Senior IT Project Manager Cybersecurity

Humana, Inc.; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 104,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Humana, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager to drive strategic cybersecurity initiatives from planning to implementation and operational transition.

You will partner with cybersecurity leaders, architects, engineers, product teams, vendors, and executives to deliver outcomes that reduce risk and improve compliance. Ideal candidates have 5–8+ years of cross-functional project leadership in technology or cybersecurity, strong communication skills for executives, and experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5-8+ years leading cross-functional projects, teams and contractors within technology, cybersecurity, risk or related disciplines.
• Experience managing initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Experience leading complex technology, cybersecurity, risk, compliance, or security-related initiatives in an enterprise environment.
• Experience delivering initiatives in domains such as Identity Security, Security Operations, Incident Response, Cloud/Network/App/Government security, or Security Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of project management disciplines: planning, risk management, dependency management, governance, reporting.
• Experience developing executive-level communications, status reporting, and decision-support materials.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders in matrixed environments.
• Experience managing project financials, budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, or investment-funded initiatives.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to operate independently in highly complex environments.
• Fluency in ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management (PPM).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex cybersecurity initiatives from planning through implementation and operational transition.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, decisions, and action items.
• Coordinate delivery across cybersecurity teams, technology organizations, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.
• Drive execution of initiatives related to identified cybersecurity domains and security architecture.
• Facilitate planning sessions, stakeholder reviews, executive updates, governance forums, and project steering meetings.
• Identify delivery risks, resource constraints, cross-team dependencies, and schedule impacts; develop mitigation plans.
• Establish and maintain project reporting with clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, milestones, and outcomes.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-focused communications for leadership.
• Partner with cybersecurity leaders to align project execution with strategic objectives and roadmaps.
• Manage project scope, goals, and timeline; ensure alignment with objectives.
• Manage project financials with portfolio management: budgets, forecasts, and time tracking.
• Drive accountability and resolve blockers; support vendor engagements and procurement planning as needed.
• Ensure delivery artifacts and governance requirements are maintained throughout lifecycle.
• Promote consistent delivery practices while adapting Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid as needed.
• Lead project team(s) and contractors; mentor junior PMs.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5-8+ years exp

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communications

PMO experience

Vendor management

Risk management

Agile / Hybrid

ServiceNow PPM

Security domains

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Jira Align

Job description

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The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of strategic cybersecurity initiatives that strengthen the organization's security posture, reduce risk, improve compliance, and enable business objectives. Each project manager role will be anchored to projects within a key cybersecurity domain or, in some cases, to initiatives requiring partnership across multiple cybersecurity domains, such as Identity Security, Threat Management, Security Operations, Product Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Network Security, Cloud Security, and Emerging Technologies.

The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager serves as a trusted delivery leader who translates strategy into execution, aligns stakeholders around shared outcomes, manages risks and dependencies, and ensures initiatives are delivered predictably and transparently. This individual operates across technical and business teams, partnering with cybersecurity leaders, architects, engineers, product teams, vendors, and executives to drive successful outcomes.

Success in this role extends beyond delivering scope on time and within budget. The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager connects cybersecurity strategy to execution and ensures initiatives achieve their intended cybersecurity outcomes, such as risk reduction, control coverage, remediation, adoption, resilience, or capability maturity.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex cybersecurity initiatives from planning through implementation and operational transition.

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, decisions, and action items.

• Coordinate delivery across cybersecurity teams, technology organizations, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.

• Drive execution of initiatives related to areas such as Identity & Access Management, Privileged Access Management, Security Operations, Threat Detection & Response, Network Security, Application Security, Cloud Security, AI Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Security Architecture.

• Facilitate planning sessions, stakeholder reviews, executive updates, governance forums, and project steering meetings.

• Identify delivery risks, resource constraints, cross-team dependencies, and schedule impacts; develop mitigation and response plans.

• Establish and maintain project reporting that provides clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, milestones, and business outcomes.

• Translate complex technical concepts into business-focused communications for leadership and executive stakeholders.

• Partner with cybersecurity leaders to align project execution with strategic objectives, capability roadmaps, and organizational priorities.

• Manage project scope, goals, and timeline while ensuring alignment with approved objectives.

• Manage project financials in partnership with portfolio management, including budgets, forecasts, resource allocations, and project time tracking.

• Drive accountability for commitments and facilitate timely resolution of issues and blockers.

• Support vendor engagements, contract deliverables, procurement activities, and implementation planning when applicable.

• Ensure delivery artifacts, documentation, governance requirements, and project controls are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.

• Promote consistency in project delivery practices while adapting approaches to Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery models as needed.

• Lead project team(s) & contractors, mentor junior PMs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5-8+ years of experience leading cross-functional projects, project teams and contractors establishing clear accountability for delivery commitments, and programs in technology, cybersecurity, risk management, or related disciplines.

• Demonstrated experience managing initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and cross-functional dependencies.

• Experience leading complex technology, cybersecurity, risk, compliance, or security-related initiatives in an enterprise environment.

• Experience delivering initiatives in one or more cybersecurity domains such as Identity Security, Security Operations, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Network Security, Cyber Risk, Governance, Product Security, Application Security, or Security Engineering.

• Strong knowledge of project management disciplines including planning, risk management, dependency management, stakeholder engagement, governance, and reporting.

• Experience developing executive-level communications, status reporting, and decision-support materials.

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment in matrixed organizations.

• Experience managing project financials, budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, or investment-funded initiatives.

• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Ability to operate independently in highly complex and ambiguous environments.

• Fluency in ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management (PPM) for project financial management, forecasting, resource allocation, and time tracking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI-ACP, or equivalent.

• Experience working within Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery environments.

• Experience with enterprise delivery and planning tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Jira Align, or similar platforms.

• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements such as NIST, CIS Controls, Zero Trust, HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC, PCI, or related standards.

• Understanding of cybersecurity technologies and concepts including identity management, threat detection, vulnerability management, cloud security, incident response, security governance, and security architecture.

Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$104,000 - $143,000 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 11-11-2026

About us

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

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