Security Project Manager
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Security Project Manager at Syntax leading impactful cybersecurity initiatives across a global team. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of security enhancement projects.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the full lifecycle of internal security enhancement projects, including roadmap definition, planning, execution, risk management, and reporting.
- Oversee customer security onboarding projects, ensuring effective activation of managed security services (MDR, SIEM, Exposure Management, Governance services, etc.).
- Drive structured delivery of Get-to-Green and remediation/transformation initiatives across multiple security domains.
- Support and operationalize Detection Engineering sprint planning, including backlog organization, sprint facilitation, and delivery tracking.
- Coordinate cross‑functional teams across the Security Organisation, such as Security Engineering, Security Operations to drive successful execution of projects and programmes.
- Partner with the wider company including Infrastructure, Cloud, and Service Management or Customer Success Management to ensure successful outcomes.
- Provide clarity and structure to technical teams, acting as the bridge between technical teams and project execution discipline.
- Act as a trusted delivery leader, driving accountability and establishing consistent communication with stakeholders.
- Ensure projects adhere to governance, compliance, and risk‑management frameworks.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, communication structures, and reporting dashboards.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies while driving accountability among stakeholders.
- Facilitate workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and briefings with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Ensure high‑quality documentation, including project charters, status reports, and post‑implementation reviews.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience (5+ years) managing and delivering cybersecurity‑focused projects in mid‑to‑large enterprise environments, preferably as part of a CISO organisation, or for a IT services company delivering managed or professional security services.
- Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and drive project outcomes with clarity, structure, and consistency.
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast‑paced environment.
- Experience managing initiatives involving one or more of the following technologies: Splunk Enterprise & Enterprise Security, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Qualys or CyberArk.
- Experience supporting customer onboarding programs, managed security services, or security consulting delivery.
- Project management certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum).
Benefits:
- A dynamic, collaborative, and supportive global work environment.
- Opportunities to work on impactful cybersecurity initiatives for large enterprise clients.
- Continuous learning, professional growth, and access to cutting‑edge technologies.
- Competitive, above-average compensation.
- Global tourist: With us, you can also work from abroad from time to time.
- Flexible working time models, home office.
- Attractive benefits, e.g. company pension scheme or various health offers.
- A modern environment in which the "you" is part of it.
- Open feedback culture, flat hierarchies and a motivated team.
- Individual career planning with continuous training and coaching on the job.
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