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The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of strategic cybersecurity initiatives that strengthen the organization's security posture, reduce risk, improve compliance, and enable business objectives. Each project manager role will be anchored to projects within a key cybersecurity domain or, in some cases, to initiatives requiring partnership across multiple cybersecurity domains, such as Identity Security, Threat Management, Security Operations, Product Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Network Security, Cloud Security, and Emerging Technologies. The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager serves as a trusted delivery leader who translates strategy into execution, aligns stakeholders around shared outcomes, manages risks and dependencies, and ensures initiatives are delivered predictably and transparently. This individual operates across technical and business teams, partnering with cybersecurity leaders, architects, engineers, product teams, vendors, and executives to drive successful outcomes.
Success in this role extends beyond delivering scope on time and within budget. The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager connects cybersecurity strategy to execution and ensures initiatives achieve their intended cybersecurity outcomes, such as risk reduction, control coverage, remediation, adoption, resilience, or capability maturity.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex cybersecurity initiatives from planning through implementation and operational transition.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, decisions, and action items.
- Coordinate delivery across cybersecurity teams, technology organizations, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.
- Drive execution of initiatives related to areas such as Identity & Access Management, Privileged Access Management, Security Operations, Threat Detection & Response, Network Security, Application Security, Cloud Security, AI Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Security Architecture.
- Facilitate planning sessions, stakeholder reviews, executive updates, governance forums, and project steering meetings.
- Identify delivery risks, resource constraints, cross-team dependencies, and schedule impacts; develop mitigation and response plans.
- Establish and maintain project reporting that provides clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, milestones, and business outcomes.
- Translate complex technical concepts into business-focused communications for leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Partner with cybersecurity leaders to align project execution with strategic objectives, capability roadmaps, and organizational priorities.
- Manage project scope, goals, and timeline while ensuring alignment with approved objectives.
- Manage project financials in partnership with portfolio management, including budgets, forecasts, resource allocations, and project time tracking.
- Drive accountability for commitments and facilitate timely resolution of issues and blockers.
- Support vendor engagements, contract deliverables, procurement activities, and implementation planning when applicable.
- Ensure delivery artifacts, documentation, governance requirements, and project controls are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
- Promote consistency in project delivery practices while adapting approaches to Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery models as needed.
- Lead project team(s) & contractors, mentor junior PMs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5-8+ years of experience leading cross-functional projects, project teams and contractors establishing clear accountability for delivery commitments, and programs in technology, cybersecurity, risk management, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience managing initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Experience leading complex technology, cybersecurity, risk, compliance, or security-related initiatives in an enterprise environment.
- Experience delivering initiatives in one or more cybersecurity domains such as Identity Security, Security Operations, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Network Security, Cyber Risk, Governance, Product Security, Application Security, or Security Engineering.
- Strong knowledge of project management disciplines including planning, risk management, dependency management, stakeholder engagement, governance, and reporting.
- Experience developing executive-level communications, status reporting, and decision-support materials.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment in matrixed organizations.
- Experience managing project financials, budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, or investment-funded initiatives.
- Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to operate independently in highly complex and ambiguous environments.
- Fluency in ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management (PPM) for project financial management, forecasting, resource allocation, and time tracking.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI-ACP, or equivalent.
- Experience working within Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery environments.
- Experience with enterprise delivery and planning tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Jira Align, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements such as NIST, CIS Controls, Zero Trust, HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC, PCI, or related standards.
- Understanding of cybersecurity technologies and concepts including identity management, threat detection, vulnerability management, cloud security, incident response, security governance, and security architecture.
Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$104,000 - $143,000 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
Application Deadline: 11-11-2026
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
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The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of strategic cybersecurity initiatives that strengthen the organization's security posture, reduce risk, improve compliance, and enable business objectives. Each project manager role will be anchored to projects within a key cybersecurity domain or, in some cases, to initiatives requiring partnership across multiple cybersecurity domains, such as Identity Security, Threat Management, Security Operations, Product Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Network Security, Cloud Security, and Emerging Technologies. The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager serves as a trusted delivery leader who translates strategy into execution, aligns stakeholders around shared outcomes, manages risks and dependencies, and ensures initiatives are delivered predictably and transparently. This individual operates across technical and business teams, partnering with cybersecurity leaders, architects, engineers, product teams, vendors, and executives to drive successful outcomes.
Success in this role extends beyond delivering scope on time and within budget. The Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager connects cybersecurity strategy to execution and ensures initiatives achieve their intended cybersecurity outcomes, such as risk reduction, control coverage, remediation, adoption, resilience, or capability maturity.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex cybersecurity initiatives from planning through implementation and operational transition.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, decisions, and action items.
- Coordinate delivery across cybersecurity teams, technology organizations, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.
