Senior Project Manager, Information Security

Overview

Senior Project Manager, Information Security – UCLA Information Technology Services

Requisition Number: 35336

Salary: Salary commensurate with skills, knowledge and experience.

Position Description

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Information Technology Services is seeking a Senior Project Manager with an exceptional commitment to service excellence to join our Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management Office (ePMO) team collaborating with diverse and talented team members to modernize and transform the use of information technology across the campus enterprise. As Senior Project Manager, you will lead a portfolio of security related initiatives, in support of the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO), focused on creating and maintaining a secure environment for all UCLA faculty, staff, and students.

As a member of the Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management Office, the Senior Project Manager will be a key member of our team leading the implementation of information security programs and initiatives for the UCLA enterprise. The Senior Project Manager will oversee comprehensive program and project plans, controlling scope and directing project budget resources towards the completion of deliverables. The Senior Project Manager will collaborate with internal teams, subject matter experts and stakeholders to elicit functional and technical requirements, define future state processes, facilitate cross functional design and planning sessions to define platform and implementation strategies, project reporting, project communications, stakeholder engagement and organizational readiness analysis.

Additionally, the Senior Project Manager will be the key interface with vendors, implementation partners, organizational leaders and executives and internal teams to ensure projects are delivered within a specified time frame and budget; coordinates project communications, develops detailed weekly, monthly and quarterly status reports for overall migration effort; identifies and remediates key issues and risks to ensure project trajectory; ensures project documentation is organized and available to users; identifies and communicates industry best-practices. Leads recruitment and hiring efforts to ensure project resources are aligned with each phase; coordinates onboarding and training of new project team members. Manages project funding and budget; collaborates with project sponsors and financial leadership to ensure project is delivered within budget.

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Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of security-related initiatives in support of the OCISO.
• Oversee comprehensive program and project plans; control scope and direct budget resources toward deliverables.
• Collaborate with internal teams, subject matter experts and stakeholders to elicit requirements, define future state processes, and facilitate cross-functional design and planning sessions.
• Define platform and implementation strategies; manage project reporting, communications, stakeholder engagement and organizational readiness analysis.
• Interface with vendors, implementation partners, organizational leaders and executives to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Coordinate project communications and develop weekly, monthly and quarterly status reports.
• Identify and remediate issues and risks to maintain project trajectory; ensure documentation is organized and accessible.
• Lead recruitment and onboarding of project resources; manage project funding and budget in collaboration with sponsors and financial leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading information security programs and initiatives within an enterprise environment.
• Strong ability to elicit requirements, define future state processes, and facilitate cross-functional planning sessions.
• Proven project management experience, including budget oversight and risk management.
• Ability to coordinate with vendors, partners, and executives; excellent stakeholder communications skills.
• Experience recruiting, onboarding, and training project team members.

Benefits

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We’re an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.