Senior Project Manager, Information Security

Inside Higher Ed; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution in Los Angeles is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead information security initiatives across its enterprise. The ideal candidate should have strong project management experience and skills in stakeholder communication. Responsibilities include directing project budgets, coordinating with vendors, and leading cross-functional planning sessions. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive significant changes in information security.

Qualifications

• Experience leading information security programs and initiatives within an enterprise environment.
• Strong ability to elicit requirements, define future state processes, and facilitate cross-functional planning sessions.
• Proven project management experience, including budget oversight and risk management.
• Strong stakeholder communications with vendors and executives.
• Experience recruiting and onboarding project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of security-related initiatives in support of the OCISO.
• Oversee comprehensive program and project plans; control scope and direct budget resources toward deliverables.
• Interface with vendors, implementation partners, and executives to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Define platform strategies and report on progress.
• Interface with vendors and executives to ensure on-time delivery.
• Coordinate communications and prepare status reports.
• Mentor recruitment and manage project funding with sponsors.

Skills

Leading information security programs

Requirement elicitation

Project management experience

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Overview

Senior Project Manager, Information Security – UCLA Information Technology Services

Requisition Number: 35336

Salary: Salary commensurate with skills, knowledge and experience.

Position Description

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Information Technology Services is seeking a Senior Project Manager with an exceptional commitment to service excellence to join our Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management Office (ePMO) team collaborating with diverse and talented team members to modernize and transform the use of information technology across the campus enterprise. As Senior Project Manager, you will lead a portfolio of security related initiatives, in support of the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO), focused on creating and maintaining a secure environment for all UCLA faculty, staff, and students.

As a member of the Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management Office, the Senior Project Manager will be a key member of our team leading the implementation of information security programs and initiatives for the UCLA enterprise. The Senior Project Manager will oversee comprehensive program and project plans, controlling scope and directing project budget resources towards the completion of deliverables. The Senior Project Manager will collaborate with internal teams, subject matter experts and stakeholders to elicit functional and technical requirements, define future state processes, facilitate cross functional design and planning sessions to define platform and implementation strategies, project reporting, project communications, stakeholder engagement and organizational readiness analysis.

Additionally, the Senior Project Manager will be the key interface with vendors, implementation partners, organizational leaders and executives and internal teams to ensure projects are delivered within a specified time frame and budget; coordinates project communications, develops detailed weekly, monthly and quarterly status reports for overall migration effort; identifies and remediates key issues and risks to ensure project trajectory; ensures project documentation is organized and available to users; identifies and communicates industry best-practices. Leads recruitment and hiring efforts to ensure project resources are aligned with each phase; coordinates onboarding and training of new project team members. Manages project funding and budget; collaborates with project sponsors and financial leadership to ensure project is delivered within budget.

For full application instructions and position description, please visit: https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=82796

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction

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Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of security-related initiatives in support of the OCISO.
• Oversee comprehensive program and project plans; control scope and direct budget resources toward deliverables.
• Collaborate with internal teams, subject matter experts and stakeholders to elicit requirements, define future state processes, and facilitate cross-functional design and planning sessions.
• Define platform and implementation strategies; manage project reporting, communications, stakeholder engagement and organizational readiness analysis.
• Interface with vendors, implementation partners, organizational leaders and executives to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Coordinate project communications and develop weekly, monthly and quarterly status reports.
• Identify and remediate issues and risks to maintain project trajectory; ensure documentation is organized and accessible.
• Lead recruitment and onboarding of project resources; manage project funding and budget in collaboration with sponsors and financial leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading information security programs and initiatives within an enterprise environment.
• Strong ability to elicit requirements, define future state processes, and facilitate cross-functional planning sessions.
• Proven project management experience, including budget oversight and risk management.
• Ability to coordinate with vendors, partners, and executives; excellent stakeholder communications skills.
• Experience recruiting, onboarding, and training project team members.

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We’re an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.