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This role ensures that all cybersecurity initiatives align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and risk management strategies while effectively coordinating across internal teams, vendors, and business stakeholders. <\/p>\n<p>The role manages projects related to security platform engineering, vulnerability management (VPAT), application security, DevSecOps, compliance initiatives, security automation, and enterprise-wide security enhancements. The Cybersecurity Project Manager ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet defined security requirements. <\/p>\n<p>As a key contributor to the Security Program and Platforms function, the role works closely with Platform Engineering, Security Testing, IT Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, and Business Units to align security projects with operational and strategic objectives. <\/p>\n<h3>Role Details \u2013 Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: <\/h3>\n<h3>Cyber Security Demand Management <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage the demand intake process for cybersecurity initiatives, working with business units, IT teams, and security leadership to assess security needs. <\/li>\n<li>Maintain a structured demand management framework, prioritizing security initiatives based on business impact, risk severity, compliance requirements, and available resources. <\/li>\n<li>Create and manage a security project demand pipeline, ensuring new security initiatives are assessed, scoped, and resourced appropriately. <\/li>\n<li>Provide visibility into upcoming projects, backlogs, and resource constraints through structured reporting. <\/li>\n<li>Oversee resource allocation across multiple security projects, ensuring optimal use of team members. <\/li>\n<li>Manage security team timesheets, workload distribution, and tracking of billable\/non-billable efforts <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cybersecurity Project Planning &#038; 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