Sr Technical Program Manager - Cybersecurity Strategy

Playlist; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Playlist is seeking a seasoned program manager to lead a cross-functional cyber security or IT program, shaping strategy, resourcing, and priorities across teams.

You will manage multiple complex project timelines, drive risk mitigation, and communicate with security and IT leadership, engineers, and stakeholders to align on objectives and outcomes. The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving in a dynamic tech environment in the United States.

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years in program management, client services, or management consulting at a tech company.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, cyber security, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Deep expertise in program management best practices and tools.
• Strong ability to understand architectures and discuss system design, reliability, and scalability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to translate complex requirements.
• Familiarity with information security frameworks (NIST, PCI-DSS, HITRUST) preferred.
• Learns quickly, works independently, owns risks with mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic execution and delivery for a cross-functional Cyber Security or IT program, including influence over resourcing decisions, prioritization, and stakeholder engagement
• Manage multiple complex projects timelines, risks, and action items for multiple projects, potentially with competing timelines or resourcing needs, and elevate project issues or blockers
• Communicate and influence effectively on multiple levels (e.g., Security & IT leadership team, engineers, cross-discipline stakeholders)
• Identify creative ways to measure and track progress on your program’s initiatives and promote learning from both success and failures to a wider audience
• Design and iteratively improve templates that support programs, projects, and enterprise-wide processes
• Navigate ambiguity with a bias for action, being creative and resourceful in problem solving, and ask questions early and often when working in new or unfamiliar systems or topics
• Demonstrate deep, evolving technical fluency in core security domains (e.g., IAM, endpoint security, cloud risk, compliance frameworks) and apply it to shape program strategy, drive architectural trade-off decisions, and translate complexity for executive and cross-functional audiences, while serving as a trusted technical liaison across Engineering, Security, and business stakeholders

Skills

Program management

Security frameworks

Stakeholder communication

Technical aptitude

Independent learner

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

About the Company: At Playlist, life's richest moments happen when people step away from screens to move, connect, explore, and play. We're building the definitive platform for intentional living, connecting people with inspiring experiences in fitness, wellness, and beyond. With popular brands like Mindbody and ClassPass, Playlist empowers businesses and individuals, making it effortless for aspirations to become actions. Join us in reshaping technology's role to foster meaningful, real-world connections.

The Role You’ll Play

• Lead strategic execution and delivery for a cross-functional Cyber Security or IT program, including influence over resourcing decisions, prioritization, and stakeholder engagement
• Manage multiple complex projects timelines, risks, and action items for multiple projects, potentially with competing timelines or resourcing needs, and elevate project issues or blockers
• Communicate and influence effectively on multiple levels (e.g., Security & IT leadership team, engineers, cross-discipline stakeholders)
• Identify creative ways to measure and track progress on your program’s initiatives and promote learning from both success and failures to a wider audience
• Design and iteratively improve templates that support programs, projects, and enterprise-wide processes
• Navigate ambiguity with a bias for action, being creative and resourceful in problem solving, and ask questions early and often when working in new or unfamiliar systems or topics
• Demonstrate deep, evolving technical fluency in core security domains (e.g., IAM, endpoint security, cloud risk, compliance frameworks) and apply it to shape program strategy, drive architectural trade-off decisions, and translate complexity for executive and cross-functional audiences, while serving as a trusted technical liaison across Engineering, Security, and business stakeholders

The Experience You’ll Bring

• 4-6+ years in program management, client services, management consulting, or a similar role at a technology company. Prior experience with running Cyber Security or IT programs required
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, cyber security, or other related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Deep expertise in program management best practices and tools, from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure
• Solid technical aptitude with an ability to understand technical architectures and speak to system design, reliability and scalability challenges, and design tradeoffs
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and experience in interpreting and communicating technical requirements to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong understanding of information security frameworks (e.g., NIST, PCI-DSS, HITRUST, etc.) is highly desirable
• Learns quickly and operates independently in familiar domains, proactively seeking guidance in new areas, while owning program risks and driving structured mitigation strategies

It is the Company's intent to pay all Team Members competitive wages and salaries that are motivational, fair and equitable. The goal of Company's compensation program is to be transparent, attract potential employees, meet the needs of all current employees, and encourage Team Members to stay with our organization. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. The base salary range for this position in the United States is $100,000 to $132,000. The total compensation package for this position may also include a performance bonus, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans

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Sound like the role for you? We’d love to hear from you! Even if you’re not 100% sure about potential fit, we still encourage you to apply. We’re looking for the right person, not the perfect series of checkboxes.

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Note: This description outlines key responsibilities but isn’t intended to cover every task or duty. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support the team and business goals.