Project Manager, Incident Response

3-6 Month Contract

Summary

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and delivering cybersecurity projects from initiation to completion, for our Incident Response and Restoration team in a fast-paced environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, clients, and stakeholders to ensure that projects are executed efficiently, on time, and within scope and budget. This role requires strong project management skills, knowledge of cybersecurity, and excellent communication abilities.

This is a 3-6 month contract.

Responsibilities

• Lead project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure activities.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, work plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor project risks, dependencies, issues, and change requests.
• Facilitate internal status meetings and provide regular status reporting
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with IR leadership, consultants, technical teams, and other internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate communication between business and technical stakeholders.
• Prepare executive reporting, dashboards, and portfolio updates.
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately while driving resolution.

Reporting & Governance

• Produce accurate and timely project status reports.
• Support operational reviews, business reviews, and leadership reporting.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance standards and business requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, cybersecurity, Project Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management or PMO experience.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity, technology, consulting, or professional services engagements.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and governance frameworks.
• Experience with project management platforms such as Scoro, OpenAir, Jira, Monday.com, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, Agile, or Scrum certification.
• Experience within Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Incident Response, Security Consulting, or CyberResilience services.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, or SOC.
• Experience with professional services financial management, forecasting, and utilization reporting.