IT Project Manager Cybersecurity Consultant
Hybrid position in the 90037 zip code
Classification: Exempt
We are a world-class international consulting company looking for an IT Project Manager Consultant to join our team. We offer a supportive company culture with positive energy, forward momentum, flexibility, and inclusiveness. Responsibilities will focus on planning, organizing, and integrating cross-functional IT initiatives with an emphasis on Cybersecurity, network remediation, and wireless installations, while liaising with other technical groups. The ideal candidate will have a PMP certification and be a self-starter who can work well in a fast-paced environment. The candidate should have strong knowledge of server teams, VM teams, cloud deployments, load balancers, etc. We encourage any professional who meets the criteria above to apply.
This is a full-time hybrid position requiring at least three days onsite each week in the Los Angeles area.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead Various Complex IT Initiatives End-to-End Lead multiple IT projects including enterprise technology rollouts, system integrations, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity initiatives, and operational improvements from planning through implementation and closeout.
- Provide Senior-Level Consulting and Strategic Recommendations Assess business and technical challenges, identify gaps and risks, and provide practical recommendations based on industry best practices, organizational priorities, and creative solution approaches.
- Lead and Coordinate Client Resources and Vendors Provide day-to-day project leadership for client incumbent resources, technical teams, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors, establishing clear ownership, priorities, deliverables, and accountability.
- Drive Process Improvement and Operational Maturity Evaluate existing IT processes, workflows, governance, and operating practices; identify improvement opportunities; and develop recommendations, procedures, standards, and repeatable processes that improve efficiency and service delivery.
- Manage Cybersecurity and Technology Delivery Risks Lead cybersecurity-related projects and coordinate with security and technical SMEs to manage risks, dependencies, remediation activities, and implementation requirements while maintaining project schedules, budgets, scope, and stakeholder expectations.
Project control:
- Manage scope creep through client change orders, internal change orders, phased delivery, or other methods to ensure projects deliver on timeline, scope, budget, and strategy expectations
- Evaluate all key project deliverables, as well as the final product, to ensure traceability of requirements, high quality, and client acceptance. Responsible for formal sign-off on all project deliverables; this will often include coordinating input and involvement from the account director and client
- Ensure project meets internal and client expectations with respect to quality, budget, delivery timelines, and strategy
- Identify, track, manage and mitigate risk on specific client engagements. Escalate these issues when necessary to ensure minimal impact on quality, budget, and timeline
- Where project control is in jeopardy, create contingency plans with appropriate input from key team members and implement a revised project schedule, scope or budget in a timely manner
Project Communication:
- Work with the account director to ensure clients achieve an understanding of expectations, deliverables, dependencies, risks, progress, and the bright works development process
- If needed, create customized reporting for the client or team with account management and/or team leads, to secure sign-off on deliverables or documentation
- Use sound judgment in all project communication and ensure that key stakeholders, including the team, client, and management, are apprised of project activities in a timely manner
- Communicate progress, risks, expectations, timelines, milestones, and other key project metrics to clients and team members
Resource Management:
- Determine project roles of team members based on project requirements, time frames, and budget
- When necessary work with external contractors in addition to internal resources
- Define skill sets (competencies) required for the project based on project specifications and requirements
- Determine resource requirements (including staffing, software, hardware, and facilities) of projects, based on project specifications
Client management:
- Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships
- Builds a knowledge base of each client’s business, organization, and objectives
- Manages day-to-day client interaction
- Sets and manages client expectations
- Develops lasting relationships with client personnel that foster client ties
- Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions
Travel:
This position may require 25% of Travel.
Qualifications:
Experience and Education:
- PMP Certification
- 3-5 years of IT Project Manager experience with a heavy focus on Cybersecurity
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is Highly Preferred
Skills and Abilities:
- Networking certifications (CCNA, CCDA, MCSE, etc.) are a plus
- Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, etc.) are a plus
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Project, and Visio
- Organized with attention to detail
- Results-oriented, highly analytical, able to be a strategic and creative thinker
- Exceptional problem-solving skills
- Ability to create and maintain strong, meaningful, and lasting relationships
- Customer service-oriented
- Advanced document management skills
- High level of oral, written, and computer software communication skills
- Efficient and able to prioritize tasks
- Self-starter, proactive
- Ability to work according to tight deadlines and under pressure
- Creative and problem-solving thinking
- Ability to work independently with little to no supervision as well as work as part of a team