Project Manager at CyberRisk Alliance

Hire5 • New York, NY

6d • Remote

About The Position

CyberRisk Alliance (CRA) is a leading business intelligence company serving the cybersecurity community. We provide critical insights, education, and networking opportunities through our portfolio of events, media brands, and research services. As a trusted voice in the cybersecurity industry, we help professionals stay ahead of emerging threats and connect with the solutions they need to protect their organizations.
We're seeking a strategic Project Manager to join our team and drive the successful delivery of high-priority technology initiatives that will shape our future growth and operational excellence. You'll be among the key players ensuring our technology investments deliver measurable value across the organization.
You have a proven track record of managing complex technology projects in fast-paced environments, with a strong focus on cross-functional coordination and stakeholder management. You're an exceptional communicator who can translate strategic goals into actionable plans, maintain accountability across multiple initiatives, and proactively identify and mitigate risks. You thrive on bringing order to complexity and ensuring every project delivers real business value.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years managing technology or digital transformation projects, ideally within a media, events, or B2B professional services environment.
• Project Management Expertise: Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-stakeholder technology initiatives on time and within budget.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English; able to communicate effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Organizational Excellence: Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritize effectively, and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Vendor Management: Experience leading RFP processes, evaluating technology solutions, and managing vendor relationships and performance.
• Technical Acumen: Familiarity with technology integrations, enterprise platforms, and digital transformation initiatives; able to understand technical requirements and constraints.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong problem-solving abilities with a focus on data-driven decision-making and measurable outcomes.
• Tools Proficiency: Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Jira, Monday.com), collaboration platforms, and Microsoft Office/Google Workspace.

Nice To Haves

• Certification: PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum certification, or equivalent is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Project Oversight: Serve as the single point of accountability for high-priority technology initiatives, maintaining comprehensive oversight of project timelines, deliverables, budgets, and alignment with CRA's strategic business objectives.
• Strategic Planning: Translate high-level business goals into detailed, actionable project plans with clear milestones, resource requirements, and success metrics.
• Portfolio Management: Balance and prioritize multiple concurrent projects, ensuring optimal resource allocation and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Team Collaboration: Lead coordination across Product, Technology, Operations, and Events teams to ensure seamless alignment, remove roadblocks, and maintain project momentum.
• Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate regular touchpoints with key stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of expectations, progress, and dependencies.
• Conflict Resolution: Navigate competing priorities and resolve cross-functional challenges diplomatically to keep projects on track.
• RFP Leadership: Lead end-to-end RFP processes for technology solutions, including requirements gathering, vendor evaluation, proposal analysis, and selection recommendations.
• Vendor Relationships: Manage relationships with technology partners and vendors, ensuring contractual obligations are met, deadlines are honored, and service quality meets expectations.
• Performance Monitoring: Track vendor performance against SLAs and project commitments, addressing issues proactively and escalating when necessary.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify project risks, dependencies, and potential roadblocks; develop and execute mitigation strategies to minimize disruption.
• Change Management: Manage scope changes effectively, assessing impact on timelines, budgets, and resources while maintaining stakeholder alignment.
• Event-Driven Delivery: Ensure technology initiatives align with event-driven milestones and deadlines critical to CRA's business operations.
• Executive Reporting: Deliver concise, insightful status updates to leadership highlighting progress, milestones achieved, risks, budget status, and next steps.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including plans, status reports, risk registers, and lessons learned.
• Process Improvement: Establish and refine project management best practices, templates, and governance frameworks to drive efficiency and consistency across the organization.
• Performance Analysis: Track and analyze project outcomes against success metrics, identifying opportunities for process optimization and increased ROI.
• Knowledge Sharing: Document and share lessons learned, best practices, and insights to strengthen organizational project management capabilities.
• Innovation: Stay current on project management methodologies, tools, and industry best practices to continuously enhance delivery effectiveness.

Benefits

• Full-time position (8 working hours per day, Monday-Friday). Please note that we will not consider candidates planning to combine this job with another one.
• Remote work. You may be located in almost any LatAm country, just need a reliable Internet connection, a powerful computer to work from, and the ability to adjust your working schedule to align with US business hours (Eastern Time Zone).
• Industry Leadership. Work with a respected organization at the forefront of the cybersecurity industry, supporting events and initiatives that shape the future of digital security.
• Strategic Impact. Drive technology initiatives that directly influence CRA's growth, operational excellence, and customer experience.
• Stability. This is not project work—we're seeking candidates looking for a long-term commitment of 2+ years.
• Salary will be discussed during the interview. Paid in USD.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed