Manager, Cybersecurity Project Management Office

Manager, Cyber Project Management Office

SailPoint is the leading, AI-driven security platform providing the autonomous governance that best solves the needs of the modern enterprise. By harnessing the power of AI and machine learning, SailPoint automates and streamlines the complexity of delivering the right access to the right identities and technology resources at the right time, delivered at the scale our enterprise customers demand.

We are proud of our team and the culture we have built, which has led to our employees voting us “best places to work” – 15 years in a row.

The Role: We are seeking a Manager for the Cyber Project Management Office (PMO) to lead our team of project managers and drive the successful execution of SailPoint’s comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of cross-functional security initiatives and maturing our project management capabilities.

To excel, the position requires a person:

• Who is a passionate and experienced leader, capable of achieving complex objectives by motivating and managing others.

• Who can effectively collaborate and align with senior leadership, technical teams, and business stakeholders to ensure project success.

• Who will embrace the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio, from tactical execution to strategic, board-visible initiatives.

• Who demonstrates a solution-oriented mindset, critical thinking, and the ability to innovate creative solutions that balance business and security needs.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of 3 project managers, fostering their growth and ensuring efficient assignment of responsibilities.

• Drive the execution of our cybersecurity strategy by managing the full lifecycle of cyber initiatives, ensuring timely completion and operational excellence.

• Partner cross-functionally with key stakeholders in IT, Go-to-Market (GTM), and other business units to manage collaborative projects and ensure PMO alignment.

• Develop and deliver regular, insightful reporting on project status, progress, and roadblocks to senior leadership and support quarterly board-level updates.

• Standardize and continually improve our project management processes and tools (primarily Jira), with an opportunity to leverage advanced reporting tools like Tableau and AI.

• Manage our high-profile security uplift program, a cross-organizational effort to materially improve our security posture across multiple dimensions.

The Path to Success (Milestones):

1-Month Milestones (The "Learning" Phase):

• Integrate with the cyber leadership team and the PMO team.

• Meet with key stakeholders across collaborating business units (e.g., IT) to understand their roles and ongoing projects.

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the current project portfolio, with a deep dive into the objectives and status of current projects.

• Gain an understanding of cybersecurity project management processes and tooling.

3-Month Milestones (The "Contribution" Phase):

• Take full ownership of the PMO's project portfolio, independently managing day-to-day operations and reporting cadences.

• Present an initial plan to leadership for standardizing PMO practices and establishing a framework for cyber-wide performance metrics.

• Be fully ramped on core tools (Jira) and demonstrate improvements in project tracking and leadership reporting.

6-Month Milestones (The "Performance" Phase):

• Demonstrate measurable progress on current projects, successfully delivering on key milestones and managing cross-organizational dependencies.

• Implement initial improvements to PMO processes, leading to increased efficiency and visibility across the project portfolio.

• Begin rolling out the initial framework for the cyber-wide performance metrics and monitoring capabilities you designed.

• Begin driving cybersecurity-wide roadmap development in alignment with the CISO's strategic goals.

12-Month Milestones (The "Impact" Phase):

• Establish a repeatable "cradle to grave" process for strategic initiatives, from strategy to task.

• Deliver consistent reporting on cybersecurity performance metrics.

• Identify and implement areas for process optimization and improved efficiency.

Education & Qualifications:

• Required: Minimum 10 years of overall work experience, including 5+ years in cybersecurity and at least 3 years in a project management leadership role.

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