Senior IT Risk Project Manager

Project description Modernization as a Service (MaaS) is a cross-functional practice that supports all business verticals within the company.We are seeking a Senior IT Risk Project Manager to join our project for a leading US financial institution. Responsibilities

Ensure successful delivery of projects Achieve financial targets Manage stakeholders’ expectations Drive presales & business development activities People management activities Project manager activities:

Pre-sale Contracting Project start Project Planning and Execution Team Management Self-management

SKILLS Must have

Core project management:- 7+ years of professional experience in software development projects and management 5+ years of experience in large scale Project/Program management Proven track record in complex projects with global, distributed teams People management experience for 20+ FTEs Good understanding of program financials and reporting Good understanding of project manager areas of responsibility:Project PlanningBacklog prioritization, detailing and decompositionUnderstanding of SDLC and ability to build/optimize project processesCommunication with the team, clientUnderstanding of motivation factorsTeam ManagementResult-orientedWorking with feedback: provide and receiveRisk management:- Demonstrable experience running IT risk, security, or compliance-driven programmes - not only feature delivery- Ability to build and maintain a risk register: identification, qualification, scoring, mitigation planning, ownership assignment, and escalation- Experience coordinating remediation programmes across multiple engineering teams (patching, vulnerability closure, control implementation) and tracking them to measurable closure- Comfortable operating with audit, InfoSec, and compliance stakeholders; experience preparing evidence and status for governance forums or steering committees- Working knowledge of at least one control or risk framework (NIST CSF/RMF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, or similar)- Ability to translate technical findings into business impact and risk-based prioritization for senior stakeholdersSoft skills and education:- Verbal and written business communication skills- Presentation skills, including to executive and risk-committee audiences- Negotiation skills- Master’s Degree in computer science or similar education- Certification advantage: PMP / PRINCE2 / SAFe, plus one of CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CISA

Nice to have

Familiarity with security vulnerability management: CVE/CVSS, severity triage, SLA-based remediation cycles Exposure to penetration testing engagements - scoping, vendor coordination, findings review, retest tracking Understanding of AI/GenAI risk: model and data governance, AI risk scans and assessments, prompt injection and data leakage exposure, third-party AI tooling review Awareness of emerging AI governance and regulation (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF) and how it lands on delivery teams Understanding of secure SDLC practices: SAST/DAST/SCA, dependency and supply chain risk, threat modelling