Cyber Resilience Program Manager 5716

Location: Dallas, TX (Remote - Standard business hours, 40 hours/week) Duration: 6 Months+ Contract Accepting candidates residing in the DFW area. No C2C please. About the Opportunity: Global (multi-billion dollar) enterprise organization in the Data Center Services industry is seeking an experienced Cyber Resilience Program Manager to lead a large-scale initiative focused on strengthening cybersecurity resilience, governance, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness across a complex business environment. You will be in a visible role that will partner with executive leadership and stakeholders across cybersecurity, technology, risk, legal, compliance, operations, and business functions. You will be responsible for coordinating multiple interconnected workstreams while helping translate regulatory and cybersecurity requirements into sustainable operational practices. This opportunity is ideal for a program leader who thrives in highly matrixed organizations and has experience driving enterprise-wide initiatives involving cybersecurity, risk management, compliance, governance, and operational resilience (GRC). Key Responsibilities: -- Lead a complex, enterprise-wide cyber resilience and regulatory compliance program spanning multiple business and technology functions. -- Coordinate and manage approximately 10–15 concurrent workstreams with numerous dependencies and stakeholders. -- Establish program governance structures, accountability models, decision frameworks, escalation paths, and reporting processes. -- Drive collaboration across cybersecurity, IT, risk management, legal, compliance, operations, business continuity, vendor management, and business teams. -- Maintain integrated program plans, timelines, RAID logs, action trackers, status reporting, and executive dashboards. -- Identify program risks, gaps, dependencies, and roadblocks while driving mitigation and resolution activities. -- Develop and deliver executive-level presentations, steering committee updates, and leadership reporting. -- Monitor progress across workstreams and ensure alignment with regulatory, governance, and cybersecurity objectives. -- Facilitate cross-functional meetings and ensure accountability for action items and deliverables. -- Support audit readiness, operational resilience, and compliance-related initiatives across the organization. -- Coordinate internal resources, external consultants, and strategic partners supporting program execution. -- Analyze program data and metrics to support decision-making and executive reporting. -- Influence stakeholders across a global organization without direct authority. Required Qualifications: -- Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise technology, cybersecurity, governance, risk, or compliance programs. -- Demonstrated success managing highly visible initiatives involving multiple business units, regions, and executive stakeholders. -- Strong experience coordinating complex programs with numerous parallel workstreams and dependencies. -- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and drive alignment across diverse teams. -- Advanced executive communication and presentation skills. -- Strong analytical and critical-thinking capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making. -- Experience developing executive dashboards, program status reporting, and governance materials. -- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving, and highly matrixed environments. -- Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, and program governance activities. Preferred Qualifications: -- Experience supporting cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) initiatives. -- Familiarity with cyber resilience, operational resilience, third-party risk management, cloud security, or data governance programs. -- Experience supporting regulatory compliance initiatives within large enterprise environments. -- Experience working with global teams across multiple geographic regions. -- Consulting, technology, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or highly regulated industry experience is highly desirable. -- Experience supporting audit readiness and control framework initiatives. Technical Skills: -- Smartsheet (Required) -- Microsoft PowerPoint (Executive-Level Presentations) -- Microsoft Excel (Reporting, Analysis, Pivot Tables) -- Microsoft Outlook -- Experience with enterprise project and program management tools -- What Will Make Someone Successful in This Role? -- Ability to quickly organize and drive complex initiatives with minimal ramp-up time. -- Strong executive presence and confidence working with senior leadership. -- Exceptional follow-through and action-item management. -- Ability to connect technical, compliance, and business stakeholders around common objectives. -- Comfortable managing ambiguity while maintaining momentum and accountability. -- Strong organizational skills with the ability to oversee numerous moving parts simultaneously. Why This Opportunity Stands Out: This role will offer you the chance to lead a mission-critical initiative with enterprise-wide visibility and executive sponsorship. The work directly impacts organizational resilience, risk reduction, governance maturity, and long-term business readiness. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions while partnering with leaders across technology, cybersecurity, operations, risk, and compliance functions on a global scale.