Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager
Location: Kraków, Poland
Work model: Hybrid – 6 days per month from the Kraków office
Contract: B2B
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager to lead a complex, multi-year cybersecurity transformation focused on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), and cryptographic capabilities.
In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end delivery across multiple workstreams, managing a multi-million USD budget and coordinating technical and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery against agreed scope, timeline, budget and quality standards.
This is a hands-on programme management role that requires a strong understanding of cybersecurity and technology, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and senior stakeholders.
Key responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of a complex, multi-year cybersecurity programme across multiple workstreams.
- Own programme scope, planning, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and governance.
- Manage a multi-million USD budget, including forecasting, financial planning, vendor spend and cost control.
- Provide subject-matter leadership and guidance in areas such as PKI, Certificate Lifecycle Management, certificate automation and cryptographic controls.
- Coordinate stakeholders across technical, security, architecture, engineering, operations, risk and compliance areas, as well as external suppliers.
- Manage dependencies and ensure alignment between multiple workstreams and delivery teams.
- Work closely with technical teams to understand project requirements, challenges and dependencies and translate them into effective delivery plans.
- Ensure that project outcomes meet relevant security, resilience, compliance and audit requirements.
- Manage external vendors and support effective supplier governance.
- Prepare clear programme reporting, status updates and executive-level presentations.
- Proactively identify delivery risks and implement appropriate mitigation and escalation strategies.
- Drive operational readiness and ensure that delivered capabilities can be effectively adopted and supported.
Requirements
- Proven experience in Cybersecurity or Technology Project/Programme Management, ideally within complex, multi-year transformation initiatives.
- Experience delivering large-scale technology adoption, transformation or migration programmes.
- Strong understanding of PKI and Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), including certificate issuance, renewal, revocation, key management and automation.
- Experience managing multiple parallel workstreams and complex technical dependencies.
- Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts with engineering and cybersecurity specialists while effectively managing overall programme delivery.
- Strong experience in senior stakeholder management and programme governance.
- Proven experience managing multi-million USD budgets, including forecasting, financial governance and supplier spend.
- Experience working with external technology vendors and suppliers.
- Strong communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in a complex, international and technology-driven environment.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of cryptographic standards, protocols and controls, such as TLS, X.509, OCSP and CRL.
- Experience with certificate automation and enterprise-scale certificate management solutions.
- Experience working in regulated or highly controlled environments.
- Relevant cybersecurity, project management or technology certifications.
What we offer
- B2B contract
- Hybrid work model – 6 days per month from our Kraków office
- Lux Med private medical care
- MyBenefit cafeteria
- Dedicated support from a Contractor Care Specialist