Project Manager (North Central)

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

As a GuidePoint Security Project Manager, you are managing a unique portfolio of security focused Professional Services engagements which directly contribute to our client’s goals and success. This position may also require serving as a client-side billable resource for Project Management service delivery.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Efficient and effective management of Professional Services projects through the full engagement lifecycle:

  • Sales handoff

  • Resourcing

  • Customer project plan development

  • Execution management

  • Project closeout activities

• Ensure regular and timely communications to all key stakeholders.

• Manage project issues and risks to resolution.

• Maintain and foster internal and external customer relationships, ensuring objectives and statement of work deliverables are met.

• Plan and manage resources ensuring all projects meet scope and budget expectations.

• Maintain the OpenAir PSA application for project data.

• Manage and support internal processes for revenue recognition and customer invoing.

• Create and maintain project management methodology and process documentation.

• Provide Project Management services to GuidePoint customers in a professional service capacity.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Adhere to GuidePoint Security Core Values.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a consulting services role or similar IT Project Management structure.

• Experience with Agile methodology.

• Advanced use of all Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project, with advanced ability to utilize Microsoft Excel for project reporting.

• Proficient in Jira, OpenAir and Salesforce, or other Professional Services applications.

• Advanced computer skills with Mac and Google application experience preferred.

• Experience utilizing remote teleconferencing tools.

• Standard industry certifications are preferred.

• Experience in interfacing with information security positions and stakeholders.

• Advanced project management skills, with demonstrated ability to evaluate project objectives and scope, gain customer understanding, schedule resources, and manage timeline and budget to plan.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and/or teams simultaneously while maintaining customer satisfaction and financial health.

• Understanding of a broad range of information security terms and disciplines.

• Understanding of professional services revenue recognition and invoicing.

• Demonstrated successful leadership of personnel and technical projects, including the ability to lead, mentor and develop team members.

• Written communication skills for use in preparing formal deliverables.

• Verbal communication skills that include the ability to communicate with anyone from a technical resource to the highest level of management.

• Ability…