Senior Project Manager

DescriptionKforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Project Manager in New York, NY.Summary:Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a complex, enterprise-wide security infrastructure transformation initiative. This individual will own project delivery from initiation through implementation, driving cross-functional alignment, executive reporting, risk management, and successful execution across global technology and security teams.Responsibilities:* Lead the planning, execution, governance, and successful delivery of a strategic global security project* Manage the migration of firewall configurations and security policies from Palo Alto Panorama to Palo Alto Strata, including planning, testing, deployment, and post-implementation activities* Establish and maintain project schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource plans, and delivery metrics* Own project governance, including status reporting, executive communications, RAID logs, risk mitigation plans, and issue resolution* Manage and optimize Jira boards to ensure accurate tracking of project progress, deliverables, and team commitments* Partner with security, infrastructure, engineering, and operations teams to drive alignment and execution across multiple workstreams* Influence and lead senior stakeholders and strong personalities, ensuring decisions are made and project objectives remain on track* Drive accountability across distributed teams and coordinate activities through project completion* Identify and proactively manage project risks, escalations, and dependencies to minimize delivery impactsRequirements* 8+ years of Project Management experience leading large-scale infrastructure, network, cybersecurity, or enterprise technology initiatives* Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional programs within global organizations* Strong expertise with Jira, project governance, RAID management, executive reporting, and project controls* Demonstrated success managing multiple stakeholders, including senior leadership and technically complex teams* Exceptional leadership, communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills* Ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across diverse teams and competing priorities* Experience managing firewall, network security, or cybersecurity transformation projects is highly preferred* Prior experience with Palo Alto Networks, including Panorama and Strata, is strongly preferredJob TypeContractCompensation65 - $65