Founded in 2008, Ebryx is a cybersecurity services and solutions company headquartered in Greater Boston, with offices around the globe. Our research and development services power some of the world’s leading cybersecurity products and our managed security services, consulting services and Zero Trust solutions protect organisations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to leading tech startups.
Role Description
The Project Manager is accountable for the delivery of Information/Cyber Security projects. The ideal candidate has a track record of successfully implementing complex technical projects across multiple cross-functional disciplines utilizing project management methodologies and change management best practices. This person must be comfortable with facilitation of group discussions, management presentations, and have a working knowledge of and a vocabulary for technology.
This position is highly cross-functional and will interact with executives and numerous management personnel while managing cross-functional project teams of as many as 20 people.
Accountabilities:
50% - Manage one large or multiple small/medium projects. Ensure the on-time delivery of all project phases. Surface issues clearly and immediately to management and document their resolution.
50% - Ensure resources are properly allocated and committed to projects. Ensure deployments are fully managed from implementation planning through execution and post-deployment validation.
Competencies:
Communication Effectively conducts project meetings. Articulates technical and non-technical details in an understandable fashion to business teams. Negotiates and facilitates effectively with various levels of the organization.
Leadership Exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action. Sets practical priorities to the team. Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and achieving goals. Recognizes the value of all team members’ contributions.
Scope May provide direction to employees and/or contract personnel related to projects. Acts as advisor and may become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems. Accepts responsibility for the quality and integrity of work delivered. Builds trusting relationships with team members in other units. Follows through on commitments to others.
Key Objectives:
Ownership May own action items on IT key objectives.
Integrity Treats people with respect, even under pressure; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works ethically and upholds organizational values.
Professionalism Approaches others in a tactful manner and reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
Quality Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness in resultant work products; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
Dependability Follows direction; takes responsibility for own actions; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Teamwork Displays sense of humor and an ability to create a fun working environment through self-effacement, honesty and ability to take feedback.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
· Create, track, and status projects including: milestones, schedules, scope, resource plans, action items, issues, and cross functional dependencies
· Ability to closely track and monitor finances to deliver project on or under budget; develop total cost of ownership and forecasted/monthly budgets for enterprise projects.
· Uses software development skills to successfully implement small, medium or large-sized custom build projects from inception to transition while staying within budgetary guidelines.
· Works well one-on-one or in a project team to influence decisions and assist group to come to consensus.
· Detail-oriented use of project tracking tools and administration.
· Acts appropriately according to defined process and procedures to resolve conflict.
· Participates actively on project teams; identifies and seeks help to ensure that teamwork is encouraged.
· Skilled at scheduling team resources and managing team issues without direct reporting authority.
· Facilitates and provides effective communication between all project stakeholders.
· Deals comfortably with senior management and can present and converse with people in positions of authority.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Responds with flexibility to change; takes action on what can be done and exhibits patience in the face of ambiguity.
· Utilizes project management best practices; seeks out project management training and applies when relevant.
· Able to read and understand vendor contracts, perform due diligence and proof of concept exercises, manage vendor relationships after consulting with management.
· Able to develop thorough understanding of technology; knows vocabulary of basic technology discussions.
· Transportation industry knowledge a plus; developing ability to grasp business functionality, flows and concepts.
· Appropriate knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word and Visio.
Qualifications
- Strong Program Management and Security Management skills
- Experience in Cybersecurity, Network Security, and Information Security
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Knowledge of industry standards and best practices in cybersecurity
- Experience with risk assessment and mitigation
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or PMP are a plus
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
