Executive Prog Manager for Cybersecurity
- Synchrony Systems Inc.
2 Days Ago
100000-120000 per Annum + Benefits
Yearly
Phoenix-AZ
7-44 Years
Required Skills: Program Manager, Cybersecurity, Financial, Vendor, Performance, Change, ISO27001
Job Description
Note: This role is not open for C2C/C2H/1099 or any contract arrangements
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
- Directs internal/external cyber resources on Cybersecurity technologies, including program/project management, strategy, performance management, change management, vendor relationships, financial management, and metrics for all lines of business and service departments for both IT and OT landscapes.
- Ensure that Cybersecurity service delivery aligns with the corporate IT strategy, including Cybersecurity standards, capacity planning, lifecycle management plans, solution selection, and partner management.
- Ensure scalability of Cybersecurity capabilities, including hardware and software, to meet business needs and risk tolerances.
- Develops and implements best practices for PSEG Cybersecurity Program Management capabilities.
- Participate in external risk organizations (including with peer groups) to learn from other organizations and to benchmark our program.
- Partner with professional Cybersecurity associations, service providers, and to identify and implement best practices.
- Builds relationships across PSEG business and technology teams.
- Interacts routinely with vendors, service providers, consultants/advisors, and cross-sector cyber industry trade organizations.
- Ensures that cyber requirements are identified, well defined, properly documented, and approved by appropriate stakeholders.
- Develops, manages, and pre-prioritizes Cybersecurity CAPEX and OPEX budgets based on business needs and cyber threats.
- Lead the identification of optimal OPEX and CAPEX allocations, including opportunities to reduce expenditures while transforming PSEG Cybersecurity.
- Lead and advise on business case development.
- Leads team, including performance evaluations, career development guidance, and other aspects to grow the talent pipeline and to mature our program.
- Leads and manages programs by coordinating activities and delivery across multiple, related projects or work streams that span technology and areas.
- Ensures program meets schedule and scope targets.
- Identifies, develops mitigation plans, and monitors to drive timely and effective escalation and risk/issue resolution. Manages and/or escalates issues and/or complications, and responds well to time pressures.
- Tracks dependencies and risks, and assessing change impact across interdependent work streams and projects.
- Captures all pertinent actions and decisions.
- Provides oversight and guidance to those managing smaller projects within specific business unit domain.
- Oversees project resources to deliver required project artifacts/goals.
- Uses effective people engagement skills to drive contact with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to manage expectations, establish timelines, and grow relationships.
- Ensures alignment on scope, value proposition and overall project goals.
- Works with functional departments to coordinate systems testing, deployment, training, and support.
- Tracks and communicates progress; provides project status report updates to project stakeholders through project level and executive steering committees, maintaining an effective communication cadence.
- Ensures proper communication and change management processes are adopted for all major change initiatives.
- Manages team and work to build core competencies within the area with a focus on operational excellence.
- Oversees vendor deliverables, ensures vendor adherence to contract terms, works with leadership on vendor performance and SLA compliance.
- Facilitates project tailoring and artifact development to align with project management processes in accordance with project sizing.
Job Specific Qualifications
- Demonstrated strong leadership and influence skills
- Demonstrated strong presentation skills with the ability to present to all levels of management and executive leadership
- Experience in an IT and/or Cybersecurity Chief of Staff Role and/or leading Program Management, Vendor Management, and/or Financial Management
- Strong teamwork, facilitation, relationship building, and negotiation skills
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships both as a leader and as a team member
- Effective time management and multitasking skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals
- Strong interpersonal communication skills, analytical abilities, detail focused, quality focused, and problem-solving skills, as well as broad knowledge of business functions, information technologies, and cybersecurity and compliance practice on a global level
- Extensive relevant experience in Cybersecurity, Program/Project Management, Financial Management, Vendor Management, Performance Management, Change Management, and IT/InfoSec Metrics
- Strong analytical skills, problem solving skills, writing skills, attention to detail, judgement, and conceptual thinking, including the ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners
- Broad knowledge of cybersecurity principles (e.g. access control, data protection, cybersecurity architecture, infrastructure/application security design principles, policies) and privacy (i.e. GDPR)
- Working knowledge of Cybersecurity and control frameworks (ISO27001, NIST, CobIT)
- Effective communication skills, including the ability to build relationships with technical and non-technical individuals
- Must be able to identify, analyze, and address problems in order to resolve issues in ways that minimize negative impact and risk to the company
- Demonstrated experience in delivering comprehensive solutions to complex security issues on a global scale
- Confidence in leading diverse matrix teams independently, making decisions daily as it relates to the successful delivery of the program
- Ability and insight to know when critical decisions must be raised to senior level and/or business unit management quickly to ensure that the program remains on track
- Understanding of and experience with IT project management methodologies, requirements management, quality assurance and IT processes from project inception to successful implementation
- Understanding of financial principles including experience with project financial budgeting and planning
- Strong communication, organization, and facilitation skills.
- Effective presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex concepts to cross functional audiences
- Experience managing outsourced vendors (on and off shore)
- Experience in supervising/managing program team members or direct reports as part of program execution
- Department of Energy’s regulation 10 CFR 810 is required
Desired
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Industry Cybersecurity certifications (e.g. ITIL, CISSP, CEH, etc.…)
- Bachelors/Masters in Information Security, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related fields
- Experience in Electric or Gas Utility or Power Generation industry, and/or experience in manufacturing
- Broad knowledge of IT and related control environments
Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:
- Experience supporting federal IT modernization or cybersecurity transformation initiatives.
- Familiarity with Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISMA, and federal cybersecurity compliance standards.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps methodologies and cloud governance practices.
- Experience managing hybrid cloud or multi-impact level environments.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SAFe Agilist, or ITIL.
- Experience ensuring cybersecurity workforce certification compliance under federal workforce frameworks.
Preferred Tool Experience:
- MS Project
- Microsoft Office Suite (advanced Excel and PowerPoint)
- DevSecOps toolchains (CI/CD platforms, automation pipelines)
- Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS GovCloud
Benefits Overview
- Discretionary Annual Incentive.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
- Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
- Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
- Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
- Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
- Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
