IT Project Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plan

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cybersecurity remediation and decisioning across security findings and high-risk business processes. The role sits at the center of cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, infrastructure, and product teams to drive clarity and delivery on complex initiatives.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in technical program management in large enterprises, with strong skills in cross-functional leadership, risk assessment, and executive

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical program management or equivalent leadership experience in large enterprise environments.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional technology programs with multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, controls, and security domains.
• Ability to work with security architects, engineers, and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional work across cybersecurity, architecture, engineering, infrastructure, product, and partner teams to keep remediation moving forward.
• Facilitate technical conversations to resolve security architecture, integration, sequencing, dependency, and ownership questions.
• Track and prioritize remediation efforts based on risk, quality of findings, and delivery impact.
• Identify gaps, unresolved decisions, conflicting assumptions, and delivery risks early.
• Drive accountability across teams when decisions span multiple groups.
• Maintain visibility into blockers, dependencies, milestones, decisions, and program health.
• Develop and improve reporting that gives leadership a clear view of progress, risks, and required actions.
• Support the operation of security reviews for high-risk business processes and shape workflows.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional leadership

Cybersecurity concepts

Executive communication

Dependency management

Security architecture coordination

Stakeholder management

Risk tracking

Job description

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cybersecurity remediation and decisioning efforts for security findings and high-risk business processes. This hands‑on role sits at the center of cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, infrastructure, and product teams to drive clarity, alignment, and delivery on complex technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional work across cybersecurity, architecture, engineering, infrastructure, product, and other partner teams to keep remediation efforts moving forward.
• Facilitate technical conversations to resolve security architecture, integration, sequencing, dependency, and ownership questions.
• Track and help prioritize remediation efforts based on risk, quality of findings, and delivery impact.
• Identify gaps, unresolved decisions, conflicting assumptions, and delivery risks early so they can be addressed before milestones are affected.
• Drive accountability across teams when decisions or ownership span multiple groups.
• Maintain visibility into blockers, dependencies, milestones, decisions, and overall program health.
• Develop and improve reporting that gives leadership a clear view of progress, risks, and required actions.
• Support the operation of security reviews for high‑risk business processes and help shape new workflows where needed.

Skills

• 10+ years of technical program management or equivalent technical leadership experience in large enterprise environments.
• Proven success leading complex, cross‑functional technology programs involving multiple technical teams.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, controls, and security domains.
• Ability to work effectively with security architects, engineers, and senior stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating dependencies across IAM, data security, network security, cloud security, application/platform security, vulnerability management, logging/monitoring, and security architecture.
• Strong dependency management skills, including identifying critical paths, blockers, risks, and integration points.
• Ability to understand technical discussions well enough to challenge assumptions, ask the right questions, and surface delivery risks.
• Clear executive communication skills with a focus on outcomes, decisions, and actions.

Preferred Skills

• Experience improving workflows and operating models for security review processes.
• Background supporting cybersecurity remediation programs in enterprise environments.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and bringing structure to complex, multi‑team initiatives.
• Strong follow‑through and a proactive approach to issue resolution.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across technical and business teams.
• Local candidates are strongly preferred for onsite work in Brooklyn Park, MN.

Horizontal is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where every team member feels respected, supported, and empowered to contribute. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and experiences who are passionate about collaboration, problem‑solving, and driving meaningful results.

For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement.

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