Location
Farringdon, London with hybrid working requiring office attendance at least 2 days per week. Weekly team meetings may also be required at our Twickenham office (TW1 3RP).

Hours
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary
£75,953 - £79,950 per annum

About the Role
The Cyber Security Project Manager will lead the delivery of the Cyber Essentials Security Programme, focusing on achieving compliance and certification with Cyber Essentials Plus. This role manages the project from inception to launch, ensuring all technical planning, documentation, and governance processes are in place. You will work closely with the Cyber Security Manager and other key stakeholders to coordinate discovery and implementation phases, manage risks, and oversee procurement and onboarding of security tools.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, as you will chair meetings, deliver presentations, and ensure all deliverables meet security standards. The role requires experience delivering complex cyber security or IT transformation projects, knowledge of cloud and SaaS security best practices, and relevant certifications such as Prince 2 Practitioner and CISSP.

Key responsibilities include leading end-to-end delivery of the Cyber Essentials Security Programme, managing project governance and boards, coordinating procurement and onboarding of tools like Tenable add-ons, identifying and engaging stakeholders, preparing communications and presentations, managing risks and issues, leading change management activities, developing user guides, overseeing gap analysis and audits, monitoring benefits, and recommending improvements based on evolving threats.

This is a fixed-term contract until December 2026.

Experience
- Proven experience delivering complex cyber security or IT transformation projects, ideally within regulated or large-scale environments.
- Strong knowledge of Cyber Essentials (and Plus), cloud security (AWS, Azure, OCI), and SaaS security best practices.
- Experience with project management methodologies, governance, stakeholder engagement, procurement, vendor management, and third-party assessments.

About you
- Strong commitment to customer service and overall service excellence.
- Willingness to learn and develop a broad skillset.
- Thorough and organised approach with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.
- Ability to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to develop long-term compliance strategies.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams, competing priorities, and cross-functional teams.
- Stay up to date with the latest security threats and trends.

Qualifications
- Relevant certifications such as Prince 2 Practitioner and CISSP are desirable.