Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager – Security Tool Rationalization & Transformation

Axiom Path
  • Charlotte, North Carolina
    24 days ago

    Job Description

    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.



    Numbers & Facts

    LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
    Websiteaxiompath.ai

    Skills

    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Atlassian JIRAunmatched
    • Change Controlunmatched
    • Change Managementunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Securityunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Document Managementunmatched
    • Enterprise Protectionunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Analysisunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Projectionsunmatched
    • Global Financial Marketsunmatched
    • Identity Data Managementunmatched
    • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
    • International Operationsunmatched
    • Internet Securityunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
    • Network Securityunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Power BIunmatched
    • Privacy Controlsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project Management Softwareunmatched
    • Project Planningunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
    • Riskunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Sales Qualificationunmatched
    • Security Architectureunmatched
    • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)unmatched
    • Security Monitoringunmatched
    • Status Reportsunmatched
    • Technical Deliveryunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Operationsunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Technology Analysisunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Transformation Toolsunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
    • Waterfall Model of Software Developmentunmatched

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