Project Manager - Product Security

Insight Global
Naperville, United States of America
16 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 135K

Job location

Naperville, United States of America

Tech stack

Continuous Integration
Github
Identity and Access Management
Scrum
Systems Development Life Cycle
Software Engineering
Software Vulnerability Management
Software Security
Static Application Security Testing
Dynamic Application Security Testing

Job description

Seeking a Project Manager to drive execution across a portfolio of Product Security initiatives spanning multiple global software development teams. This role will support 6-8 engineering groups (ranging from small pods to large-scale teams) and is critical to improving engagement, accountability, and delivery consistency across the program. This is not a "check-the-box" PM role - the ideal candidate brings enough technical/domain awareness (SDLC + security) to proactively identify gaps, influence teams, and step in to facilitate solutions when needed., Drive coordination and execution across multiple product and engineering teams Improve engagement across smaller, distributed teams and ensure alignment to security priorities Own centralized tracking of initiatives, milestones, risks, and dependencies Facilitate cross-functional meetings and actively drive accountability (not just report status) Partner with engineering and security stakeholders to embed security into development workflows Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or risks and proactively step in to help drive resolution Support rollout and adoption of secure SDLC practices across teams Coordinate execution against defined security goals and remediation timelines Provide clear, actionable updates to leadership on progress, risks, and blockers

Core Program Focus Areas

Elimination and remediation of critical/high vulnerabilities Removal of secrets from codebases and enforcement of scanning tools Adoption of CI/CD-driven deployments (eliminating manual production releases) Enforcement of production access controls and environment isolation Integration of security tooling into pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning, etc.) Implementation of WAF and application-level protections Establishment of security champions within each scrum team Coordination of identity, access, and privilege management improvements

Requirements

5-8+ years of experience as a Technical Project Manager / Program Manager / Delivery Manager Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and engineering workflows Proven experience managing cross-functional initiatives across multiple engineering teams Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams and dependencies Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence without direct authority Experience driving execution and accountability, not just coordination Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving environments with limited structure

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience supporting Product Security or Application Security initiatives Familiarity with:

Vulnerability management tools (e.g., Snyk, Wiz) Secrets scanning / code security (e.g., GitHub Advanced Security) CI/CD security integrations (SAST, DAST, SCA) WAF and application security controls

Experience working in large, distributed/global engineering environments Exposure to cloud platforms and modern application architectures Background in identity/access management or privileged access controls Experience within PMO or program governance structures

Benefits & conditions

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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