Cyber Resilience Program Manager (REMOTE)

Job Details

Position: Cyber Resilience Program Manager

JOB REF#: 45162

Duration: 6+ Months (Contract)

Location: REMOTE (Dallas, TX 75201)

Pay Rate: $58.50 per hour (W2 Only)

Overview

This role is 100% REMOTE, ideally looking for local candidates but will consider candidates outside of Texas.

Hours: MON-FRI / 40 hours per week (CST)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program delivery for NIS2 and DORA compliance initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise cybersecurity, risk, and governance strategies
• Drive coordination across cyber, business continuity, IT, legal/compliance, supply chain, and operations teams
• Establish and govern program structures, including RACI, decision frameworks, and escalation paths, to ensure clear accountability across global stakeholders
• Oversee execution of enhancement activities, ensuring alignment to regulatory obligations and audit readiness requirements
• Maintain integrated program plans, including dependencies, risks, issues, and progress tracking across multiple workstreams
• Identify program risks, gaps, and interdependencies, and drive mitigation strategies in partnership with domain leads
• Lead vendor and resource coordination, including support for external advisors and cross-functional program resourcing needs
• Deliver executive-level reporting and insights, including program status, key risks, financial considerations, and decision points
• Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across a highly matrixed, global organization

Impact of Role

This is a mission-critical initiative driven by evolving global regulations. Success in this role directly impacts:

Regulatory compliance and enterprise risk mitigation

Audit readiness and long-term operational resilience

Customer trust and regulatory credibility, particularly within highly regulated industries

Enterprise-wide maturity in cybersecurity, governance, and control frameworks

Required Skills/Experience

• Proven experience leading large, complex, cross-functional technology or cybersecurity programs at the enterprise level
• Track record of delivering high-visibility initiatives involving multiple teams, regions, and executive stakeholders
• Experience in consulting, technology, or data-driven environments preferred
• Proven ability to manage large-scale programs with multiple stakeholders
• Proficiency in program management tools like Smartsheet
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to drive results in a fast-paced environment

Domain Expertise

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC)
• Experience with NIS2, DORA, or comparable regulatory frameworks strongly preferred
• Familiarity with cyber resilience, third-party risk management, cloud security, and data governance concepts

Core Competencies

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across functions
• Strong program structuring and execution capabilities (planning, governance, reporting)
• Ability to operate effectively in dynamic, ambiguous, and cross-organizational environments

Core Skills

• Strong cross-functional collaboration across global enterprise teams
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Advanced executive presentation skills (C-level exposure)
• Strong critical thinking and data-driven decision making
• Highly proactive with action tracking and follow-through

Tools / Systems

• Smartsheet (required)
• PowerPoint (executive-level presentations)
• Excel (pivot tables, data analysis)
• Outlook

Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings

• EPO/PPO Medical Plans
• HMO/PPO Dental programs
• Vision - VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
• 401K Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
• Paid Bi-Weekly/Direct Deposit
• Flex Spending Plan
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD or LTD plans