Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced, delivery-focused Project Manager to lead the delivery of key cyber security initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environment.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing strategic cyber security projects across a leading financial services organisation, covering areas such as CyberArk, Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Penetration Testing. You will work closely with technology, security, risk, compliance and business stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered effectively while meeting regulatory requirements, internal risk frameworks and information security standards.
This role would suit a strong project delivery professional with experience managing cyber security or technology projects within a regulated and compliance-driven financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of cyber security projects across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements and internal governance standards.
- Develop and manage comprehensive project plans covering scope, timelines, budgets, resources, dependencies and deliverables.
- Work collaboratively with technology, cyber security, risk, compliance and business teams, as well as third-party suppliers and technology vendors.
- Monitor project progress, proactively identify risks and issues, and implement appropriate mitigation and escalation strategies.
- Maintain effective project governance, including RAID logs, status reports, budget forecasts and steering committee materials.
- Oversee testing, validation, deployment and transition-to-support activities to ensure successful implementation and adoption.
- Provide clear, accurate and regular project reporting to stakeholders and senior management.
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with organisational project management methodologies and change management processes.
Skills & Experience
- 5+ years' project management experience within financial services.
- Strong understanding of cyber security principles, risk management and regulatory requirements within the financial services sector.
- Proven ability to manage and influence stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.
- Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and technology vendors.
- Strong understanding of project governance, delivery methodologies and change management.
- Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, JIRA and Confluence.
- Relevant project management certification such as PRINCE2 or PMP.
Desirable Experience
- Experience delivering projects involving CyberArk.
- Experience with Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM).
- Experience managing or delivering penetration testing programmes.
- Experience working within highly regulated financial services environments.