Cybersecurity Project Manager

The Chamberlain Group LLC offers the opportunity to lead cybersecurity project delivery at an enterprise scale, turning security strategy and risk priorities into initiatives that are scoped, funded, and resourced with measurable risk reduction. This onsite role in Oak Brook, IL supports cross-functional alignment across security, IT, engineering, product, legal, risk, and audit teams, helping translate security work into outcomes that stakeholders can track and act on.

What you’ll do

• Own end-to-end delivery for cybersecurity projects, including initiation, scope, business case, schedule, budget, resourcing, dependencies, and closure; maintain integrated project plans and contribute to the security portfolio roadmap.
• Lead cross-functional project teams across Information Security, IT, Engineering, Product, and business units without direct authority by facilitating planning, status, steering committee, and decision-making forums.
• Track and report project health, KPIs, and risks to security leadership and executive stakeholders; escalate issues, resource conflicts, and leadership decisions with recommended options.
• Identify, log, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; coordinate risk acceptance and exception decisions through established governance.
• Coordinate delivery for security control, compliance, and audit remediation efforts, including ITGC, ISO 27001, and NIST-aligned frameworks; support responses to internal and external audits and examinations.
• Manage vendor and third-party engagement for security tooling and services, including onboarding, deployment milestones, contract deliverables, and budget tracking.
• Establish and continuously improve project management practices, templates, and operational processes for the security organization, using agile and hybrid delivery approaches as appropriate.
• Drive change management, communications, and adoption planning so that new security capabilities, policies, and processes are understood and used across the enterprise.
• Follow health and safety guidelines and rules, including ensuring team compliance.
• Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge through workshops, publications, networking, and participation in professional societies; contribute on related projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by HR).
• 5+ years of progressive work experience in Information Technology.
• 2+ years experience as a project manager, preferably in cybersecurity or information security.

Preferred

• Project management certification such as PMP or PMI-ACP; agile certification such as CSM, SAFe, or equivalent.
• Experience managing cybersecurity, risk, or compliance projects in a matrix organization.
• Experience in continuous improvement and agile or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience supporting audits, assessments, or certifications such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, or ITGC/SOX.

Tools you’ll use

• Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, and the Microsoft Office suite.

Compensation and benefits

Salary range: USD 85,500 to 162,975 per year. Benefits include a comprehensive benefits package, 401k contribution (subject to eligibility requirements), and a short-term incentive plan (eligible subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies).

Travel: able to travel occasionally, domestically and internationally.