Project Manager - Cyber Security

Desired Experience Range

8+ years

Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency)

Must-Have

• Proven experience managing end-to-end cybersecurity projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, governance, and project closure.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity domains such as:
• Identity & Access Management (IAM/PAM)
• Vulnerability Management
• Security Operations (SOC/SIEM)
• Endpoint Security
• Network Security
• Cloud Security
• Data Protection and Incident Response
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), resource plans, and governance deliverables.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including Security, Infrastructure, Application, Network, Risk & Compliance, and Business stakeholders.
• Experience driving security assessments, vulnerability remediation, penetration testing activities, and security control implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior leadership, technical teams, vendors, auditors, and business users.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects to completion.

Good-to-Have

• Experience in Airline/Aviation industries.
• Hands-on exposure to cloud security platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience supporting cybersecurity audits, compliance programs, and regulatory assessments.
• Knowledge of Security Architecture Reviews and Third-Party Risk Management.
• Project Management certifications:
• PMP
• PRINCE2
• Agile / Scrum Certification

Role descriptions / Expectations from the Role

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security requirements, budget, and timelines.
• Conduct stakeholder meetings and workshops to gather, analyze, and document business, technical, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), governance reports, and project documentation.
• Coordinate between business users, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams, application teams, vendors, and third-party service providers.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes, and escalations, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation.
• Facilitate security design reviews, technical workshops, architecture discussions, and project governance meetings.
• Ensure cybersecurity controls and compliance requirements are incorporated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate security assessments, vulnerability scans, penetration testing activities, remediation plans, and closure of security findings.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, budgets, resource utilization, and performance metrics, providing regular status updates to management.
• Prepare and present project dashboards, executive summaries, PSC/Steering Committee reports, and governance materials.
• Work closely with Security Architects, Security Operations, Risk & Compliance teams to ensure adherence to cybersecurity frameworks and standards.
• Manage vendor deliverables, contracts, and service commitments related to cybersecurity projects.
• Support audit, regulatory, and compliance requirements by coordinating evidence collection, remediation activities, and audit responses.
• Ensure successful transition to operations, including documentation, knowledge transfer, support readiness, and project closure activities.