Senior IT Risk Project Manager

Luxoft; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a senior program manager to lead software development projects for global, distributed teams in the United States. You will oversee planning, risk management, and governance, coordinating with clients and engineering leaders to drive delivery and compliance programs.

The role requires 7+ years in software project management, experience with IT risk, and strong stakeholder communication. This position is based in Charlotte, NC with opportunities for remote collaboration where

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development projects and management.
• 5+ years of experience in large scale Project/Program management.
• Proven track record in complex projects with global, distributed teams.
• People management experience for 20+ FTEs.
• Good understanding of program financials and reporting.
• Good understanding of project manager areas of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning
• Backlog prioritization, detailing and decomposition
• Understanding of SDLC and ability to build/optimize project processes
• Communication with the team, client
• Understanding of motivation factors
• Team Management
• Result-oriented
• Working with feedback: provide and receive
• Demonstrable experience running IT risk, security, or compliance-driven programmes
• Ability to build and maintain a risk register: identification, qualification, scoring, mitigation planning, ownership assignment, and escalation
• Experience coordinating remediation programmes across multiple engineering teams and tracking them to measurable closure
• Comfortable operating with audit, InfoSec, and compliance stakeholders; experience preparing evidence and status for governance forums or steering committees
• Working knowledge of at least one control or risk framework (NIST CSF/RMF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, or similar)
• Ability to translate technical findings into business impact and risk-based prioritization for senior stakeholders

Skills

Program management

Large-scale projects

Distributed teams

People management

Risk management

Financial reporting

SDLC knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Job description

1. Pre-sale

2. Contracting

3. Project start

4. Project Planning and Execution

5. Team Management

6. Self-management

Mandatory Skills Description:

• - 7+ years of professional experience in software development projects and management
• - 5+ years of experience in large scale Project/Program management
• - Proven track record in complex projects with global, distributed teams
• - People management experience for 20+ FTEs
• - Good understanding of program financials and reporting
• - Good understanding of project manager areas of responsibility:

Project Planning

• Backlog prioritization, detailing and decomposition
• Understanding of SDLC and ability to build/optimize project processes
• Communication with the team, client
• Understanding of motivation factors
• Team Management
• Result-oriented
• Working with feedback: provide and receive
• - Demonstrable experience running IT risk, security, or compliance-driven programmes - not only feature delivery
• - Ability to build and maintain a risk register: identification, qualification, scoring, mitigation planning, ownership assignment, and escalation
• - Experience coordinating remediation programmes across multiple engineering teams (patching, vulnerability closure, control implementation) and tracking them to measurable closure
• - Comfortable operating with audit, InfoSec, and compliance stakeholders; experience preparing evidence and status for governance forums or steering committees
• - Working knowledge of at least one control or risk framework (NIST CSF/RMF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, or similar)
• - Ability to translate technical findings into business impact and risk-based prioritization for senior stakeholders