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Senior Project Manager (Cyber Security / RFP Projects) - (CONTRACT)
Senior Project Manager (Cyber Security / RFP Projects) - (CONTRACT)Project Management Connection • Pinelands, ZA
Senior Project Manager (Cyber Security / RFP Projects) - (CONTRACT)

Senior Project Manager (Cyber Security / RFP Projects) - (CONTRACT)

Project Management Connection • Pinelands, ZA
7 days ago
Job description

The Project Manager will lead one, and possibly two, strategic enterprise-wide initiatives. The initiatives involve the evaluation of technologies and service providers. The outcome of the evaluation will determine the progress of the projects, which would entail either implementing a technology or onboarding a service provider to provide a service.

This role requires a senior, experienced project manager with strong cybersecurity delivery experience, sufficient technical depth to engage credibly with security and engineering teams, and a proven ability to run structured Request for Proposal (RFP) processes within large, regulated organisations.

Key Responsibilities

Programme & Project Delivery

  • Own end-to-end delivery of the projects, from initiation and vendor evaluation through to implementation and operational handover.
  • Define and manage programme scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise security strategy, identity and access management (IAM) roadmaps, and broader zero-trust and cyber-resilience initiatives.
  • Provide accurate, timely reporting to senior stakeholders, steering committees, and executive sponsors.

Technology Evaluation & RFP Management

  • Lead a formal RFP process to identify and evaluate technologies and service
  • Coordinate technical evaluations, proof-of-concept activities, and vendor due-diligence exercises.
  • Work closely with procurement, legal, risk, and compliance teams to ensure commercial, regulatory, and contractual alignment.
  • Technical & Security Engagement

  • Act as a bridge between cybersecurity and risk teams and various other technical teams required to deliver the project
  • Understand and articulate technical concepts
  • Ensure security requirements, architectural standards, and risk controls are translated into clear project outcomes.
  • Stakeholder Management

  • Engage with senior leaders across IT, Security, Risk, and Business functions.
  • Drive alignment across teams with competing priorities in a complex enterprise environment.
  • Manage third-party vendors and system integrators to ensure delivery quality and accountability.
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance

  • Ensure the programme meets internal security policies, regulatory expectations, and audit requirements applicable to the financial services sector.
  • Identify, track, and mitigate risks related to identity-based threats, operational disruption, and implementation challenges.
  • Required Experience & Qualifications

    Essential

  • Minimum 8+ years’ experience delivering complex cybersecurity projects or programmes.
  • Proven experience managing enterprise-scale security initiatives within the financial services sector or similarly regulated environments.
  • Demonstrated success in running formal RFP processes, including vendor evaluation and selection.
  • Strong project management discipline across budget, scope, risk, and stakeholder governance.
  • Ability to engage confidently with technical and security specialists while maintaining a delivery-focused mindset.
  • Technical Background (Required)

  • Solid understanding of cybersecurity and third-party risk concepts
  • Experience delivering projects spanning both on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Ability to translate technical risk into business-relevant outcomes.
  • Desirable

  • Experience with identity-centric security or zero-trust programmes.
  • Exposure to non-human identity, service account governance, or machine identity risk.
  • Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
  • Key Skills & Attributes

  • Strong leadership and stakeholder management capability at senior levels.
  • Highly organised, analytical, and delivery-oriented.
  • Comfortable operating in complex, matrixed enterprise environments.
  • Able to balance strategic objectives with operational realities.
  • Calm and decisive under pressure, with a proactive risk management mindset.
  • Kindly regard your application as unsuccessful if you have not heard from the agency within 2 weeks.

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