CyberSecurity Project Manager

Adept Techpeople - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York, NY

About the position

The CyberSecurity Project Manager will provide high-level security leadership, ensuring that cybersecurity efforts are aligned with business objectives. This role involves developing security strategies, managing risk frameworks, and enhancing incident response capabilities while ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review and update security strategy to align with business needs and regulatory standards such as ISO 27001 and NIST CSF 2.0.
• Develop or mature existing programs with staffing or outsourced resources.
• Develop governance metrics and provide regular board-level reports to track security posture and risk management performance.
• Establish or enhance a risk management framework to prioritize and mitigate security risks, integrating threat intelligence and compliance requirements.
• Review incident response capabilities and ensure that the incident response plan is aligned with organizational objectives.
• Assist in maturing policies, including Acceptable Use, Data Governance, Vulnerability Management, and Third Party Risk Management policies, to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide regular updates to the executive team on cybersecurity strategy, governance, threat landscape, and incident response performance.
• Perform assessment of cybersecurity posture using the latest NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in CyberSecurity GRC and project management.
• Strong knowledge of NIST CSF 2.0 and risk management frameworks.
• Experience in governance, incident response, and compliance policy maturation.
• Ability to develop and communicate security strategies to executive teams.