Project Manager, Data Protection & Access Governance

Rockefeller Capital Management; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Rockefeller Capital Management seeks a Project Manager to lead data access and protection initiatives alongside a broad technology and operations project portfolio.

You will drive delivery for data masking, access governance, and data loss prevention, partnering with Technology, Information Security, Legal, Compliance, and business teams to safeguard sensitive client and firm data while enabling the business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project or program management experience in financial services.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder, cross-functional projects.
• Knowledge of data protection concepts: masking, encryption, DLP, IAM, RBAC.
• Experience supporting testing and release cycles (UAT, parallel testing, change management).
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of data protection initiatives (PII masking, classification, encryption, DLP).
• Manage access governance and least-privilege principles across applications and data stores.
• Coordinate masking inventories and sequencing by data sensitivity.
• Define scope, objectives, and success metrics with cross-functional teams; build charters/plans.
• Oversee testing readiness (UAT, parallel testing) and coordinate go-live activities.
• Provide concise status updates and executive-level reporting to senior leadership.
• Balance a portfolio of technology and operations projects with competing priorities.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Analytical problem solving

Education

PMP/CISSP/CIPP/CDMP certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Rockefeller Capital Management seeks a Project Manager to lead data access and protection initiatives alongside a broad technology and operations project portfolio.

You will drive delivery for data masking, access governance, and data loss prevention, partnering with Technology, Information Security, Legal, Compliance, and business teams to safeguard sensitive client and firm data while enabling the business.