Cyber Security Project Manager

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• 5+ years of project management experience in financial services
• Solid grounding in cyber security principles, risk management, and financial services regulation
• Strong stakeholder management skills at all levels
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and technology vendors
• Confidence using MS Project, JIRA, and Confluence
• PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent certification
• Delivery experience with CyberArk and/or Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) is desirable
• Experience running penetration testing programmes is desirable

Responsibilities:

• Lead cyber security projects across multiple workstreams, aligned with business objectives and governance standards
• Build and manage project plans covering scope, timelines, budget, resources, and dependencies
• Work with technology, security, risk, compliance, and business teams, as well as third-party vendors
• Track progress, flag risks and issues early, and manage mitigation and escalation
• Maintain governance artefacts, including RAID logs, status reports, budget forecasts, and steering committee materials
• Oversee testing, validation, deployment, and handover to support
• Report clearly to stakeholders and senior management
• Own end-to-end delivery of strategic security programmes, including privileged access management, Certificate Lifecycle Management, and a penetration testing programme, aligned with regulatory requirements, risk frameworks, and information security standards

Technologies:

• Confluence
• Support
• JIRA
• Project Manager
• Security

More:

Were hiring a delivery-focused Project Manager to help strengthen a major financial institutions cyber security capabilities and regulatory compliance posture in a highly regulated financial services environment. This is a six-month initial contract, paying up to £700 per day inside IR35, with a hybrid working arrangement in London.

last updated 41 week of 2026