About the position
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Cognizant is headquartered in the U.S. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com. Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we're growing! Our Consulting group is looking for a Senior Consultant to join our Information Security team within our financial organization. This role is critical in supporting our Business Information Security Officer (BISO) and his team in delivering key security initiatives and projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background project management within the financial and information security domains, with a passion for driving strategic security objectives. and ensure that the project progresses smoothly.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage multiple security projects, ensuring alignment with the BISO's objectives and the organization's goals.
- Collaborate with several teams, including IT, security, the legal team, Internal Controls, Business Teams, and other stakeholders including external partners to define the projects scope, goals, and deliverables.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation, with a focus on IT Policy and financial compliance and risk management.
- Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies to minimize project risks.
- Monitor and report on project progress, providing regular updates to senior management and stakeholders, ensuring transparency.
- Measure and report on project effectiveness using key performance indicators (KPIs), key risk indicators (KRIs), and other relevant metrics.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, implementation process enhancements to improve project efficiency and outcomes.
- Coach and reinforce agile behaviors in teams to build and retain agile mindsets.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information technology or related field experience.
- 3+ years of proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably in the financial and information security sectors.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required; CISSP or CSM is a plus.
- Knowledge of security frameworks and best practices, such as NIST, ISO 27001, and financial industry regulations is a plus.
- Proficiency in project management tools is required. JIRA experience is a plus.
- Excellent leadership, communication (both written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to navigate and work effectively across a complex, geographically dispersed organization.
- Willingness and ability to consult with many development teams on the options and opportunities.
- Ability to implement best practices and procedures for cross-functional alignment.
- Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills.
- A solid understanding of cloud computing principles and experience with Cloud projects. GCP experience is a plus.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
