Role - Cybersecurity Project / Program Manager || (Onsite), California || Direct Client

[Allen Chris || Smartsoft International]

Dear Vendor, 

 

Hope you are doing well

Position:  Cybersecurity Project / Program Manager

Location: Onsite, California

 

Job Description 

 

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Program Manager to lead a broad portfolio of security initiatives across multiple domains, including Identity & Access Management, Network Security, Data Protection, Application & AI Security, Endpoint Security, Security Operations, Governance/Risk/Compliance, Physical Security, Infrastructure and  engineering transitions.

The Program Manager will drive program governance, cross-functional execution, and stakeholder alignment, while producing exec leadership-ready reporting that support strategic decision-making.

 

Key Responsibilities

1. Portfolio & Program Governance

• Lead a multi-domain cybersecurity portfolio with numerous parallel workstreams.
• Define scope, success metrics, program charters, and cross-functional roadmaps.
• Maintain governance artifacts such as RAID logs, dashboards, and readiness reports.
• Develop executive-level presentations summarizing status, risks, dependencies, and strategic recommendations.
• Prepare materials for steering committees and executive forums, including program milestone narratives and decision summaries.

2. Cross-Functional Leadership

• Coordinate with engineering, operations, product, compliance, legal, cloud, infrastructure teams and third party service partners.
• Facilitate cross-team alignment on priorities, dependencies, and timelines.
• Lead planning sessions, architecture discussions, threat/risk workshops, and integration checkpoints.
• Ensure all program decisions are documented clearly and communicated through polished leadership briefings.

3. Execution & Delivery Management

• Build and manage end-to-end delivery schedules, milestones, and critical paths.
• Track progress across diverse security domains, ensuring risk mitigation and issue resolution.
• Manage changes to scope, timeline, or resources with structured change control.
• Synthesize complex technical updates into clear, concise executive summaries for senior leadership.

4. Vendor & Partner Coordination

• Manage external partners supporting assessments, engineering, testing, infrastructure, or compliance readiness.
• Ensure partner deliverables and timelines align with program expectations.
• Translate partner updates into stakeholder-friendly reporting and C-suite‑appropriate visuals.

5. Technical Program Support

Support technical teams in activities such as:

• Architecture reviews, pen tests, security assessments, scenario testing, and resiliency exercises.
• Cloud security uplift, network segmentation, identity modernization, and data protection enhancements.
• SOC modernization, monitoring and detection improvements, and incident-response readiness.
• Application, platform, AI, and infrastructure security improvements.

6. Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Coordinate programs involving risk assessments, privacy, compliance certifications, policy lifecycle, and exception management.
• Ensure alignment with frameworks such as NIST, ISO, SOC, Zero Trust, and industry standards.
• Produce executive‑ready compliance and risk dashboards summarizing organizational posture and key gaps.

7. Executive Communication & Presentations

• Develop compelling executive presentations, including: 
• Quarterly business reviews (QBRs)
• Steering committee decks
• Program strategy reviews
• Risk and compliance summaries
• Portfolio-level roadmap and funding briefings
• Translate technical concepts into clear, high-impact visuals and narratives suitable for senior leadership.
• Provide decision options, trade-offs, and recommendations in leadership forums.
• Maintain consistent, transparent communication across all leadership levels.

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Required Qualifications

• 7–12 years of program or project management experience, with several years in cybersecurity or technology programs.
• Experience leading enterprise transformations such as cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, M&A transitions, or organizational re‑architecture.
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large, multi-workstream portfolios.
• Strong understanding of security concepts across identity, network, cloud, data, operations, and GRC.
• Exceptional communication skills, including executive presentation development, storytelling, and strategic framing.
• Proficiency with PM tools, dashboards, and presentation tools (e.g., PowerBI, PowerPoint, data visualization platforms).
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and influence without authority.

 

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI tools to enhance program management. Ability to evaluate, adopt, and govern AI capabilities responsibly within program workflows.
• Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, or Agile/SAFe.
• Experience with security transformation programs, cloud migrations, or enterprise-scale transitions.
• Background working with engineering, IT, DevOps, security operations, or regulated environments.
• Ability to create polished executive collateral for board-level or audit-level reviews.

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Success Indicators

• Consistent delivery of program outcomes across diverse security domains.
• Strong stakeholder alignment and predictable execution.
• High-impact executive presentations that influence strategic decision-making.
• Clear visibility into program health, risks, and priorities across the organization.
• Demonstrated improvements in overall security maturity and operational efficiency.

Regards

Allen Chris

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