Enterprise Security Services, Project Manager (contract)

Enterprise Security Services, Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement project strategies, goals, and objectives aligned with the organization's overall vision. Oversee all aspects of project planning, budgeting, and execution, ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards, and stakeholder expectations.
• Manage detailed project schedule and resource plan, facilitate team meetings, publish meeting notes and action items, ensure follow up with team members, update project documents and systems, ensure timely completion of action items; facilitate post project/phase reviews.
• Adhere and contribute to project management standards, processes and governance, including tools and reporting.
• Communicate project status and be the project advocate; proactively monitor risks, issues, and overall project health. Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans to address potential challenges and escalate projects at risk to relevant stakeholders.
• Establish positive and collaborative relationships with all stakeholders and demonstrate a clear understanding of both internal and external stakeholder requirements and success criteria; integrate and align with other departmental processes and solutions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant Project Management experience.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in various security disciplines such as physical, personnel, and cyber security along with experience in compliance and risk management disciplines with PMP certification preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and SharePoint).
• Project Management experience using industry best practices and methodologies, including waterfall, agile, and hybrid.
• Ability to manage concurrent initiatives and work streams from planning to delivery, utilizing a variety of project management tools and methodologies.
• Stay abreast of the latest information security regulatory requirements, technologies, controls, practices, techniques and threats.
• Prior experience with leading projects within various security disciplines, such as compliance, security awareness, training, physical, personnel, and cyber security.
• Strong verbal/written communication, with ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of responsibility and authority.

KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) seeks a contractor in the United States to provide service to KPMG through one of our contracted employer/agency service providers. All applicants for any KPMG role are expected to act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold the firm’s respectful and courteous work environment. All applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Nothing herein shall be deemed to create an employer-employee relationship between contractor and KPMG, nor shall contractor be considered a representative or agent of KPMG.

KPMG LLP and its subsidiaries comply with all local/state regulations in regard to displaying pay rate ranges. The pay rate range(s) displayed is/are specifically for those contracted who will perform work in or reside in the location(s) listed, if selected for the role. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including market data, ranges, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD, technology), and specific location, for example. Additionally, applicants may be required to apply and become employed by a service provider utilized by KPMG, and final pay rate(s) and/or eligibility for additional benefits may be determined by such provider.

KPMG LLP, its subsidiaries, and its agency service providers (including, but not limited to, MBO Partners Inc., Magnit LLC, and TalentBurst Inc.) are equal opportunity employers/contractors. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex/gender, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical or mental handicap unrelated to ability, pregnancy, veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pay Rate Range

80 - 95 USD hourly