Project Manager - (Cyber)

FHLB Des Moines; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Hybrid work model

Job summary

A leading foodservice distribution company is looking for a Project Manager specializing in cybersecurity. This role involves managing IT projects, ensuring they meet budget and quality standards. Responsibilities include defining project scope, managing multiple projects, and collaborating with stakeholders. Candidates should have at least 3 years of project management experience in an IT environment, along with a bachelor's degree. The company offers a collaborative culture and a hybrid work model based in Kraków.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of project management experience in an IT environment.
• Experience with industry-standard project management tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency in managing project scope, budget, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects ensuring delivery within time and budget.
• Define project scope, risks, and budget in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and report on status to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management in IT

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Schedule management

Risk management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Project Manager - (Cyber) page is loaded## Project Manager - (Cyber)locations: Sysco Polandtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R244635# **JOB DESCRIPTION****Project Manager - (Cyber)****ABOUT SYSCO** Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations. We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and serve others in a manner that exceeds expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and discover why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.The Cyber Security organization plays a critical role in safeguarding Sysco's digital assets, colleagues, and customers by protecting its digital architecture against evolving cyber threats. It works to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches and operates across four regions: North America, Latin America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.**JOB SUMMARY**The Cyber Project Manager is responsible for managing the scope, schedule, budget, and quality of projects for individual contributors and supervisors. This role drives delivery within the team and creates both long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, and allocating resources. The role involves delegating tasks to team members best positioned to complete them, ensuring deliverables are met, making effective decisions for project progression with support from senior team members when needed, and managing dependencies across project tasks.**RESPONSIBILITIES*** Leads 3–5 low to medium complexity projects or 1–2 highly complex projects to deliver agreed outcomes within time, cost, and quality constraints.* Owns all aspects of projects to deliver approved business functionality to Sysco.* Defines scope, delivery approach, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and budget in partnership with the Project Sponsor.* Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders and dependent projects to develop detailed project schedules, including activities, milestones, and duration estimates; monitors and revises schedules as needed.* Monitors and controls multiple aspects of projects throughout the lifecycle, including change requests, issues, risks, and status reporting.* Manages project budgets, including purchases, contracts, and monthly spend and resource forecasting.* Assists in obtaining cost and overhead estimates and develops project budgets based on business cases.* Addresses low-level risks, issues, and scope change requests; escalates when needed and implements responses following established processes.* Facilitates requisitions, creates purchase requests, and onboards third-party resources.* Owns project/workstream-level reporting and adapts communication to stakeholder needs.* Establishes quality indicators for processes and outputs aligned with stakeholders and business cases.* Conducts regular reviews to assess progress, stakeholder relationships, outcomes, and benefit realization.**COMPETENCIES*** Accountability for delivering high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.* Strong communication skills, including active listening and emotional intelligence.* Proficiency in schedule management, budget control, forecasting, governance, risk and issue management, change control, stakeholder management, project metrics, and quality management.* Adaptability and resilience in handling changing project requirements and unexpected events.* Comfort with ambiguity and ability to adjust project management approaches accordingly.* Ability to define reporting structures and align roles and responsibilities.* Effective decision-making even with limited or unclear information.* Ability to evaluate financial impacts of project decisions.* Strong analytical skills to define requirements based on needs and constraints.* Capability to create project artifacts such as schedules, budgets, forecasts, and progress reports.* Conflict resolution skills and willingness to seek support when necessary.* Ability to apply or adapt methodologies to solve project-related challenges.* Strong problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.**MANDATORY EXPERIENCE*** Minimum 3 years of project management experience in an IT environment.* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.* Experience with industry-standard project management tools and methodologies.**PREFERRED EXPERIENCE*** PMI CAPM/PMP, PRINCE2, or similar certification.* Experience with Agile methodologies or CSM certification.* 1–3 years of cybersecurity project management experience or relevant certification.* Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or PlanView.* Understanding of project financials and performance measurement.**Why Join Us*** Be part of a global cybersecurity team protecting a dynamic enterprise environment.* Opportunity to work with modern security technologies and drive tool innovation.* Collaborative culture with professional development opportunities.* Hybrid work model with our Kraków office as the primary location.