Job description
About The Role
We are seekinga dynamic and detail-oriented Technical Project Lead to join our penetration testing project management team. Collaborating with a talented group of managers and consultants, the Technical Project Lead will serve as the cornerstone for initiating, managing, and driving projects to successful completion. This role is pivotal in ensuring projects remain on track by overseeing setup, resource allocation, and client engagement. By balancing operational execution with strategic oversight, the Technical Project Lead will empower our team to deliver exceptional outcomes, fostering strong client relationships and advancing our cybersecurity objectives.
Reports To: PTPMO Associate Manager
Pay Classification: Full-Time
Responsibilities
- Lead project management efforts with autonomy, taking full ownership of tasks to drive timely and effective project delivery.
- Serve as the primary client liaison, driving seamless communication to manage scheduling, tester assignments, pre-engagement and post-engagement documentation, ongoing support, deliverable timelines, and relationship-building to foster trust.
- Create and distribute authorization-to-test forms, ensuring compliance and clarity for client engagements.
- Coordinate kickoff calls, arranging internal and external invitations to align stakeholders.
- Leverage Salesforce to manage project tasks, track progress, monitor overdue items, submit remediation tests and schedule change requests, and ensure accurate task closure and timeline adjustments.
- Proactively manage project issues and changes to scope, cost, or schedule, escalating to Pentest Managers with clear analysis and plans to mitigate risks and align with project goals.
- Manage the preparation and delivery of final reports, ensuring timely client submission.
- Assign and optimize resources to achieve project objectives, ensuring efficient team utilization.
- Monitor project activities and maintain organized records to support team and client needs.
- Proactively manage changes to project scope, cost, and schedule, developing contingency plans to ensure alignment with project goals and mitigate risks.
- Schedule clients for multi-year engagements, aligning timelines with strategic objectives.
- Develop and champion best practices and tools to enhance project execution and team performance.
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in project management, business administration, or a related field is preferred.
- Project Management certification (e.g.PRINCE2,CAPM,PMP) preferred.
EXPERIENCE
- 3+ years of experience in project management or a related role.
- Deep expertise in project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Salesforce, Jira, Confluence) with experience in Salesforce is a plus.
- Demonstrated success in managing projects and effective client communication, including scheduling engagements, delivering documentation, and managing post-engagement deliverables.
SKILLS
- Exceptional relationship-building skills, fostering collaboration, prioritizing tasks, influencing cross-functional teams to drive effective partnerships with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ensuring clarity and professionalism in interactions.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing competing priorities to ensure timely and successful delivery.
- Passion for adopting and promoting best practices to optimize project outcomes.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, adept at devising strategic solutions aligned with business goals.
- Agility in embracing change and thriving in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- 24 days Annual PTO
- Additional Health Insurance, Vision, Dental
- Multisport card
- Paid Office Closure December 24 - January 1
- Paid Holidays Schedule
- Annual Bonus Program
- Technology Allowance
- Certification Reimbursement
- Flu Shot Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
About A-LIGN
A-LIGN is the leading provider of high-quality, efficient cybersecurity compliance programs. Combining experienced auditors and audit management technology, A-LIGN provides the widest breadth and depth of services including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, FedRAMP, and PCI. A-LIGN is the number one issuer of SOC 2 and HITRUST and a top three FedRAMP assessor. To learn more, visit a-lign.com.
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