Senior Cybersecurity Programs Lead - Remote Contract

Motion Recruitment; North Carolina; Remote; USD 81,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Cybersecurity for a remote contract based in the United States. The role will lead large-scale cybersecurity transformation initiatives across IT, OT, and IoT, coordinating with executives and stakeholders to strengthen security posture and reduce enterprise risk.

The ideal candidate has a track record of delivering measurable risk reductions in complex environments, with experience in governance, reporting, and cross-functional program

Qualifications

• 15+ years managing complex technology programs or cybersecurity projects
• Experience leading cross-functional cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, OT, and IoT programs
• Strong background in enterprise RFPs, vendor evaluations, contract negotiations, and SOW development
• Experience coordinating cybersecurity incident response, vulnerability remediation, audit remediation, and risk reduction initiatives
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity governance, risk management, security controls, and compliance frameworks
• Experience creating executive-level presentations, communications, and status reporting
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication skills
• Ability to lead multiple concurrent programs in a complex enterprise environment
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid program delivery methodologies

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic cybersecurity programs and multi-year transformation initiatives
• Establish governance frameworks, reporting processes, risk management practices, and executive communications
• Coordinate security initiatives across infrastructure, cloud, applications, identity management, data protection, and third-party risk
• Manage cybersecurity assessments, RFPs, vendor selection efforts, and implementation programs
• Drive incident response coordination, remediation planning, and recovery activities
• Oversee vulnerability management, audit findings, risk treatment plans, and corrective action tracking
• Facilitate executive steering committees and cross-functional stakeholder alignment
• Monitor program health, milestones, budgets, dependencies, and key performance metrics
• Support compliance, audit readiness, and security governance initiatives
• Promote security awareness and risk-based decision making throughout the organization

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Risk reduction

Governance

Cross-functional coordination

Vendor management

Agile & Waterfall

Communication

Multi-year transformation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Cybersecurity for a remote contract based in the United States. The role will lead large-scale cybersecurity transformation initiatives across IT, OT, and IoT, coordinating with executives and stakeholders to strengthen security posture and reduce enterprise risk.

The ideal candidate has a track record of delivering measurable risk reductions in complex environments, with experience in governance, reporting, and cross-functional program