Cybersecurity Project Manager

Confidential; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Project Manager to lead complex security initiatives, coordinating effectively between clients, technical teams, vendors and governance bodies.

You will plan from initiation to delivery, manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks and issues, build strong client relationships, and provide clear progress updates to executives; you will prepare dashboards, escalations and change requests for governance committees and regulators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum 7 years of total professional experience.
• At least 3 years of direct experience managing cybersecurity or IT security projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage cybersecurity projects from initiation through delivery and closure.
• Coordinate between clients, cybersecurity teams, IT functions, vendors, consultants and other stakeholders.
• Build strong client relationships and manage expectations with clear and timely updates.
• Monitor vendor deliverables, SLA performance and contractual commitments.
• Escalate unresolved risks and vendor performance issues through governance channels.
• Prepare executive dashboards and committee reports covering status, budgets, KPIs and KRIs.
• Present project updates and required decisions to executives and governance/steering committees.

Skills

Project management

Cybersecurity

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Governance reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity / IT / CS

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Project Manager to lead cybersecurity projects and coordinate effectively between clients, technical teams, vendors, and other stakeholders.

The role requires someone who can manage projects from planning through completion while maintaining clear communication with clients and senior management. The successful candidate should be comfortable managing technical teams and vendors, resolving delivery challenges, and presenting project progress, risks, and required decisions to executive and governance committees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and manage cybersecurity projects from initiation through delivery and closure.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Coordinate between clients, cybersecurity teams, IT functions, vendors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Build strong client relationships, manage expectations, and provide clear and timely project updates.
• Monitor vendor deliverables, SLA performance, outstanding issues, and contractual commitments.
• Escalate unresolved project risks and vendor performance issues through the appropriate governance channels.
• Maintain project plans, risk and issue registers, action trackers, decision logs, and change requests.
• Prepare executive dashboards and committee reports covering project status, milestones, budgets, KPIs, KRIs, risks, and vendor performance.
• Present project updates and required decisions to executive management and governance or steering committees.
• Record committee decisions and follow up on assigned actions until closure, maintaining a clear audit trail.
• Support cybersecurity reporting required by regulators, boards, and senior management.
• Coordinate projects across areas such as GRC, vulnerability management, IAM, SOC, security assessments, network security, and security monitoring.
• Ensure that projects follow the required governance, security, quality, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of total professional experience.
• At least 3 years of direct experience managing cybersecurity or IT security projects. "