Senior Project Manager

Description Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Project Manager in New York, NY.

Summary:

Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a complex, enterprise-wide security infrastructure transformation initiative. This individual will own project delivery from initiation through implementation, driving cross-functional alignment, executive reporting, risk management, and successful execution across global technology and security teams.

Responsibilities:
* Lead the planning, execution, governance, and successful delivery of a strategic global security project
* Manage the migration of firewall configurations and security policies from Palo Alto Panorama to Palo Alto Strata, including planning, testing, deployment, and post-implementation activities
* Establish and maintain project schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource plans, and delivery metrics
* Own project governance, including status reporting, executive communications, RAID logs, risk mitigation plans, and issue resolution
* Manage and optimize Jira boards to ensure accurate tracking of project progress, deliverables, and team commitments
* Partner with security, infrastructure, engineering, and operations teams to drive alignment and execution across multiple work streams
* Influence and lead senior stakeholders and strong personalities, ensuring decisions are made and project objectives remain on track
* Drive accountability across distributed teams and coordinate activities through project completion
* Identify and proactively manage project risks, escalations, and dependencies to minimize delivery impacts Requirements
* 8+ years of Project Management experience leading large-scale infrastructure, network, cybersecurity, or enterprise technology initiatives
* Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional programs within global organizations
* Strong expertise with Jira, project governance, RAID management, executive reporting, and project controls
* Demonstrated success managing multiple stakeholders, including senior leadership and technically complex teams
* Exceptional leadership, communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills
* Ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across diverse teams and competing priorities
* Experience managing firewall, network security, or cybersecurity transformation projects is highly preferred
* Prior experience with Palo Alto Networks, including Panorama and Strata, is strongly preferred

Job Type Contract Compensation
65 - $65