Dora Project Manager

Empa-T; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 65 000 - 98 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Empa‑T is seeking a DORA Project Manager to drive the Digital Operational Resilience Act adoption across banking entities. You will coordinate cybersecurity, IT risk, and operations teams to translate regulatory requirements into concrete roadmaps and governance. Hybrid work arrangement in Lisbon/Porto with international project scope.

You will lead meetings, produce dashboards, and ensure timely action on network, backup, and resilience topics while guiding stakeholders and senior management.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of experience managing IT-oriented projects.
• Strong planning, coordination, and milestone tracking skills.
• Experience in regulatory, cybersecurity, IT risk, or compliance-driven projects.
• Understanding of IT concepts: servers, networking, CIA triad.
• Ability to translate regulatory/technical requirements into actions.
• Proven ability to produce status reports, dashboards, and exec updates.
• Excellent MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience leading meetings, workshops, and steering committees.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and coordinate the implementation of DORA requirements across entities.
• Maintain the DORA implementation roadmap with tasks, milestones, deadlines and dependencies.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical actions within cybersecurity and IT risk frameworks.
• Track progress and identify deviations, risks, and blockers early.
• Organize and facilitate follow-up meetings, workshops, and steering committees.
• Support stakeholders in understanding responsibilities and required actions.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams on network segmentation, backups, and resilience testing.
• Produce clear status reports, dashboards, and executive updates.
• Act as key contact for DORA-related questions and escalation.
• Maintain project documentation and lessons learned.

Conhecimentos

IT project management

Roadmap management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Cybersecurity basics

Regulatory translation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Ferramentas

Excel

PowerPoint

Descrição da oferta de emprego

At Empa‑T, we believe that digital resilience is essential for organizations operating in highly regulated and fast-moving environments.

We are looking for a DORA Project Manager to join an international project within the Banking sector, supporting the implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) across multiple entities and helping strengthen cybersecurity, IT risk management, and operational resilience practices.

You will work closely with cybersecurity, IT, business, compliance, and operational teams to ensure regulatory requirements are translated into concrete actions, clear roadmaps, and effective governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the implementation of DORA requirements across different entities
• Maintain and follow up on the DORA implementation roadmap, including tasks, milestones, deadlines, and dependencies
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical actions within cybersecurity, IT risk, and operational resilience frameworks
• Track progress against defined roadmaps and identify deviations, risks, and blockers early
• Organize and facilitate follow-up meetings, workshops, steering committees, and ad hoc checkpoints
• Support stakeholders in understanding their responsibilities and required actions
• Work directly with technical and business teams on topics such as network segmentation, backup, operational resilience testing, and third-party monitoring
• Produce clear and visual status reports, dashboards, and one-page briefs for senior stakeholders and management
• Act as a key point of contact for DORA-related questions, ensuring proper escalation when needed
• Challenge teams when necessary and help drive alignment across different stakeholders
• Maintain project documentation, FAQs, SharePoint content, lessons learned, and key project updates
• Support change management initiatives related to cybersecurity, IT risk, and operational resilience

Skills & Experience

• +5 years of experience managing IT-oriented projects
• Strong experience in project planning, coordination, roadmap management, and milestone tracking
• Previous experience in regulatory, cybersecurity, IT risk, operational resilience, or compliance-driven projects
• Good understanding of IT and information systems concepts, including servers, networking basics, cybersecurity testing, and the CIA triad
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, IT risk management, and operational resilience concepts
• Ability to translate regulatory or technical requirements into practical implementation plans
• Strong experience preparing status reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive-level updates
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience leading meetings, workshops, follow-up sessions, and steering committees
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical or regulatory topics to non-expert audiences
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across technical, business, risk, and management teams
• Proactive, adaptable, collaborative, and highly organized mindset
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Willingness to learn and deepen knowledge in DORA, cybersecurity, IT risk, and operational resilience
• Fluency in English
• French is a plus

Lisbon or Porto – Hybrid (3x/office)

Why Empa‑T?

At Empa‑T, we value empathy, integrity, and collaboration.

We work on impactful projects in innovative and international environments, where continuous learning and professional growth are part of our DNA. Join us and contribute to strategic initiatives that help organizations become more secure, resilient, and prepared for the future.

Be part of a team where cybersecurity, resilience, and technology evolve together.