Senior IT Risk Project Manager
The Senior IT Risk Project Manager will lead complex, large-scale IT risk and compliance programs for a major financial institution, managing global teams and coordinating remediation efforts. The role requires extensive experience in project management, risk frameworks, and stakeholder communication to translate technical security findings into business impact.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Phoenix, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7+ years of professional experience in software development projects and management
- 5+ years of experience in large scale Project/Program management
- People management experience for 20+ FTEs
- Experience running IT risk, security, or compliance-driven programmes
- Ability to build and maintain a risk register
- Experience coordinating remediation programmes across multiple engineering teams
- Working knowledge of at least one control or risk framework (NIST CSF/RMF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, or similar)
- Master's Degree in computer science or similar education
Nice to have
- Certification: PMP / PRINCE2 / SAFe, plus one of CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CISA
- Familiarity with security vulnerability management
- Exposure to penetration testing engagements
- Understanding of AI/GenAI risk
- Awareness of emerging AI governance and regulation
- Understanding of secure SDLC practices
Full description
Project description
Modernization as a Service (MaaS) is a cross-functional practice that supports all business verticals within the company.
We are seeking a Senior IT Risk Project Manager to join our project for a leading US financial institution.
Responsibilities
- - Ensure successful delivery of projects
- Achieve financial targets
- Manage stakeholders' expectations
- Drive presales & business development activities
- People management activities
- Project manager activities:
- Project start
- Project Planning and Execution
- Team Management
- Self-management
SKILLS
Must have
- Core project management:
- 7+ years of professional experience in software development projects and management
- 5+ years of experience in large scale Project/Program management
- Proven track record in complex projects with global, distributed teams
- People management experience for 20+ FTEs
- Good understanding of program financials and reporting
- Good understanding of project manager areas of responsibility:
Project Planning
Backlog prioritization, detailing and decomposition
Understanding of SDLC and ability to build/optimize project processes
Communication with the team, client
Understanding of motivation factors
Team Management
Result-oriented
Working with feedback: provide and receive
Risk management:
- Demonstrable experience running IT risk, security, or compliance-driven programmes - not only feature delivery
- Ability to build and maintain a risk register: identification, qualification, scoring, mitigation planning, ownership assignment, and escalation
- Experience coordinating remediation programmes across multiple engineering teams (patching, vulnerability closure, control implementation) and tracking them to measurable closure
- Comfortable operating with audit, InfoSec, and compliance stakeholders; experience preparing evidence and status for governance forums or steering committees
- Working knowledge of at least one control or risk framework (NIST CSF/RMF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, or similar)
- Ability to translate technical findings into business impact and risk-based prioritization for senior stakeholders
Soft skills and education:
- Verbal and written business communication skills
- Presentation skills, including to executive and risk-committee audiences