Information Security Project Manager
Information Security Project Manager
Location: UK, Remote
Contract: Initially 6 months
Start: ASAP
About the Company
Our client is a global retail organisation with a strong technology footprint and a growing focus on security, compliance and digital transformation. Operating across multiple regions, the company partners with diverse IT and security teams to strengthen its cyber posture and drive strategic security initiatives. The environment is fast‑moving, collaborative and internationally distributed.
Role Overview
The organisation is seeking a Cybersecurity Project Manager to lead and coordinate a range of IT and security initiatives across Europe and APAC. This role requires someone who can bridge the gap between technical security architects and operational IT teams - translating complex technical requirements into clear, actionable project plans.
You will support ongoing security remediation, Zero Trust initiatives, identity and access management improvements and audit-driven change programmes. The ideal candidate has strong security understanding, excellent communication skills and proven experience running multi‑stakeholder tech/security projects end‑to‑end.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive and manage security and IT‑related projects across multiple regions.
- Translate architectural and security requirements into clear tasks for IT teams (firewall rule changes, MFA, Zero Trust concepts, IAM improvements, configuration updates, etc.).
- Coordinate cross‑functional stakeholders and ensure alignment between security architects and operational IT.
- Manage project plans, risks, timelines, milestones and executive‑level reporting.
- Support remediation activities identified through recent internal/external audits.
- Lead monthly update calls related to ongoing global collaboration workstreams (e.g., China project touchpoints).
- Present technical content in a clear, business‑friendly manner while maintaining accuracy.
- Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks (ISO27001, NIST CSF) throughout project cycles.
- Provide direction and structure for the future security programme roadmap.
Ideal Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience as a Project Manager within cybersecurity or IT security environments.
- Strong understanding of security concepts: Zero Trust, MFA, IAM, firewall rules/configuration, control management.
- Familiarity with ISO27001 and/or NIST cybersecurity frameworks.
- Hands‑on understanding of IT infrastructure and security terminology - able to "speak the language" of technical teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, especially when simplifying technical content.
- Experience managing cross‑regional projects and remote teams.
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