Principal IT Security Project Manager

Hidden Jobs; United States; On-site; USD 144,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement matching

Paid time off

Mental-health support

Learning & development

Volunteer days

Referral incentives

Mentoring programme

Job summary

Bullhorn is seeking a Principal IT Security Project Manager to lead enterprise cybersecurity initiatives from planning through delivery. You will coordinate stakeholders, manage risks, and ensure programmes meet compliance benchmarks.

Eight+ years in IT project management with strong cybersecurity experience are required, along with PMP and CISSP/CISM/CRISC credentials. The role offers a strong collaboration with executives and engineers across the org.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in IT project management with cybersecurity focus.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, business, or related field.
• PMP and security credential (CISSP/CISM/CRISC) required.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional cybersecurity programmes from planning to delivery.
• Identify risks, mitigation plans and track actions to protect assets.
• Communicate progress, budgets, dependencies, and metrics to execs and teams.
• Coordinate planning, workload, decisions, and budget needs across teams.
• Translate security risks into clear business recommendations.
• Ensure milestones align with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 requirements.

Skills

IT project management

Cybersecurity knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Leadership without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/InfoSec/Business

Job description

Role overview

The Principal IT Security Project Manager leads complex, enterprise-wide cybersecurity initiatives from planning through delivery. Reporting into senior information-security leadership, this role coordinates technical and business stakeholders, manages risk and resources, and ensures major security programmes produce measurable progress while aligning with relevant compliance obligations.

Responsibilities

• Direct cross-functional programmes such as software hardening, identity-management rollouts, cloud-security improvements, and zero-trust implementations.
• Identify project risks and vulnerabilities, maintain mitigation plans, and track actions needed to protect business assets.
• Communicate progress, budgets, dependencies, security metrics, and decisions to executives as well as technical delivery teams.
• Coordinate planning sessions, workload allocation, solution decisions, and budget needs across participating teams.
• Translate complex security risks and technical constraints into clear business language and actionable recommendations.
• Ensure project milestones and deliverables align with applicable security and compliance frameworks, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001 where relevant.

Requirements

• At least eight years of IT project management experience, including a minimum of five years focused on cybersecurity or information security.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, business, or a related field.
• PMP certification and a security credential such as CISSP, CISM, or CRISC.
• Deep understanding of network security, endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and recognised security frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority and work effectively with executives and engineers.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, strong self-direction, and the ability to work independently.

Benefits and work setup

• The stated base salary range is $144,000–$170,000, with eligibility for an annual target bonus and benefits.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings with matching, paid time off, mental-health support, learning and development, paid volunteer days, referral incentives, and a mentoring programme.