Senior PM, Cybersecurity Specialist

Role Overview

• Lead enterprise-wide cybersecurity and regulatory compliance programs focused on strengthening control maturity, reducing enterprise risk exposure, and sustaining continuous audit readiness across multiple business units and technology platforms.
• Own end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity initiatives including scope, roadmap, integrated master schedule, dependencies, risks, financials, and measurable risk reduction outcomes.
• Drive implementation, readiness, and sustainment activities aligned to frameworks such as CMMC, NIST, ISO, SOC, and similar regulatory or contractual requirements.
• Translate cybersecurity regulatory requirements and control standards into structured, executable workstreams across IT, business, and control owners.
• Oversee enterprise compliance posture tracking, control implementation progress, remediation programs, and maturity assessments.
• Lead internal and external audit readiness efforts, including planning, artifact collection, evidence validation, deficiency remediation, and inspection defense support.
• Establish and govern structured evidence and artifact management processes to ensure traceability, version control, accuracy, and continuous compliance.
• Define and monitor KPIs related to cybersecurity risk reduction, control effectiveness, audit findings, training completion, and compliance performance.
• Partner closely with Cybersecurity leadership, IT, Compliance, Legal, HR, and business stakeholders to embed security requirements into enterprise systems and operational processes.
• Integrate organizational change management practices to drive adoption of security controls, policy changes, and regulatory requirements across impacted teams.
• Develop and deliver role-based communication strategies translating technical security requirements into actionable business guidance.
• Partner with Learning & Development to design, deploy, and track cybersecurity and compliance training aligned to control ownership and regulatory obligations.
• Proactively identify security risks, resource gaps, competing priorities, and cross-program dependencies; drive mitigation plans and escalate as appropriate to senior leadership.
• Provide executive-level reporting, risk escalation, financial oversight, and decision support to cybersecurity governance forums and steering committees.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, assessors, consultants, and third-party partners supporting cybersecurity and compliance initiatives.
• Drive standardization, governance enhancements, tooling improvements (e.g., GRC platforms), and continuous improvement across enterprise cybersecurity programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 12–15 years of experience leading complex, enterprise-scale programs, including significant experience in cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, or highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated success delivering enterprise cybersecurity initiatives such as compliance framework implementations (e.g., CMMC, NIST, ISO, SOC), audit remediation programs, control maturity improvements, or security transformation efforts.
• Proven ability to lead multi-million-dollar programs involving technical control implementation, policy/process change, and enterprise-wide adoption of security requirements.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity governance models, risk management frameworks, control environments, and audit readiness practices.
• Deep knowledge of program and project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid), organizational change management principles, and enterprise risk mitigation planning.
• Experience partnering with cybersecurity leadership, control owners, auditors, assessors, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive compliance and risk reduction outcomes.
• Proficiency with enterprise program management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira) and familiarity with GRC platforms or compliance tracking systems preferred.
• Exceptional executive communication, leadership presence, and ability to influence technical and business functions.
• Occasional travel as required.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• medical
• dental vision
• 401K with company matching
• a 9/80 work schedule
• paid holiday shutdown