Local candidate get priopiry || Program Manager – Data Security || San Jose, CA – 100% Onsite

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Sourabh Diwakar

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Aug 12, 2026, 4:07:01 PM (yesterday) Aug 12

Job Title: Program Manager – Data Security & Defense

Location: San Jose, CA – 100% Onsite
Employment Type: C2C / Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager with a strong background in Data Security, Cybersecurity, and Defense to lead and coordinate complex security programs across multiple technical and business teams.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data protection, information security, cyber defense, risk management, governance, and enterprise security programs, combined with proven program management experience. This role requires someone who can work effectively with security engineering, architecture, infrastructure, compliance, privacy, legal, and business stakeholders to drive initiatives from strategy through execution.

The Program Manager will be responsible for establishing program plans, managing dependencies and risks, coordinating cross-functional teams, tracking milestones, and communicating program status to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Program Management

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex data security and cybersecurity programs.
Develop and maintain program roadmaps, project plans, milestones, timelines, and delivery metrics.
Coordinate multiple projects and workstreams across security, engineering, infrastructure, data, and business teams.
Manage program dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions, and action items.
Establish governance processes and ensure timely execution of program deliverables.
Track budgets, resources, schedules, and overall program performance.
Drive Agile, Scrum, or hybrid program delivery methodologies.

Data Security & Protection

Lead initiatives focused on enterprise data security, data protection, and information security.
Support programs involving data classification, data protection, access controls, encryption, data loss prevention, and secure data handling.
Partner with security and data teams to identify security gaps and drive remediation initiatives.
Support implementation of security controls across data platforms and enterprise applications.
Coordinate initiatives related to data privacy, regulatory requirements, and security policies.

Cyber Defense & Security Programs

Work closely with cybersecurity and security engineering teams on defensive security initiatives.
Support programs involving threat detection, vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident response, and security posture improvement.
Coordinate security architecture and engineering initiatives across enterprise environments.
Track security findings, remediation plans, and risk reduction activities.
Help establish measurable security KPIs, KRIs, and program success metrics.

Risk, Governance & Compliance

Coordinate security risk assessments and remediation activities.
Support internal and external audit activities and security compliance programs.
Maintain program documentation, governance artifacts, risk registers, and executive reporting.
Ensure security initiatives align with organizational policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Work with Risk, Compliance, Privacy, and Internal Audit teams as required.

Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary program liaison between technical and business stakeholders.
Facilitate program meetings, steering committees, working sessions, and executive reviews.
Communicate complex security risks and technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
Provide regular program status reports, dashboards, and executive presentations.
Manage expectations across multiple teams and resolve cross-functional delivery challenges.

Team & Delivery Leadership

Lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Establish clear ownership, accountability, and delivery expectations.
Identify process improvements and opportunities to increase program efficiency.
Mentor project/program team members on delivery practices and governance.
Drive continuous improvement across security program management processes.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in program/project management, preferably within cybersecurity, information security, data security, or technology programs.
Strong experience managing enterprise security or data protection initiatives.
Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, security controls, risk management, and data protection.
Experience managing complex, cross-functional programs involving multiple technical teams.
Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum and/or hybrid delivery methodologies.
Experience with program governance, roadmap management, dependency management, risk and issue management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong executive presentation and stakeholder management capabilities.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Preferred Qualifications

PMP, PgMP, CSM, SAFe, or similar program/project management certification.
Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or Security+ are a plus.
Experience with Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Classification, Encryption, IAM, SIEM, Vulnerability Management, or Security Operations.
Experience working with cloud security environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience with security governance, risk, and compliance frameworks.
Experience with privacy and data protection programs.
Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, or similar program management platforms.
Experience working in large enterprise technology environments.

Key Skills