Cybersecurity Project Manager

Job Title: Cybersecurity Project Manager

Location: Jersey City NJ

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Project Manager to join our team. This is not a traditional project coordinator position; the successful candidate will act as a highly assertive program leader with a strong executive presence, responsible for driving accountability, pressure-testing delivery commitments, and navigating complex, high-pressure environments to ensure critical information security milestones are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the integrated Information Security project plan and drive delivery against critical milestones.
• Coordinate security-related initiatives including vendor risk management, application onboarding, identity and access management, SSO, segregation of duties, PAM, security operations, network security, physical security, and regulatory readiness.
• Manage program governance, RAID logs, dependencies, decisions, and executive reporting.
• Drive accountability across stakeholders and ensure actions are tracked through closure.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding, security reviews, risk assessments, and remediation activities.
• Prepare executive-level status reporting and support steering committee and leadership reviews.

Candidate Profile

This is not a traditional project coordinator role. We are looking for a highly assertive program leader with strong executive presence who can operate effectively in a complex, high-pressure environment.

The ideal candidate will:

• Confidently challenge assumptions, timelines, resource plans, and delivery commitments.
• Pressure-test project plans and identify execution risks before they become issues.
• Be comfortable asking difficult questions and challenging optimistic status reporting.
• Drive accountability across stakeholders and hold teams responsible for commitments.
• Escalate issues proactively and push for decisions when ambiguity threatens delivery.
• Possess a "trust but verify" mindset and validate status through evidence and data.
• Balance diplomacy with persistence while maintaining focus on outcomes.
• Demonstrate experience managing large, cross-functional cybersecurity or technology programs.

Required Qualifications

• Project/program management experience within Information Security, Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, or Enterprise Technology.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation, integration, merger, acquisition, or joint venture programs.
• Strong understanding of vendor risk management, security governance, identity and access management, and technology risk.
• Financial services experience strongly preferred.
• PMP and/or security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC) are a plus.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Themesoft Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.