IT Project Manager

Horizontal Talent; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a highly experienced Technical Program Manager to lead a cybersecurity-focused migration of a complex enterprise data platform in a hybrid environment in Minnesota.

You will coordinate cross-functional engineering, cybersecurity, architecture, data, and infrastructure teams, manage dependencies, risks, and milestones, and translate technical detail into concise executive updates.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical program management or similar leadership in a large enterprise.
• Experience leading cross-functional tech initiatives with engineering and cybersecurity teams.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and controls.
• Ability to coordinate security-related dependencies across IAM, data security, network security, cloud security, and more.
• Experience managing dependencies, integration points, sequencing, risks, and blockers.
• Ability to challenge architecture and surface delivery risks.
• Excellent communication to technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end coordination of cybersecurity work tied to a large-scale migration.
• Maintain a clear view of requirements, dependencies, milestones, ownership, and risks.
• Partner across cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, data, infrastructure, product, and teams to align plans.
• Facilitate technical conversations on security architecture and integration.
• Identify gaps, blockers, and risks early to prevent delays.
• Drive decisions when responsibilities span multiple teams.
• Provide concise executive updates focused on outcomes and next steps.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Cybersecurity

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Project coordination

Executive updates

Security architecture

Job description

Step into a high-impact Technical Program Manager role supporting a complex enterprise data platform migration with a strong cybersecurity focus. This hybrid opportunity is ideal for a technically fluent program leader who thrives on coordinating cross-functional teams, driving clarity across dependencies, and keeping critical security work on track.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end coordination of cybersecurity work tied to a large-scale enterprise data platform migration.
• Build and maintain a clear view of requirements, dependencies, milestones, ownership, sequencing, risks, and critical-path items.
• Partner across Cybersecurity, Engineering, Architecture, Data/Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, and other teams to align plans and resolve issues.
• Facilitate technical conversations to address security architecture, integration, sequencing, and ownership challenges.
• Identify gaps, assumptions, blockers, and delivery risks early to help prevent delays to migration milestones.
• Drive decisions and follow-through when responsibilities span multiple teams or departments.
• Provide concise executive-level updates focused on outcomes, risks, decisions, and next steps.

Skills

• 10+ years of technical program management or similar technical leadership experience in a large enterprise environment.
• Proven success leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives involving engineering and cybersecurity teams.
• Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and controls.
• Ability to coordinate security-related dependencies across IAM, data security, network security, cloud security, application/platform security, vulnerability management, logging/monitoring, and security architecture.
• Experience managing technical dependencies, integration points, sequencing, critical paths, risks, and blockers.
• Ability to understand architecture and engineering discussions well enough to challenge assumptions and surface delivery risks.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present clearly to technical and executive audiences.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting enterprise data platform or infrastructure migrations.
• Background working with security architects, engineers, or senior technology leaders.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments that require structure and accountability.
• Strong facilitation skills for cross-functional working sessions and decision-making forums.
• A proactive, collaborative approach with a focus on follow-through and delivery.

Horizontal Talent is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all people feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and perspectives who are excited to contribute to a collaborative and inclusive environment.

The pay range for this role is $69 - $107 per hour based on qualifications and experience.