Job Description

The Project Manager leads and directs multiple projects under the guidance of Project Management Office (PMO) leadership. Project Managers aggressively drive projects from inception to completion, identify and document project requirements, support clients on various information security initiatives, keep all stakeholders apprised of project and budget status, and manage issues to resolution. Project Managers are responsible for all aspects of the project over the entire life (initiation, plan, execute, control, close) with focus on the management of project risk and forecasting challenges and devising strategies to overcome and compensate. Project Managers are responsible for driving engagements forward and ensuring projects progress as planned and uninterrupted by comprehensive oversight and control of project activities and timelines. How You’ll Make An Impact The Project Manager is accountable for the execution and delivery of customer-focused security solution projects ensuring uninterrupted progress or delays. Drive project progress across multiple stakeholders and levels of oversight with assurance on maintaining progress, timeliness, and effective resource utilization ensuring a minimum of 40 hrs billed per week for each delivery resource. Develop strategic project delivery plans, detailed schedules, compensating project controls, cost forecasting, risk management, issues forecast and resolution planning, resource burn‑rate analysis, forecasting, and reporting, and daily task management. Accountable for project progress; drive timelines by creating and maintaining schedules (including key deliverables, milestones, and dependencies), understanding progress toward each milestone, identifying and managing issues, risks, and other potential delays. Coordinate and facilitate internal and external planning and project status meetings. Identify, assess and track potential risk issues and create mitigation plans. Assure overall project and service offering quality and consistency through application of methodologies, standards, templates, and other approved delivery requirements. Actively monitor project budget, burn rates, milestones, and deliverables to ensure timely, uninterrupted, and delay‑free completion. Report to a Program Manager on cross‑capability projects, collaborate with peers during execution to track dependencies, project issues and potential risks. Consolidate and report project performance metrics and status reports to internal and external stakeholders and to the overall PMO. Coordinate and manage projects across functional groups, communicating potential risks and impacts. Establish communication plans to facilitate core project team coordination and provide status to management and extended team members. Implement project management controls to deliver projects on time, within budget, and meeting quality standards and customer expectations, while maintaining a minimum of 40 hrs billed per week per delivery resource. Maintain commitment to milestones and deliverables, taking escalation actions as necessary. Maintain strong relationships by communicating project status to sales, customers, and delivery personnel. Maintain working relationships with subject matter experts and personnel across the organization. What We’re Looking For – Level I BA or BS in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field. Advanced degree desirable. 3–6 years of customer‑facing project/program delivery leadership within a professional services organization. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred. Excellent Project Management skill, demonstrated success managing multiple clients and disparate initiatives on a long‑term basis. Management of information security projects preferred. Experience with Project Management methodologies, best practices, and toolsets. Experience interfacing with clients and partners. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. Results oriented, high energy, self‑motivated. Outstanding time management and organizational skills. Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and consultative skills. Ability to work independently with limited supervision. Previous experience in a security services environment preferred. Significant experience as a consultant providing security expertise to clients preferred.Ability to work as a team player, strong interpersonal and communication skills. What You Can Expect From Optiv Commitment to inclusive values through Employee Resource Groups. Work/life balance. Professional training resources. Creative problem‑solving and tackling unique, complex projects. Volunteer opportunities via “Optiv Chips In”. Remote/work‑from‑home options where applicable. EEO Statement Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Optiv respects your privacy. By providing your information through this page or applying for a job at Optiv, you acknowledge that Optiv will collect, use, and process your information, which may include personal information and sensitive personal information, in connection with Optiv’s selection and recruitment activities. For additional details on how Optiv uses and protects your personal information in the application process, click here to view our Applicant Privacy Notice. 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