IT & CyberSecurity Program Manager

Harbinger Motors; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Stock options

Vacation stipend

Flexible PTO

Paid meals

Job summary

Harbinger Motors is seeking an IT & Cybersecurity Program Manager to drive the team’s roadmap and operationalize strategy with an emphasis on governance, security, and audit readiness.

You will own the quarterly OKR/backlog process, lead cross-team initiatives, and build a comprehensive change-management program while reporting program health to leadership and auditors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a technical program/project management role within IT and/or Information Security
• Strong bias to action and follow-through
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, and security fundamentals
• Experience in fast-paced/high-growth or pre-IPO environments
• Ability to partner with IT Director as a true leader

Responsibilities

• Own quarterly OKR and backlog process with the IT Director
• Drive cross-project initiatives across IT Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Operations
• Build and run IT/Cyber change management program end to end
• Maintain dashboards and reporting for program health
• Lead SOX ITGC, SOC 2, and IPO-readiness security roadmap
• Track vulnerability management, access reviews, and vendor risk assessments
• Lead vendor evaluations and system implementations
• Coordinate planning across IT/Cyber and partner functions
• Represent program status to executives, board, and auditors

Skills

Technical program management

IT governance

Information Security

Communication

IT infrastructure

SOX ITGC/SOC 2

Jira/Confluence

Vendor risk management

Change management/ITIL

Executive communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• Harbinger is hiring an IT & Cybersecurity Program Manager to be the operational driver for the IT and Cybersecurity team’s roadmap. This person will work side-by-side with the IT & Cybersecurity Director on a daily basis, turning strategy and OKRs into scoped, sequenced, and delivered initiatives
• Own the quarterly OKR and project backlog process with the IT Director, scoring, sequencing, and staffing initiatives against team capacity and budget
• Drive cross-project initiatives spanning IT Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Operations, keeping scope, timelines, dependencies, and risk visible
• Build and run the IT/Cyber change management program end to end
• Maintain the reporting and dashboards leadership needs to see program health at a glance
• Drive the SOX ITGC, SOC 2, and IPO-readiness security roadmap, including remediation of risk assessment and penetration test findings
• Track vulnerability management, access reviews, and vendor risk assessments against SLAs with Cybersecurity
• Lead vendor evaluations and system implementations from requirements to go live and beyond
• Facilitate planning and resolve cross-team dependencies across IT/Cyber and partner functions (Engineering, Operations, People Ops, Legal, Finance)
• Represent IT/Cyber program status to executive, board, and audit stakeholders as needed

Benefits

• 100% Comprehensive Health Coverage: You and your loved ones are covered with top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Accelerate Your Wealth: As one of our first 100 employees, you'll have the opportunity to rev up your financial future with early-stage stock options
• Cruise into Vacations: Enjoy an exciting annual vacation stipend to help you recharge your batteries
• Unleash Your Time: Take control of your work-life balance. Salaried teammates receive flexible PTO and the freedom to celebrate holidays and wellness days as you see fit
• Fuel Your Day: Forget brown bag lunches; we've got you covered with paid lunches and dinners to keep you energized

5+ years in a technical program/project management role within IT and/or Information Security, ideally including at least one SOX/SOC 2 audit cycle or comparable compliance programStrong bias to action and follow-through. Comfortable being the person who drives a decision to closure rather than waiting for oneComfortable reading vendor documentation, RFP responses, and security assessments criticallyExcellent written and verbal communication. Able to translate between technical detail and executive level summaryStrong working knowledge of IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, and security fundamentals (identity/access management, network segmentation, vulnerability management) sufficient to make informed scoping and design tradeoffsExperience running programs in a fast-paced, high-growth or pre-IPO environment strongly preferredTrusted, low-ego operator who can work in lockstep with the IT Director as a true partnerFamiliarity with change management/ITIL practices and SOX ITGC or SOC 2 control frameworksAdvanced Jira and Confluence usage: workflows, automation rules, JQL, dashboards, cross-project linking