Senior Project Manager – Cloud & Compliance Advisory

Coalfire

. Serve as the primary project management point of contact for clients, sponsors, and internal delivery teams .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $85,000 - $141,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing the full project lifecycle, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk management, while fostering strong client relationships and leading cross-functional teams. Proficient in project governance, financial oversight, and utilizing project management tools to ensure successful delivery and client satisfaction.

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Project ManagementClient EngagementGovernance ManagementFinancial OversightCross-Functional Team Leadership

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Hard Skills

Project Lifecycle ManagementScope ManagementBudget ManagementRisk ManagementChange ControlAgile MethodologyWaterfall MethodologyRAID ManagementProject FinancialsStakeholder Management

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsNegotiation SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAdaptabilityCustomer Service Orientation

Tools & Technologies

SmartsheetJiraOpenAirMicrosoft Project

Industry Keywords

ConsultingProfessional ServicesCybersecurityComplianceAdvisory

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary project management point of contact for clients, sponsors, and internal delivery teams
Build trusted client relationships through proactive communication, credible advice, reliable follow-through, and understanding of client objectives
Lead project initiation, discovery, kickoff, planning, execution, transition, and closeout for consulting engagements
Translate statements of work, engagement objectives, and client requirements into delivery plans, milestones, outcomes, and acceptance criteria
Own the full project lifecycle for multiple concurrent client engagements
Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering milestones, workstreams, dependencies, resources, deliverables, and critical path activities
Manage scope and change control, including impact analysis, approvals, documentation, and communications
Track project health using delivery metrics and recommend intervention or recovery planning
Design and manage engagement governance models, meeting cadences, decision rights, escalation paths, reporting expectations, and stakeholder participation
Maintain RAID logs and manage risks, assumptions, issues, decisions, dependencies, constraints, and mitigations through resolution
Lead governance reviews, stage gates, steering committees, executive updates, and formal delivery checkpoints
Prepare governance packs communicating health, progress, decisions, risks, issues, financial status, and recommended actions
Monitor project budgets, forecasts, burn, actuals, remaining effort, resource plans, and financial performance
Support time, expense, invoicing, utilization, and revenue-related processes
Provide status reporting and lead client status meetings, working sessions, steering committees, executive briefings, and retrospectives
Lead and influence cross-functional, matrixed teams; clarify accountability, resolve conflicts, remove blockers, and facilitate collaboration
Coordinate with resource management, sales, finance, operations, security, and practice leadership
Apply lessons learned, delivery metrics, client feedback, and retrospectives to improve execution and client experience
Contribute to project management standards, governance practices, templates, playbooks, and reporting
Maintain company-defined billable utilization targets
Travel for client or internal work as needed, up to 20%

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of progressive project management experience, including substantial client-facing project delivery experience in consulting, professional services, technology, cybersecurity, compliance, advisory, or a related environment
Bachelor’s degree preferred, or associate degree plus equivalent experience in project management, business administration, consulting, technology, or a related field
Demonstrated success leading complex client engagements with multiple workstreams, stakeholders, deliverables, dependencies, and competing priorities
Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, assumptions, decisions, dependencies, quality, and change control across the project lifecycle
Demonstrated experience designing or managing project governance, including steering committees, decision rights, escalation paths, stage gates, RAID management, and executive reporting
Experience partnering with client executives, sponsors, business stakeholders, and delivery leaders to drive alignment and outcomes
Experience leading cross-functional, matrixed teams in a consulting or professional-services delivery model
Experience managing project financials, forecasts, utilization, resource plans, scope alignment, and commercial impacts
Working knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid project management approaches
Experience facilitating executive meetings, steering committees, status reviews, working sessions, and issue-resolution forums
Strong written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
Excellent customer service skills and demonstrated commitment to client satisfaction, delivery quality, and professional integrity
Experience with project and portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, OpenAir, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms
Advanced ability to create executive-ready status reports, governance packs, dashboards, financial summaries, and decision materials
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to establish structure in ambiguous or fast-moving environments and operate effectively with minimal day-to-day supervision
Demonstrated leadership, ownership of outcomes, sound judgment, adaptability, and consistent follow-through
Ability to coach team members and influence stakeholders while maintaining appropriate boundaries and accountability
Availability to provide full-time support aligned to U.S.-based delivery teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work model allowing employees to choose when and where they work, at home or an office
Employee resource groups
In-person and virtual events
Paid parental leave
Flexible time off
Certification and training reimbursement
Digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
Comprehensive insurance options
Equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities
Annual incentive, commission, and/or recognition programs may be available