Program Manager – Cyber security
- Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (Every Tuesday and 2nd Friday)
- Pay Rate: $66.35/hr – $78.32/hr
- Contract Length: 7 Months
We at Raise are hiring a Program Manager – Cyber security for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand. We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities:
- As a Research Support Program Manager within the Cyber Security Innovation team of Cybersecurity, Third Party and Resilience, you will join a cross-functional team with a passion for innovation and operational excellence. In this role, you will ensure the continuity of program management and research support for core innovation initiatives, enabling banking to maintain high performance across its cyber security research and talent pipelines. You will help manage and steward the innovation radar and research program pipeline, facilitate regular reporting and communication of program activities, and support the advancement of key automation and upskilling initiatives. You will also collaborate with both internal and external partners to maintain and enhance the bank's Cyber Security Innovation capabilities. At banking we enable the work environment to be most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1–3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in the following areas:
- Oversee and maintain the Innovation Radar and program pipeline to ensure initiatives are tracked and aligned with strategic objectives.
- Manage the tracking, reporting, and facilitation of our internal Research Network activities and support the socialization of program outputs.
- Support the delivery of a monthly development day set of activities aimed at sharing knowledge and building culture.
- Work directly with the Director to revamp current program management plans
- Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems
- Communications
- Synthesize activities, outputs, and survey findings into impactful communications and deliver regular reports to leadership and stakeholders.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of program deliverables and research outputs.
- Develop clear and impactful communications for executive and technical audiences.
- Facilitate the socialization of program outputs and research findings
- Facilitating Cross-Functional Working Groups:
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to identify skill gaps and facilitate training opportunities for our team.
- Working with internal partners and external academic partners with the aim of diversifying talent pools for our early talent pipeline
- Find, track and report on, and even participate in opportunities for AI/automation to streamline processes and reduce manual workload.
- Identify and implement process improvements within program management and research support.
Must have skills:
- Experience in program or project management within technology, information security, or research environments—8+ years
- Experience supporting or managing research/innovation or similar programs in a large enterprise or academic setting—2+ years
- Strong communication, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
- Experience with program tracking, reporting, and process improvement—5 years
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning and resource allocation.
- Technical proficiency in tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint
- Change Management experience – 2+ years
- Cyber security experience—2+ years
Nice to have:
- Banking Experience
- Professional certifications (e.g., PMP, CISSP) are assets.
- Basic programming/automation (Python, SQL) or experience with prompt engineering is desirable.
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