GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.
The Operations Project Manager at GuidePoint Security LLC (‘GuidePoint’) is responsible for end-to-end project life cycle management for internal projects supporting business operations. This role will report directly to the Sr VP of Operations and will coordinate with teams across GuidePoint to successfully manage projects within the defined scope, timelines, and budget. The Operations Project Manager is expected to work independently with minimal supervision over daily activities and to provide clear communication to stakeholders on project status, timelines, decisions, and escalations.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Efficient and effective management of multiple ongoing projects simultaneously, from initiation to deployment.
- Primary point of contact throughout each project, ensuring regular and timely communications to all key stakeholders.
- Preparation of project plans for all project phases with the appropriate level of detail.
- Manage day-to-day activities and resources on active projects while working closely with engagement leads.
- Provides status reports on project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues, and escalates issues appropriately.
- Manage project issues and risks to resolution.
- Maintain understanding of interdependencies between departments, systems, internal processes, and business objectives.
- Plan and manage resources ensuring all projects meet scope and budget expectations.
- Monitor, track, and control open action items, issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables.
- Develop and deliver requirements documentation, progress reports, and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, and key stakeholders.
- Ensure projects follow established quality standards where applicable.
- Create and maintain project management methodology and process documentation.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management.
- Minimum of 1 year experience in a consulting services role or similar IT Project Management structure.
- Experience with Agile methodology.
- Advanced computer skills with Mac and Google application experience preferred.
- Experience utilizing remote teleconferencing tools.
- Standard industry certifications are preferred.
- Preferred experience in JIRA, Smartsheet, Certinia, and Salesforce.
- Advanced project management skills, with demonstrated ability to evaluate project objectives and scope, lead cross-functional teams and stakeholders, schedule resources, and manage timeline and budget to plan.
- Ability to successfully manage multiple projects and/or teams simultaneously.
- Demonstrated successful leadership of personnel and technical projects, including running planning meetings, daily stand ups, and retrospectives.
- Excellent communication skills that include the ability to communicate with anyone from a technical resource to the highest level of management.
- Ability to analyze and solve problems, perform complex tasks and prioritize.
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Why GuidePoint?
GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.
Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Some added perks….
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- 100% employer-paid medical premiums (employee only $0 deductible and HSA plans) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
- 100% employer-paid dental premiums (employee only) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option
What We Do
GuidePoint Security is an elite team of highly trained, top certified experts who cut through cyber chaos and confusion to put control back in your hands. We help you make the smartest, most informed decisions, choose and integrate products and services that are the best fit, and build the most effective cybersecurity posture.
We provide organizations with holistic perspective on their cyber ecosystem to minimize gaps, vulnerabilities, and optimize resources, including:
1. Understanding the changing threat landscape, vulnerabilities, and gaps
2. New insights of how product decisions align with resource capacity
3. Insightful product comparisons and integration to save time, money, and mistakes
