Sr. Project Manager

ISC2 is the world’s leading nonprofit member organization for cybersecurity professionals. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading and executing large-scale IT and strategic initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, while managing risks and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee complex technical and strategic initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies, and provide clear, decision-oriented reporting on progress, risks, dependencies, and emerging issues to stakeholders and executive leadership
• Own delivery of projects through successful completion, ensuring alignment to scope, timelines, budget, business objectives, and organizational priorities
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies, developing mitigation and escalation strategies in collaboration with project teams, stakeholders, and executive sponsors
• Drive prioritization and sequencing of work in alignment with business goals, strategic objectives, and resource constraints, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to achieve desired outcomes
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams to foster accountability, high performance, collaboration, and strong execution across multiple workstreams
• Build strong partnerships across teams, peers, senior leadership, and executive stakeholders to establish trust, drive alignment, and influence decisions and outcomes
• Contribute to and help advance project management practices, governance models, and business process improvements as part of continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead high-visibility digital transformation, process improvement, and technical platform migration initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, change impacts, and measurable business outcomes
• Plan, facilitate, and manage Steering Committee meetings and governance forums for complex initiatives, ensuring alignment, decision-making, and accountability among executive stakeholders
• Lead specialized and ad-hoc forums as needed to drive project success, resolve cross-functional issues, and provide executive-level updates, recommendations, and escalation support
• Present project health, key decisions, risks, outcomes, and strategic recommendations confidently to executive teams, company-wide town hall meetings, and other leadership forums
• Mentor less experienced project managers or team members on project delivery practices, tools, and governance expectations
• Perform miscellaneous duties, as assigned

Requirements:

• PMP Certification is required
• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a technology field. Will consider candidates with a high school diploma and at least 12 years of demonstrated technical project management experience across a variety of methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• 8+ years of demonstrated technical project management experience across a variety of methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• Experience working in an Agile environment or enabling an Agile transformation
• Experience working within a PMO team structure is required
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, and other productivity solutions, Office 365, with advanced skills in PowerPoint for creating impactful presentations
• Proven experience managing IT, strategic, digital transformation, change management, and process improvement projects
• Experience with technical platform migration projects is required
• Experience facilitating and managing Steering Committee meetings for larger projects and presenting confidently to executive teams and company-wide forums
• Ability to demonstrate and support the 5 Company Core Values: Integrity, Advocacy, Commitment, Inclusion, and Excellence
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team
• Strong customer service orientation, with a commitment to exceeding stakeholder expectations
• Willingness to take on various roles, assist others, and demonstrate flexibility to benefit the overall project and organization
• Attention to detail, ensuring thoroughness and accuracy in all deliverables
• Adaptability and willingness to embrace change in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated executive presence and sound judgment in high-visibility situations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage teams, senior leaders, and executive stakeholders, facilitate decision-making, and communicate complex information clearly and effectively
• Proven executive presentation skills, with the ability to present confidently to executive teams, lead high-visibility project updates, and communicate recommendations, tradeoffs, and decisions effectively
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives, competing priorities, and shifting business demands
• Ability to clearly articulate project strategy, scope, and outcomes, ensuring alignment with broader business goals, organizational priorities, and stakeholder expectations
• Ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization and influence stakeholders without direct authority to drive alignment, accountability, and consensus
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, anticipate challenges, and develop practical solutions in partnership with stakeholders
• Strong change leadership skills in complex organizational environments
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled tools and workflows to enhance project management practices, including planning, reporting, risk analysis, stakeholder communications, meeting summaries, and decision support
• Ability to travel up to 5% of time, may also include overnight and international travel
• Work normal business hours and extended hours when necessary
• Remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting, for prolonged periods
• Regular use of office equipment such as a computer/laptop and monitor computer screens
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other computer components
• Agile certification (Scrum Master/Product Owner/Agile Certified Professional)
• Experience working with AI tools or a demonstrated willingness to learn