Senior Project Manager

Zelis; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Financial wellness programs

Hybrid work flexibility

Cultural celebrations

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology firm in India is looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Project Manager to lead vital security initiatives. The successful candidate will manage cross-functional teams, define project scopes, and ensure compliance with security frameworks. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in project management, with solid expertise in cybersecurity. A Bachelor's degree is required, along with PMP certification. The role promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project/program management experience.
• 3+ years leading cybersecurity initiatives in a complex enterprise environment.
• Proven experience across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional cybersecurity projects.
• Define project scope and success criteria.
• Manage dependencies across teams.

Skills

Project Management

Cybersecurity

Risk Assessment

Agile Methodologies

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

AI Tools

Job description

About Us

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience in the United States (U.S.) across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

Why We Do What We Do

In the U.S., consumers, payers, and providers face significant challenges throughout the healthcare financial journey. Zelis helps streamline the process by offering solutions that improve transparency, efficiency, and communication among all parties involved. By addressing the obstacles that patients face in accessing care, navigating the intricacies of insurance claims, and the logistical challenges healthcare providers encounter with processing payments, Zelis aims to create a more seamless and effective healthcare financial system. Zelis India plays a crucial role in this mission by supporting various initiatives that enhance the healthcare financial experience. The local team contributes to the development and implementation of innovative solutions, ensuring that technology and processes are optimized for efficiency and effectiveness. Beyond operational expertise, Zelis India cultivates a collaborative work culture, leadership development, and global exposure, creating a dynamic environment for professional growth. With hybrid work flexibility, comprehensive healthcare benefits, financial wellness programs, and cultural celebrations, we foster a holistic workplace experience. Additionally, the team plays a vital role in maintaining high standards of service delivery and contributes to Zelis' award-winning culture.

Position Overview

The Cybersecurity Project Manager leads & manages cross‑functional security initiatives that reduce risk and strengthen Zelis’ security posture across people, process, and technology. This role partners closely with Security, Technology, Privacy, Legal, Product, and Delivery teams to plan and execute cybersecurity programs across multiple systems and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities (What You’ll Do)

• Lead moderately to highly complex cybersecurity projects involving multiple systems, teams, vendors, or departments (e.g., IAM, security tooling deployments, vulnerability remediation programs, audit readiness workstreams, controls automation).
• Define project scope, objectives, success criteria, and measurable outcomes in collaboration with stakeholders; translate security requirements into actionable delivery plans.
• Manage cross‑functional teams and coordinate dependencies across parallel workstreams (Security Engineering, GRC, Infrastructure, App teams, Data, Vendor partners).
• Build and manage end‑to‑end plans, including schedule, cost, resourcing, RAID logs, milestone tracking, and executive‑ready status reporting.
• Implement change control and stakeholder governance to manage scope creep, ensure prioritization, and maintain delivery commitments.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and manage expectations throughout the lifecycle, including steering committee updates and decision/risk escalation paths.
• Conduct risk assessments for delivery and security outcomes; develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Ensure delivery aligns with internal governance, security, and audit requirements, including work that supports frameworks and compliance expectations (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, PCI as applicable).
• Drive continuous improvement in cybersecurity project execution (templates, playbooks, metrics, retrospectives), and support adoption of repeatable delivery standards.

Professional Experience

• 7+ years of project/program management experience, with 3+ years leading cybersecurity / information security initiatives in a complex enterprise environment.
• Proven experience delivering projects across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies; able to tailor delivery approach to security and audit constraints.
• Good understanding of governance and risk concepts, and ability to communicate risk clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in using AI tools skillfully (prompting, creating reusable prompt patterns and/or lightweight agents) to accelerate planning, analysis, documentation, and reporting.
• Comfortable presenting work to department leadership and partnering with external consultants/auditors as needed (consistent with Zelis role expectations).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred. (Experience level expected: 7+ years overall)
• Ongoing participation in role‑relevant training and professional development.

Required Certification

• PMP (or equivalent project management certification) required.

Preferred Certifications (Cybersecurity)

One or more of the following preferred, especially for regulated healthcare environments:

• CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA
• ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer
• HITRUST certifications (e.g., CCSFP/CHQP)

Work Environment

• Works across time zones and multiple stakeholder groups; may support after‑hours coordination for critical security milestones as needed.
• Requires strong organizational, communication, and documentation discipline.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

At Zelis, we champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our operations. We embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at Zelis, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Accessibility Support

We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email [e-mail].