Cybersecurity Project Manager

HCLTech; Región Centro; Presencial; MXN 1.203.576 - 1.719.395; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global technology company located in Mexico is seeking a seasoned IT Project Manager specializing in cybersecurity. The selected candidate will oversee project delivery, coordinating internal and external teams to ensure successful executions of security initiatives. This role demands at least 7 years of IT project management experience, particularly within cybersecurity, along with excellent communication skills. Join the team to contribute to significant cybersecurity projects that enhance safety and compliance across the organization.

Formación

• Minimum 7 years of IT Project Management experience, preferably with at least 3–5 years delivering cybersecurity initiatives.
• Proven experience applying project management methodologies to large, mission‑critical cybersecurity programs.
• Excellent communication, influence, negotiation, and collaboration skills across an enterprise.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate internal cybersecurity teams and third parties for security initiatives.
• Lead execution of projects that enhance security technologies.
• Track and report project KPIs and provide updates to senior leadership.

Conocimientos

IT Project Management experience

Cybersecurity initiatives

Project management methodologies

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field

Herramientas

Agile methodologies

Kanban

Lean

Waterfall

SDLC

Descripción del empleo

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, High Tech, Semiconductor, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending March 2025 totaled $13.8 billion.

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery & Execution
• Coordinate internal cybersecurity teams, external security vendors, contractors, and third parties for the flawless execution of security initiatives.
• Deliver all projects on time, within approved budgets, and aligned to defined scope.
• Lead execution of projects that implement or enhance security technologies such as IAM, PAM, SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, network security, cloud security, and data protection tools.
• Apply secure project delivery practices aligned with cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, SOC2, Zero Trust).
• Ensure all project deliverables adhere to the required security, risk, compliance, and privacy expectations.
• Develop detailed project scopes, objectives, work breakdown structures, and timelines—ensuring technical feasibility with security engineering teams.
• Identify cybersecurity risks, threats, and control gaps; lead risk mitigation planning and escalate when needed.
• Use structured change‑control processes to manage modifications in scope, schedule, or cost—reflecting cybersecurity impacts.
• Facilitate security tollgates, architecture reviews, compliance checkpoints, and control validation stages.
• Proactively manage risks to project timeline, scope, and budget, keeping project sponsors informed on potential impacts and mitigation plans.
• Updating project financials, including monthly forecasts and run rates [MS1] [DP2]
• Performance Management & Reporting
• Track and report project KPIs, including security readiness metrics, risk remediation status, dependency risk, and control adoption.
• Provide clear and concise updates to senior Security and IT leadership, including CISO staff.
• Partner with finance to manage and forecast cybersecurity project budgets, contract burn‑rates, vendor SOWs, and capital/operational spending.
• Work with Product Delivery Leads, security architects, system owners, and business stakeholders to align security requirements and success criteria.
• Communicate project status, impacts, and risks effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Coordinate security awareness or operational transition activities as part of project rollout.
• Quality Management & Accountability
• Manage defect resolution, security testing, penetration test findings, and control validation of remediation cycles.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and fed into ongoing security program improvements.
• Maintain project artifacts required for audit, regulatory, or compliance review.

Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 7 years of IT Project Management experience, preferably with at least 3–5 years delivering cybersecurity initiatives.
• Proven experience applying project management methodologies (Agile, Kanban, Lean, Waterfall, SDLC) to large, mission‑critical cybersecurity programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing cybersecurity technology implementations (e.g., identity platforms, endpoint security, cloud security tooling, network segmentation, data protection).
• Experience establishing, tracking, and reporting project and security metrics.
• Experience with project financials, budgeting, forecasting, vendor management, and contract execution.
• Excellent communication, influence, negotiation, and collaboration skills across an enterprise.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience.

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