Senior Project Manager, Information Security

Company Overview

Every firm has a culture – the values, beliefs, methodology, attitudes and standards that reflect an organization’s DNA. But the truly inspiring firms – the game-changers, the industry leaders and the disruptors – have cultures that propel them to innovate and stand out. At Brown Advisory, we aim to be one of those inspired firms. Over the years, we have purposefully built and nurtured our client-first culture.

Brown Advisory is an independent investment management and strategic advisory firm committed to delivering a combination of first-class performance, strategic advice and the highest level of client service. The firm’s clients—including individuals, families, family offices, endowments, foundations, charities, institutions, consultants, and financial intermediaries—are served by over 900 colleagues worldwide, all of whom are equity owners of the firm. 

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Brown Advisory is currently seeking a technically adept Senior Project Manager to join our team to lead initiatives spanning information security, IT infrastructure, and software systems. This individual will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving successful outcomes.  This is not a task-tracking role. We are looking for someone who takes ownership, manages through ambiguity, and partners closely with business and technical leaders to deliver outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Take ownership of delivering information security and IT projects. Drive outcomes.

• Collaborate across Info Security, IT, Engineering, Legal, Audit, and Compliance teams.

• Consistently deliver and manage key project artifacts and outcomes:

  • Work breakdown structure (WBS).

  • Broad stakeholder engagement and communications.

  • Appropriately detailed project plans consistent with department standards.

  • Schedules, milestones, and deliverables.

  • Issues lists and impediments.

  • Alignment with security, regulatory, and business requirements.

  • Documentation as needed to articulate process and workflow.

• Manage project dimensions of resources, budgets, timelines, scope, and quality.

• Set appropriate stand-up and meeting cadence to optimize teamwork and output.

• Clear obstacles, ensure team member accountability, and effectively escalate issues.

• Anticipate roadblocks and proactively resolve issues.

• Govern projects in alignment with the firm’s broader project methodologies.

• Assist with oversight of 3rd party suppliers engaged on projects.

• Projects may include recurring efforts and one-time implementations, including driving vulnerability management, coordinating ISO 27001 recertification preparation, managing disaster recovery testing, assisting in business continuity planning, and facilitating threat modeling sessions.

• Participate in Info Security governance activities, as time permits.

Job Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to create and deliver technical presentations to technical and non-technical staff, and communicating with executive and operational management.

• 5+ years’ experience as a technical project manager.

• Understanding and experience implementing using various project management methodologies, including iterative development, Agile/Scrum, and structured approaches.

• Strong knowledge of project and collaboration tools, such as MS Project, Jira, and Asana.

• Experience establishing, documenting and maintaining process information.

• Gain a good understanding of the organization’s business goals and objectives.

• Financial services / regulated environments experience is preferred.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Certifications

Technical or risk management combined with project management are preferred, not required:

• PMP, ACP, CSP

• CISA, CRISC

• CISM, CISSP, Security+

• A+, Network+, CCNA, Cloud+, various MTA

Personal Attributes

• Highly self-motivated and self-directed.

• Strong customer-service orientation.

• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Flexibility. Ability to effectively reprioritize and execute tasks in a changing environment.

• Adept at reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation and pr