Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager – Security Tool Rationalization & Transformation

Be Part Of A High-Performing Team

Join the information security organization of a leading global financial institution committed to strengthening cybersecurity, improving operational efficiency, and maintaining robust technology governance across international operations.

This team is advancing a strategic cybersecurity transformation initiative focused on simplifying its security technology landscape, reducing redundant solutions, optimizing technology investments, and strengthening enterprise-wide security capabilities.

Working alongside security architects, engineers, operations leaders, procurement, finance, and risk management teams, this position offers an opportunity to drive meaningful improvements across a complex, globally distributed technology environment.

What's In Store For You

• Work Arrangement: Remote, supporting globally distributed teams and stakeholders.

• Engagement: W2 only (no C2C/1099).

• Contract opportunity supporting a strategic enterprise cybersecurity transformation program.

• Exposure to international security operations and technology initiatives spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

• Opportunity to influence security technology decisions, operational efficiency, vendor strategies, and long-term cost optimization.

• Collaboration with senior security leadership, engineering teams, and enterprise technology stakeholders.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Lead cross-functional cybersecurity transformation projects focused on consolidating, optimizing, and retiring enterprise security technologies.

• Manage security tool rationalization initiatives from initial assessments and technology evaluations through implementation, decommissioning, and operational transition.

• Coordinate with cybersecurity architecture, engineering, operations, procurement, finance, legal, privacy, and compliance teams to align project deliverables with business objectives.

• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, risk registers, and executive reporting to ensure timely delivery.

• Support technology evaluations, vendor assessments, RFI/RFP activities, and procurement decisions related to security tool investments.

• Identify opportunities to eliminate redundant capabilities, improve security tool utilization, and reduce unnecessary technology expenditures.

• Oversee technology retirement and decommissioning activities while ensuring appropriate risk controls, documentation, and operational readiness.

• Establish project governance practices, decision-making processes, and performance metrics to monitor transformation progress.

• Track cost savings, operational improvements, and other measurable benefits associated with security technology consolidation.

• Facilitate collaboration among regional security leaders and global technology teams to manage dependencies and coordinate implementation activities.

• Drive change management and stakeholder adoption to ensure sustainable operational improvements.

Requirements

Are You An Experienced Cybersecurity Project Manager Ready To Drive Enterprise Technology Transformation?

• 5–7 years of experience in IT project management, cybersecurity program delivery, or enterprise technology transformation.

• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional technology initiatives involving security, engineering, risk, compliance, procurement, and finance.

• Experience supporting cybersecurity technology consolidation, tool rationalization, technology lifecycle management, or related transformation initiatives.

• Strong understanding of project governance, milestone tracking, risk management, dependency management, and change control.

• Experience coordinating vendor evaluations, technology assessments, procurement activities, or RFI/RFP processes.

• Ability to manage project financials, evaluate cost optimization opportunities, and track measurable business benefits.

• Strong executive communication skills, including developing status reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership.

• Experience working with geographically distributed stakeholders and coordinating initiatives across multiple regions.

• Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.

• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft 365.

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, or a related discipline.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Security Operations Centers (SOC), SIEM, XDR, identity and access management (IAM), cloud security, and network security.

• Understanding of vulnerability management, data security, and privacy controls.

• Experience delivering security technology transformation initiatives within complex enterprise or regulated environments.

• PMP, Agile/Scrum, CISSP, CISM, or comparable professional certifications.