Security Program Manager: Governance & Delivery

Whoop; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

WHOOP, based in Boston, MA, is seeking a Security Project Manager to scale the Office of the CISO's operational excellence. You will lead cross‑functional security initiatives, build governance processes, and deliver scalable systems with actionable insights for technical and executive stakeholders.

You will develop dashboards, manage Jira/Confluence, and collaborate with Security, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, and IT teams to ensure successful project delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Project Management, Program Management, Security Operations, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), IT Operations, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional technical initiatives from planning through delivery in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to establish program governance, manage project portfolios, prioritize competing initiatives, and drive operational excellence.
• Experience developing executive-level dashboards, KPIs, status reporting, and data-driven insights using operational data from multiple systems.
• Advanced experience with Jira, including workflow administration, reporting, automation, and project management best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and present effectively to technical teams and executive leadership.
• Experience supporting Information Security, GRC, Compliance, or IT organizations, with familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST CSF, or similar security standards preferred.
• Experience with workflow automation, business intelligence, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting and analytics tools is a plus.
• PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
• Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day‑to‑day tasks, ensuring AI‑assisted work aligns with the same high‑quality standards as personal contributions.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional Security, GRC, and IT Security initiatives from planning through execution by defining scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications to deliver strategic outcomes.
• Drive Security portfolio planning and execution by partnering with Security leadership to manage roadmaps, priorities, resource planning, dependencies, and delivery risks aligned with business objectives.
• Develop and continuously improve Security program governance through standardized processes, documentation, operating cadences, templates, and project management best practices that enable consistent execution across the organization.
• Build executive dashboards, KPIs, KRIs, and portfolio reporting by aggregating data from Jira, Confluence, GRC platforms, and other operational systems to provide visibility into program health, organizational performance, and risk.
• Administer and optimize Jira projects, workflows, automations, and Confluence documentation while identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve operational efficiency, and scale Security operations through automation.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Infrastructure, Compliance, Privacy, Legal, IT, and business stakeholders to remove blockers, coordinate strategic initiatives, support audit and compliance programs, and ensure successful project delivery.

Skills

Technical PM

Security Ops

GRC

Program Mgmt

Cross‑functional leadership

Executive dashboards

Jira admin

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

WHOOP, based in Boston, MA, is seeking a Security Project Manager to scale the Office of the CISO's operational excellence. You will lead cross‑functional security initiatives, build governance processes, and deliver scalable systems with actionable insights for technical and executive stakeholders.

You will develop dashboards, manage Jira/Confluence, and collaborate with Security, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, and IT teams to ensure successful project delivery in a fast-paced environment.