KellyMitchell Group · 9 hours ago
Cybersecurity Project Manager
Chicago, IL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$60/hr - $87/hr
10+ years expKellyMitchell Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Project Manager to join their team. This role involves leading global teams to execute strategic cybersecurity projects, partnering with stakeholders to define project benefits, and managing risks and resources to ensure successful project completion.
Human ResourcesInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Lead global teams consisting of technical and non-technical employees and consultants to drive successful execution of strategic cybersecurity projects and programs
Partner with key business and technology stakeholders to define expected project benefits and outcomes and ensure successful achievement through project completion
Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful project completion
Develop project schedules including effort estimates and task sequences and assignments and ensure they are adhered to
Ensure projects are optimally sequenced and coordinated for efficiency
Lead resolution of conflicts or escalations in support of project or program delivery
Create and submit project/program status reports that are accurate and comply with team guidelines
Establish and maintain project artifact repository
Review project deliverables to ensure quality and ensure project adheres to internal software delivery methodology
Develop project charters
Develop and execute project communication plans
Facilitate engagement with cross-impacted technology and business stakeholders
Identify and execute approaches to resolve complex problems through critical thinking
Define and document project scope and ensure scope alignment to project objectives and goals
Perform and follow project change control procedures for scope, resources, and financials where required
Ensure adherence to technology Change Management requirements and procedures or system implementations
Identify project resource needs and work with leadership to ensure staffing requirements are met
Manage project resources to deliver tasks, optimize resource utilization and resolve conflicts
Provide constructive performance feedback regarding staff performance to leadership and line managers
Foster a supportive project delivery environment that encourages participation, teamwork, and collaboration
Participate in annual budget planning
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree is required
10+ years of overall experience in Financial Services industry
5+ years of experience leading and managing high-visibility technology projects
Cybersecurity Project Management experience
Experience working within a matrixed organization to drive delivery of complex projects involving multiple disciplines
Ability to handle ambiguous or complex issues
Ability to identify creative resolution paths and gaining necessary alignment and support from leadership and stakeholders to bring to resolution
Ability to articulate ideas and information verbally and in writing for varying audiences
Evidence that they take initiative at suggesting improvements and anticipating the needs of leadership, program stakeholders and team members
Ability to handle multiple simultaneous work deliverables and prioritize them accordingly
Possess a delivery mindset with a bias for action, curiosity to learn, challenge, and enhance processes
Ability to assemble data and analyze patterns, trends and draw conclusions and recommendations
Experience managing project budgets up between $250K to $3M and comprised of internal and external labor
Knowledge of and experience working in software delivery lifecycle methodologies
Experience in demand and capacity management
Project planning tools such as: MS Project, Azure DevOps (ADO) Boards, or similar
Clarity PPM for project financial and status reporting, or similar
Collaboration tools such as: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams
Familiar with reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar data reporting and analytics tools
Preferred
Current PMP certification strongly preferred, but not required
Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
401K offered
Company
KellyMitchell Group
KellyMitchell is a HR firm for IT and technical staffing for organizations globally.
1001-5000 employees
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Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Cassandra Sanford
CEO and Owner
Gina Chisholm
Vice President - Business Operations
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