Cyber Security Project Manager

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cybersecurity is seeking a contract Cyber Project Manager to oversee the delivery of critical cyber projects. The ideal candidate will guide project teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure successful project outcomes while working in collaborative, complex environments. This role demands strong leadership, communication, and budget management skills to navigate technical challenges and deliver business value.

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex project delivery environment involving external 3rd party providers.
• Exceptional communication and inter-personal skills.
• Proven leadership and decision making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Engaging stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Managing diverse teams and third-party providers.
• Delivering complex projects on schedule and budget.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Decision Making

Leadership

Budget Management

Communication

Job description

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We have an opportunity for contract Cyber Project Managers within the Cyber Delivery Assurance Team. The Cyber Delivery Assurance Team is responsible the delivery of Cyber projects.

What you'll be doing

• Engaging, connecting and representing the needs of our internal business customers, stakeholders and senior managers throughout the project lifecycle from idea to implementation and benefit realisation.
• Demonstrating and applying your experience of project management disciplines, including project/programme planning, risk/issue/budget and resource management, decision making skills; with an exceptional focus on delivery.
• Leading and coordinating teams of diverse technical and non-technical resources across multiple geographic sites and engaging effectively with external 3rd party service providers.
• Identifying key resources and managing senior internal and external stakeholders to ensure project/programme objectives are delivered.
• Demonstrating personal flexibility and encouraging flexibility by other team members in pursuit of achieving project objectives on schedule, on budget and to the required standards.
• Taking accountability, assessing situations and making critical decisions when faced with complex demands and issues that can, and will, arise throughout the project lifecycle.
• Liaison with IT suppliers with regards to plan deliverables and problem resolution.

We need you to have

• Demonstrable experience in a complex project delivery environment, with business and technology deliverables and/or changes involving external 3rd party providers.
• Highly articulate with exceptional communications and inter-personal skills.
• Proven leadership, influencing and decision making skills.
• Proven management of financial budgets support delivery of complex projects, including internal and external costs.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, including face-to-face communications and the creation of Management Information material.
• Proven management and delivery against project plans, clearly understanding and communicating critical path and associated RAIDs

It's a bonus if you have but not essential

• Experience in delivery of Cyber and/or network transformation projects/programmes
• Experience in delivery of Microsoft security tooling capabilities
• Good understanding of the Financial sector - sound business acumen and judgment; ability to see and communicate technology challenges in business terms; ability to understand and deliver business value.
• Exposure to multiple delivery methodologies including Agile and Waterfall.
• Ability to interpret stated business and technology strategic aims and effectively translate this into tangible project outcomes.