Senior Cyber Security Project Manager (Remote: FL, GA, AL, VA, NC, SC, TX, CO, TN)

SouthState Bank is committed to helping their customers move forward with a strong focus on community and personal relationships. The Senior Cyber & Information Security Project Manager will lead complex cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring successful delivery while collaborating with various stakeholders and supporting PMO operations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross‑functional cybersecurity and technology risk projects aligned to enterprise priorities that have enterprise‑wide impact, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and elevated risk posture
• Partner with business and technology leaders to shape strategy, define scope and objectives, influence delivery approach, and ensure alignment across stakeholders
• Facilitate and lead cross‑functional working groups to remove barriers, mitigate risk, and ensure accountability
• Develop project plans, schedules, RACI matrices, risk/issue logs, and status reporting
• Ensure project execution follows enterprise lifecycle, cyber governance, and regulatory requirements (OCC, GLBA, NIST)
• Support PMO operational excellence by ensuring shared materials, templates, project documentation, and internal processes remain organized, current, and aligned to internal audit and regulatory exam expectations
• Coach and mentor Cybersecurity PMO team members to strengthen delivery discipline, elevate practices, and support skill development
• Lead change‑management and adoption planning for cybersecurity initiatives
• Manage communication between Cybersecurity, IT, business lines, and governance committees
• Prepare updates for cybersecurity steering committees, senior leaders, and audit/regulators when needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in related field
• 7+ years project management with 5+ years in cybersecurity, information security, or IT risk required
• Strong leadership and coaching skills, paired with deep knowledge of project management industry standards, methodologies, and best practices
• Strong project management discipline and ability to lead complex initiatives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executives, business, and technical staff
• Advanced conflict resolution and negotiation skills; ability to influence without direct authority
• Strong attention to detail, governance rigor, and organizational discipline
• Technical expertise of cybersecurity concepts, tools, and frameworks (NIST, PCI, cloud, IAM, vulnerability mgmt)
• Ability to learn and grasp new concepts and business processes quickly
• Ability to multitask, manage competing priorities, and drive resolution in complex environments
• Proficiency in MS Office, SharePoint, and project reporting tools
• 10+ years project management with 7+ years in cybersecurity, information security, or IT risk preferred
• PMP, CSM, CAPM, CSPM, CISSP‑ASSOCIATE, OR EQUIVALENT PREFERRED