Senior Project Manager (Mid-Atlantic)

GuidePoint Security; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of professional services engagements. The role involves full lifecycle project management, ensuring stakeholder communication, and delivering on client objectives. Candidates should possess substantial project management experience and a strong background in IT consulting services. Join a rapidly growing team where you can enhance your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Benefits

Group Medical Insurance options

Group Dental Insurance

12 corporate holidays

Flexible Time Off (FTO) program

Mobile phone and internet allowance

Eligibility for retirement plan

Pet Benefit Option

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management.
• Minimum of 3 years in consulting services or IT Project Management.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate project objectives and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage Professional Services projects through the full engagement lifecycle.
• Ensure communication with stakeholders and manage project issues.
• Create and maintain project management methodology and documentation.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodology

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Customer Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Project

Jira

OpenAir

Salesforce

Job description

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

As a GuidePoint Security Senior Project Manager, you are managing a unique portfolio of security focused Professional Services engagements which directly contribute to our client’s goals and success. This position may also require serving as a client-side billable resource for Project Management service delivery.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Efficient and effective management of Professional Services projects through the full engagement lifecycle:
• Sales handoff
• Resourcing
• Customer project plandevelopment
• Execution management
• Project closeout activities
• Ensure regular and timely communications to all key stakeholders.
• Manage project issues and risks to resolution.
• Maintain and foster internal and external customer relationships, ensuring objectives and statement of work deliverables are met.
• Plan and manage resources ensuring all projects meet scope and budget expectations.
• Maintain the OpenAir PSA application for project data.
• Manage and support internal processes for revenue recognition and customer invoicing.
• Create and maintain project management methodology and process documentation.
• Provide Project Management services to GuidePoint customers in a professional service capacity.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Adhere to GuidePoint Security Core Values.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a consulting services role or similar IT Project Management structure.
• Experience with Agile methodology.
• Advanced use of all Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project, with advanced ability to utilize Microsoft Excel for project reporting.
• Proficient in Jira, OpenAir and Salesforce, or other Professional Services applications.
• Advanced computer skills with Mac and Google application experience preferred.
• Experience utilizing remote teleconferencing tools.
• Standard industry certifications are preferred.
• Experience in interfacing with information security positions and stakeholders.
• Advanced project management skills, with demonstrated ability to evaluate project objectives and scope, gain customer understanding, schedule resources, and manage timeline and budget to plan.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and/or teams simultaneously while maintaining customer satisfaction and financial health.
• Understanding of a broad range of information security terms and disciplines.
• Understanding of professional services revenue recognition and invoicing.
• Demonstrated successful leadership of personnel and technical projects, including the ability to lead, mentor and develop team members.
• Written communication skills for use in preparing formal deliverables.
• Verbal communication skills that include the ability to communicate with anyone from a technical resource to the highest level of management.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems, perform complex tasks and prioritize.
• Ability to build customer relationships that enhance communications to ensure project success.
• Evening and weekend hours may be required.

Travel Requirements:

• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work
• Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day
• Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day

If you have additional physical requirements/changes, please discuss with HR first

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Why GuidePoint?
GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Some added perks….

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option