Information Security Delivery Manager

Information Security Delivery Manager
Banking
Hybrid: London 2-3 days per week
Initially until March 2025
£700 per day

In short:Delivery Manager with Information / Cyber Security experience required to deliver a DLP pilot, Risk Management Solution implementation and PM support to the wider Security team.

In full:

The person in this position will be responsible for all aspects of the project management activities for the Information Security Team. This includes, but is not limited to, budget, resource, schedule, risks and issues management. The role involves running project meetings, managing stakeholders, reporting on project status and escalating to management as appropriate. Due to the nature of work, the person in this role will be required to manage against tight time pressures on all domains of Information Security.

Background

• This is a key role to support the Security Change Program Manager in the ITSD Security and Operations Team supporting in all aspect of Project Management activities for the team.
• Must have effective and positive relationships with both business users across EMEA as well within IT globally in driving the Security Change Programme.
• The role is responsible for ensuring that medium to large scale projects are efficiently managed and delivered in line with schedule and cost expectations. The role requires working with minimum supervision and guidance and has primary responsibility for project delivery. The incumbent should monitor the project for issues and risks and attempt to resolve, escalating when appropriate. Providing accurate and detailed reporting to management, the Project Manager understands the key business drivers and uses this knowledge to ensure project quality.

Accountabilities

• Develop Security project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Support to monitor progress, risks and issues of the overall Security Change Programme.
• Cost estimation and budget development.
• Ensure effective communications with all stakeholders for the programme.
• Manage the team of Project Managers to ensure the good team collaboration to deliver successful programme.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the best execution of Security related projects.
• Ensure that all Security related projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Activity and resource planning.
• Cost estimation and budget development
• Reporting and escalation.
• Presenting project status and progress to senior audiences, up to and including C level

Experience required

• Good knowledge and experience of Cyber Security principles.
• Experience of delivering cyber security projects in a regulated corporate environment, preferably Financial Services.
• Demonstrable expertise in a project management role.
• Experience in working with a complex matrix of business SMEs & IT teams.
• Good Knowledge of the MS-Office suite including MS Project experience.
• Ability to analyse and describe a 'problem' simply and clearly.
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
• Well organised and structured in work output.
• Experience of working at a senior level in a customer facing role.
• Basic level understanding of Payments and Compliance business areas.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.
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