Senior Project Manager - Contract to Hire

Are you an experienced Technology Project Manager with a passion for delivering large-scale cybersecurity initiatives? We're seeking a Senior Technology Project Manager to lead complex enterprise cybersecurity programs within a highly regulated financial services environment.

In this role, you'll drive strategic technology initiatives, collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with regulatory and risk management objectives.

This is a contract to hire position - hybrid - W2 only/no sponsorship available. No third party candidates accepted.

What You'll Do

• Lead enterprise-wide cybersecurity and technology projects from planning through implementation.
• Manage multiple large-scale initiatives across the cybersecurity portfolio.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and resource forecasts.
• Drive execution across cross-functional teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate executive steering committees, governance meetings, and stakeholder communications.
• Provide executive-level project reporting, including project health, risks, issues, dependencies, and key milestones.
• Establish and manage RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions) processes.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, and Technology teams to support regulatory and security initiatives.
• Monitor budgets, project metrics, resource capacity, and delivery performance.
• Ensure projects meet governance, compliance, audit, and documentation standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of project or program management experience leading complex enterprise technology initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience managing projects within the banking or financial services industry.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale enterprise technology transformation programs.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in matrixed organizations.
• Expertise developing project plans, executive reporting, dependency management, and governance documentation.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.

Preferred Experience

• Cybersecurity initiatives including:
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Cloud Security
• Vulnerability Management
• Security Operations
• Data Protection
• Application Security
• Cyber Resiliency
• Regulatory Remediation
• Knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, and regulatory environments.
• PMP, Agile, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, audits, and remediation programs.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Microsoft Project, and SharePoint.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

• Work on highly visible enterprise cybersecurity initiatives.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and key business stakeholders.
• Help drive security transformation within a leading financial services organization.
• Remote opportunity during the contract period with the potential for long-term employment.
• Challenging, high-impact work with cutting-edge cybersecurity programs.