Senior Project Manager

Horace Mann is a company that helps educators protect their financial futures. The Senior Project Manager will lead a multi-phase program focused on strengthening enterprise security and cybersecurity initiatives, overseeing strategic projects and coordinating technical and business teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a large-scale, three-year IAM program consisting of multiple project phases
• Manage multiple cybersecurity and security-related initiatives simultaneously
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and resource plans
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
• Monitor project progress and proactively address risks, issues, and dependencies
• Coordinate projects related to: Identity & Access Management (IAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Access security and governance, Compliance and data protection initiatives
• Support cybersecurity projects focused on improving and securing the enterprise environment
• Partner with infrastructure, security, and data warehouse teams to ensure alignment and successful implementation
• Act as liaison between technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership
• Facilitate discussions to gather requirements and clarify business needs
• Ask probing questions to uncover risks, gaps, and dependencies
• Document technical and business information clearly for project teams and stakeholders
• Prepare and present project updates, steering committee materials, and executive reports
• Identify and escalate project risks, issues, and blockers
• Ensure alignment with security and compliance standards including: PCI, PII/Data Privacy requirements, Internal security policies and governance standards
• Maintain project governance and documentation standards
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and business units
• Define project roles and responsibilities
• Motivate and guide project team members toward successful outcomes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field
• 8–15 years of project management experience
• Proven experience managing enterprise-level or large-scale initiatives
• Experience working with cross-functional technical and business teams
• Strong senior-level project management capabilities
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and documentation skills
• Ability to translate technical discussions into clear business communication
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• Strong risk management and problem-solving abilities
• Comfortable working with technical teams without needing deep technical expertise
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability
• Experience leading cybersecurity or security-related projects
• Familiarity with IAM, MFA, DLP, compliance, and access security concepts
• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• CAPM, Agile, Scrum, or other project management certifications
• Security-related certifications