Senior Project Manager, Cybersecurity

** W2 only - Not available for C2C or 1099 consulting **

** EST hours (100% Remote) **

Overview

The Senior Project Manager (PM II) is responsible for leading the planning, governance, coordination, and execution of the Secrets Exposure Analytics and Escalation Program. This role drives cross-functional initiatives across Cybersecurity & Digital Trust, Human Resources, business stakeholders, and technical teams to establish and operationalize capabilities for identifying, validating, escalating, and remediating exposed secrets and credential-related risks.

(1) Program Planning & Roadmap Management

• Establish, maintain, and drive execution of the Secrets Exposure Analytics & Escalation Program roadmap.
• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, timelines, success criteria, and key deliverables.
• Monitor progress against milestones and proactively identify schedule, scope, or execution risks.

(2) Governance & Execution Management

• Establish and maintain program governance structures, operating rhythms, and decision-making processes.
• Develop governance documentation, meeting cadences, and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Facilitate recurring working sessions, project reviews, stakeholder forums, and leadership updates.

(3) Secrets Exposure Workflow Oversight

• Coordinate the end-to-end workflow supporting exposed secret detection, validation, notification, escalation, remediation, and closure activities.
• Partner with operational and technical teams to ensure processes are well-defined, documented, and consistently executed.
• Monitor workflow effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accountability.

(4) Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

• Maintain comprehensive RAID logs and ensure risks, issues, and dependencies are actively managed.
• Identify, document, assess, and communicate project risks and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate issue resolution and coordinate corrective actions with accountable stakeholders.

(5) Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Define and track program KPIs and operational effectiveness metrics.
• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms that provide visibility into exposure trends, remediation progress, and program performance.
• Analyze performance data and recommend process improvements.

Key Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Business, IT, Cybersecurity, etc.) or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years of project or program management experience leading cross-functional initiatives in technology, cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, or related environments.
• General knowledge of cybersecurity related to Identity & Access Management, Data Security/DLP, Encryption, PKI, etc. considered helpful
• Proficiency with PM & collaboration tools like Smartsheet, Jira, Microsoft Project, Microsoft 365, etc.
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• GxP-regulated industry experience (Biotech, Pharma, Life Sciences, etc.)
• Familiarity with secrets management, credential exposure, insider risk, or threat detection processes.
• PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, Agile, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience with ServiceNow and Power BI to create executive-level dashboards and KPI reporting.