Senior Project Manager (Information Security)

Adecco; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Project Manager with expertise in Information Security. This role requires overseeing technical delivery activities, managing stakeholders, and ensuring timely project delivery within budget and scope. Candidates should have experience in cyber security projects, especially in regulated environments like financial services. The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days a week on-site in London.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable expertise in project management roles.
• Experience delivering projects in financial services.
• Ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop Security project scopes and objectives.
• Manage the team of Project Managers for collaboration.
• Ensure all Security projects are delivered on-time and within budget.

Skills

Cyber Security principles

Project management

Communication skills

MS-Office Suite

Ability to operate in a multicultural environment

Results driven

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Senior Project Manager (Information Security)

Duration: 12 Months (Possibility for extension)

Location: London/Hybrid (3 days per week on site)

Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates

Role Profile

This position will be responsible for all aspects of the technical delivery activities for the Information Security Team. This includes, but is not limited to, budget, resource, schedule, risks and issues management.

The role involves running project meetings, managing stakeholders, reporting on project status and escalating to management as appropriate. Due to the nature of work, the person in this role will be required to manage against tight time pressures on all domains of Information Security.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Security project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Support to monitor progress, risks and issues of the overall Security Change Programme.
• Cost estimation and budget development.
• Ensure effective communications with all stakeholders for the programme.
• Manage the team of Project Managers to ensure the good team collaboration to deliver successful programme.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the best execution of Security related projects.
• Presenting project status and progress to senior audiences, up to and including C level
• Ensure that all Security related projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Activity and resource planning.
• Cost estimation and budget development
• Reporting and escalation.

Skills & Experience

• Good knowledge and experience of Cyber Security principles.
• Experience of delivering cyber security projects in a regulated corporate environment, preferably Financial Services.
• Demonstrable expertise in a project management role.
• Experience in working with a complex matrix of business SMEs & IT teams.
• Good Knowledge of the MS-Office suite including MS Project experience.
• Ability to analyse and describe a 'problem' simply and clearly.
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
• Well organised and structured in work output.
• Experience of working at a senior level in a customer facing role.
• Basic level understanding of Payments and Compliance business areas.
• Ability to operate sensitively and effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.

Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role, apply now to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team.

We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset.

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As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.