Senior Project Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the planning and delivery of complex cybersecurity programs for our clients. Working across security, infrastructure, cloud, application, and operations teams, you will coordinate technical delivery, manage client relationships, and ensure programs meet agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and security objectives.

The ideal candidate combines strong program management skills with a deep technical understanding of cybersecurity technologies and systems integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end cybersecurity programs, from initiation and planning through implementation, transition, and closure.
• Develop and maintain program plans, roadmaps, budgets, resource forecasts, milestones, dependencies, and success measures.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including security architects and engineers, infrastructure and cloud teams, client stakeholders, and technology vendors.
• Manage client communications, facilitate governance and steering meetings, report progress, and resolve escalations.
• Oversee delivery of cybersecurity solutions such as identity and access management, security operations and SIEM, endpoint security, cloud security, vulnerability management, and network security.
• Identify and manage program risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions; drive actions through to resolution.
• Manage scope, change requests, delivery impacts, and approvals in line with contractual and governance processes.
• Monitor financial performance, resource utilization, staffing needs, and delivery forecasts.
• Coordinate design reviews, testing, documentation, operational readiness, training, handover, and post-implementation support.
• Maintain accurate program reporting and provide transparent updates on delivery health, risks, decisions, budget, and outcomes.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to improving delivery methods, templates, and governance practices.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience managing technology or cybersecurity programs, preferably in a systems integrator, consulting, or managed services environment.
• Experience delivering complex programs involving multiple technical teams, vendors, and client stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity domains such as identity and access management, security operations, endpoint security, cloud security, vulnerability management, or network security.
• Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, and executive-level reporting.
• Strong client-facing communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience with project and program management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic – Mandatory

Certifications

• PMP Certified
• Basic Cyber Security Certification – Security+ level
• CISSP or CISM – Preferred

Location: Doha, Qatar
Employment type: Full-time
Reports to: PMO Manager