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| Location: | London, ON |
| Date Posted: | Apr 17, 2023 |
Job Description
IT Security Technical Project Manager
Location: Remote Canada
Reports to: Project Director
The Role
The IT Security Technical Project Manager is responsible for communication, including status reporting, risk management, escalation of issues that cannot be resolved in the team, and, in general, making sure the project is delivered on budget, on schedule, and within scope.
Responsibilities
- Develop/manage full-scale project plans and communication documents using the appropriate tools provided.
- Working on security projects portfolio: Deliver enhancements, migrations, and implementation projects with a focus on IT security.
- Logically organize the work to be executed effectively and managed to the schedule.
- Initiate resource requests and update as required.
- Track, manage, update and control issues. Understand how to assess, document, and manage internal and external project risks; develop contingencies and mitigation plans.
- Maintain focus on budget; communicate or escalate if estimated costs are at risk. Understand and manage potential budget impact per contractual obligations and SLAs. Understand how to use project management tools and techniques related to cost planning and estimating. Understand and explain root causes for variance.
- Clearly understand the scope, identify changes early, and execute change approval procedures.
- Set achievable project objectives; maintain a positive outlook; take responsibility; make decisions and provide constructive feedback. Can strategize, inspire, and motivate team members toward a common goal.
- Work on multiple projects simultaneously located in different time zones.
- Ensure project documents are completed, labelled, and stored.
- Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence positive action and accountability. Within a team structure, understand and know how to share information and best practices, delegate responsibility and promote support and interaction. Maintain a high level of trust with team members.
- Project status reports are prepared and reviewed as required with appropriate details and distributed weekly.
- Consistently communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders
- Operational management ensures quality planning, delivery & execution of the project.
- Manages key relationships with internal & external executive, business, procurement, and vendor teams.
- Conduct final project lessons learned recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project outcomes.
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- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- 5+ years of experience as a Senior Project Manager overseeing a project team for defining and implementing cybersecurity projects in a complex environment.
- Strong working knowledge of the implementation of new security tools, network security and Audits
- Experience managing projects which involve 3rd party managed services.
- Having a CISSP, CISM and/or GSEC certificate is desirable.
- Experienced with hybrid (Waterfall and Agile) project management principles, along with a demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams consisting of technologists and business representatives toward increased agility over time
- Experience as a high-performing team member working in a fast-paced enterprise software development environment while demonstrating a strong ability to balance multiple priorities and respond to urgent issues and changes in product priorities.
- Ability to understand the line of business, product/project domain and its relationship to the overall client portfolio. Experience in a web/data project manager role or equivalent experience leading development teams. Strong understanding of the development process (full SDLC), including an understanding of applicable IT Infrastructure and regulatory directives
- Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities. Ability to analyze and identify problems, evaluate alternatives, find a solution, and make informed decisions.
- Ability to manage approval and sign-off, allocate project resources, and manage priorities and schedule conflicts to enable efficient decision-making.
- Ability to use active listening skills to read situations quickly, settle disputes equitably, and negotiate agreements. Looks for a win-win agreement that can be understood and accepted by the project team.
- Communicate timely, tactfully, concisely, and candidly, simplify jargon and make required stakeholders aware of all issues. Encourage interactive communication; be receptive to both positive and constructive feedback and listen to team members and customers.
- Manages key relationships with internal & external executive, business, and vendor teams. Understand who the stakeholder is and what the stakeholder's needs are; to set realistic expectations and reach an agreement with the business from the project onset.
- Proficient PC skills using Microsoft Tools. Ability to understand and apply established policies and procedures, corporate tools, and technical requirements.
- Effective negotiator using a positive win/win strategy, applying negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders, team members, and vendors.
- Effectively leverages technical and business expertise to optimize team delivery.
- Ability to travel based on assigned projects.
Company Mission
J.D. Power is clear about what we do to ensure our success into the future. We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients’ toughest challenges.
Our Values
At J.D. Power, we strive to be Truth Finders, Change Makers and Team Driven - the distinct behaviors that, together, define our unique culture.
Truth Finders - At J.D. Power, we are proud of the unbiased data and findings we provide. As individuals, each and every member of our team is dedicated to living this same objectivity and embodying the highest ethical and professional standards – the only ‘favorite’ we have is the truth.
Change Makers - At J.D. Power, we never stand still. We constantly seek better ways – innovating and evolving in everything we do to support our colleagues and our clients alike – and all in service of delivering data and insights that drive meaningful business impact.
Team Driven - At J.D. Power, we are one team and we are activated. Regardless of individual role, every member of our team is dedicated to supporting their immediate colleagues and our broader J.D. Power family to deliver on our collective purpose and make us greater than the sum of our parts. At J.D. Power, these values are more than words. We bring these values to life throughout our organization through our employee event series — J.D. Power Values Days. Each quarter, we celebrate one of our core values and hold an annual event to celebrate our combined values at the end of the year.
We are dedicated to leveraging comprehensive and equitable practices which contribute to the overall success of the company and its employees. We invite you to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
J.D. Power is an equal opportunity employer and compliant with AODA/ADA legislation. If you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please specify.
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