Project Manager; Cybersecurity

Project Manager (Cybersecurity)

Location: UAE / Middle East (Hybrid)

Company: ITHR Tech

About ITHR Tech

ITHR Tech is a cybersecurity services company helping organizations across the UAE and Middle East strengthen their security posture through practical, outcome-driven programs.

Our work spans security operations, incident response, assessments, and advisory—often in complex, time-sensitive environments where delivery quality and stakeholder alignment are critical.

We are looking for a Project Manager who can bring structure, pace, and accountability to cybersecurity engagements, owning execution from kickoff to closure.

About the Role

As a Project Manager (Cybersecurity), you will lead the planning and delivery of multiple security engagements in parallel. You will coordinate internal and customer stakeholders, manage scope, timelines, and risks, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within agreed scope, and with high customer satisfaction.

This role is ideal for someone who is organized, proactive, execution-driven, and comfortable managing technical work streams without needing to be the deepest technical expert in the room.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity projects: kickoff → planning → execution → tracking → reporting → closure
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions), and stakeholder communications
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including sales, pre-sales, engineering, SOC/IR, and third-party vendors
• Manage scope control, including change requests, assumptions/dependencies, and SOW alignment
• Lead customer governance through status calls, steering updates, action tracking, and escalation management
• Ensure quality of delivery artifacts including reports, runbooks, handover documents, and acceptance sign-offs
• Track timelines, utilization, and delivery forecasts for leadership reporting
• Drive continuous improvement across templates, playbooks, and recurring engagement models

Requirements

• 4–8+ years of project management experience (IT, cybersecurity, or technology services preferred)
• Proven experience managing multiple concurrent projects with external customers and internal technical teams
• Strong stakeholder management skills (comfortable engaging IT managers through senior leadership/executives)
• Strong planning and execution discipline (timelines, dependencies, change control, escalation handling)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including customer-ready reporting

Experience in cybersecurity projects such as:

• SOC/MDR onboarding
• EDR deployments
• Incident response retainers
• Vulnerability management
• VAPT programs
• Firewall/network security
• Cloud security
• GRC initiatives

Familiarity with security concepts (MITRE ATT&CK, incident response lifecycle, vulnerability remediation workflows, SIEM/logging basics).

Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, ITIL (any combination).

Benefits of Working at ITHR Tech

• Competitive compensation + performance incentives Strong base salary with delivery and performance-linked incentives
• Hybrid flexibility Balanced hybrid/WFH setup aligned with customer workshops and key milestones
• Training & certification budget Annual budget for PM certifications and cybersecurity learning
• High-impact work Lead projects that materially improve customer security outcomes across the region
• Strong collaboration culture Direct access to engineering, SOC/IR, and leadership for faster decision-making
• Clear growth path Progression into Senior PM, Program Manager, or Delivery Lead based on performance
• Execution-focused culture Cyber-first team that values accountability and getting things done

Ready to Join a Mission That Matters?

Send your CV along with a short note covering:

The largest or most complex projects you’ve managed (scope, stakeholders, outcomes)

Your cybersecurity / IT security exposure