
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