Job#: 3037787

Job Description:

Cyber Project Manager

Client: Top 5 Bank

Duration: 12-month contract

Work Location: Hybrid/ 2 Days in Office Downtown

Hours: 40 hr/week; Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

 Role Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

 •    Planning & Scheduling

o Build realistic timelines and milestones

o Sequence work properly

o Adjust plans quickly when things change.

•    Risk & Issue Management

o Identify risks early

o Escalate issues with clear impact and options.

o Drive mitigation actions, not just track problems.

•    Financial Discipline

o Track budget vs. actuals.

o Forecast accurately.

o Control scope to avoid cost overruns

•    Stakeholder & Expectation Management

o Set clear expectations upfront.

o Push back when needed (scope, timelines, resources).

o Ensure decision-makers understand trade-offs.

Must-Have Skills:

 •    7+ years relevant experience with start-to-end delivery

•    Experience with Cyber Security project delivery, AI project delivery, working experience in federal regulated industry (financial institution)

•    Excellent communicator, stakeholder management \\ expectations, can interact and negotiate with C-suite executives… Ability to simplify complex technical \\ AI concepts

•    Organized, punctual, confident, and diligent with regards to items in flight and deadlines

•    Creative, proactive, forward thinker, can remove obstacles, takes ownership

•    Strong, value, financial and schedule discipline… Thinks in outcomes, not only activities

•    Comfort with changing direction based on findings\\every changing environment

•    Technical knowledge: Understanding System Architecture (at a high level); SDLC & Delivery Methods; Integration

•    Able to navigate high impact issues and conversations in a clear, concise, and calm manner

 Nice to Have Skills:

•    Someone who is a strong negotiator

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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.