Senior Cyber Resilience Project Manager

Our client, a leading financial services organization, is seeking an experienced Cyber Resilience Project Manager to support a major technology resilience and cybersecurity transformation initiative. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of complex technology projects, working closely with technical specialists, business stakeholders, and external partners to strengthen enterprise resilience, disaster recovery capabilities, and operational readiness. This role starts as a 1-year contract position, with a view to extend or convert into a permanent position, offering the opportunity to lead a complex, multi-workstream technology initiative involving regional stakeholders, cybersecurity specialists, infrastructure teams, and external vendors.

In this role as a Cyber Resilience Project Manager , you will be responsible for the following:-

1. Manage end-to-end delivery of technology resilience and cybersecurity initiatives, from planning and solution design through implementation, testing, and operational handover.
2. Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
3. Coordinate cross-functional teams across cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, cloud, and technology operations to ensure effective project execution.
4. Provide technical delivery oversight, identify potential risks and challenges, and drive timely resolution of project issues.
5. Manage internal stakeholders, external vendors, and implementation partners to ensure alignment with project objectives and delivery expectations.
6. Establish and maintain project governance, including RAID logs, project reporting, steering committee updates, and financial tracking.
7. Oversee disaster recovery and resilience-related implementation, testing, and operational readiness activities.
8. Support resource planning, procurement, vendor onboarding, and other project management activities as required.

To be considered for this role as a Cyber Resilience Project Manager , you possess the following:-

1. Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.
2. Extensive experience managing complex technology, infrastructure, or cybersecurity projects, preferably within large enterprise environments.
3. Proven track record delivering infrastructure transformation, disaster recovery, technology resilience, or cybersecurity-related initiatives.
4. Strong working knowledge of cyber resilience, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud infrastructure, and backup/recovery technologies.
5. Experience coordinating technical teams across solution design, implementation, testing, and operational transition.
6. Strong hands-on project management skills, including project planning, governance, budgeting, risk management, and vendor coordination.
7. Ability to engage effectively with technical specialists, challenge delivery assumptions, and drive accountability across multiple workstreams.
8. Experience managing regional or multi-country projects involving diverse stakeholders and external vendors.
9. Prior experience within insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries would be highly advantageous.
10. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
11. Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent would be advantageous.