- Drive execution of initiatives related to areas such as Identity & Access Management, Privileged Access Management, Security Operations, Threat Detection & Response, Network Security, Application Security, Cloud Security, AI Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Security Architecture.
- Facilitate planning sessions, stakeholder reviews, executive updates, governance forums, and project steering meetings.
- Identify delivery risks, resource constraints, cross-team dependencies, and schedule impacts; develop mitigation and response plans.
- Establish and maintain project reporting that provides clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, milestones, and business outcomes.
- Translate complex technical concepts into business-focused communications for leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Partner with cybersecurity leaders to align project execution with strategic objectives, capability roadmaps, and organizational priorities.
- Manage project scope, goals, and timeline while ensuring alignment with approved objectives.
- Manage project financials in partnership with portfolio management, including budgets, forecasts, resource allocations, and project time tracking.
- Drive accountability for commitments and facilitate timely resolution of issues and blockers.
- Support vendor engagements, contract deliverables, procurement activities, and implementation planning when applicable.
- Ensure delivery artifacts, documentation, governance requirements, and project controls are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
- Promote consistency in project delivery practices while adapting approaches to Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery models as needed.
- Lead project team(s) & contractors, mentor junior PMs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5-8+ years of experience leading cross-functional projects, project teams and contractors establishing clear accountability for delivery commitments, and programs in technology, cybersecurity, risk management, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience managing initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Experience leading complex technology, cybersecurity, risk, compliance, or security-related initiatives in an enterprise environment.
- Experience delivering initiatives in one or more cybersecurity domains such as Identity Security, Security Operations, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Network Security, Cyber Risk, Governance, Product Security, Application Security, or Security Engineering.
- Strong knowledge of project management disciplines including planning, risk management, dependency management, stakeholder engagement, governance, and reporting.
- Experience developing executive-level communications, status reporting, and decision-support materials.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment in matrixed organizations.
- Experience managing project financials, budgets, forecasts, vendor engagements, or investment-funded initiatives.
- Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to operate independently in highly complex and ambiguous environments.
- Fluency in ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management (PPM) for project financial management, forecasting, resource allocation, and time tracking.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI-ACP, or equivalent.
- Experience working within Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery environments.
- Experience with enterprise delivery and planning tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Jira Align, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements such as NIST, CIS Controls, Zero Trust, HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC, PCI, or related standards.
- Understanding of cybersecurity technologies and concepts including identity management, threat detection, vulnerability management, cloud security, incident response, security governance, and security architecture.
Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$104,000 - $143,000 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
Application Deadline: 11-11-2026
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
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Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
Pull the Senior IT Project Manager occupation profile on O*NET and confirm your degree field maps directly to the role. USCIS scrutinizes IT management titles heavily, so a mismatch between your degree and job duties is a common RFE trigger.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Senior IT Project Manager roles by employers who have filed LCAs for this specific title. DOL disclosure data shows which companies sponsor consistently, not just occasionally, saving you from pursuing dead-end applications.
Verify the employer's E-Verify enrollment before accepting
H-1B employers must be E-Verify participants. Before signing an offer letter, confirm the company is enrolled. Non-enrolled employers cannot legally hire you on H-1B status, and discovering this late costs you months in your job search.
Negotiate a start date that clears the cap timeline
H-1B cap petitions filed in April have an October 1 earliest start date. Build this into your offer negotiation so your employer doesn't rescind if onboarding gets delayed. Cap-exempt employers at universities or nonprofits can start you sooner.
Request a prevailing wage determination before the LCA
Cross-check the offered salary against the relevant wage level using the OFLC Wage Search for your metro area and SOC code. Level I and Level II wages flag frequently in IT project management audits, so pushing for Level III or IV strengthens your petition.
Document your project management scope precisely in the job description
The employer's job description filed with USCIS must demonstrate that the role requires a specific technical degree, not just general business skills. Vague duties like 'managing projects' invite RFEs. Specifics like 'architecting cloud migration programs' reinforce specialty occupation.
H-1B Visa Senior IT Project Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior IT Project Manager role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, but only when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field such as computer science, information systems, or engineering. Generalist management roles without a defined degree requirement can fail the specialty occupation test. Your employer's job description must tie the role's duties directly to a specific body of theoretical knowledge, not just experience or certifications.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for this role?
Search for Senior IT Project Manager roles on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers based on verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history for this specific title. This filters out companies that say they sponsor but have no documented track record, so you focus your applications where real sponsorship activity exists.
Can PMP or other project management certifications substitute for a bachelor's degree on an H-1B petition?
No. USCIS requires a U.S. bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a directly related field for specialty occupation status. A PMP or similar certification does not satisfy this requirement on its own. However, if your foreign degree is three years and falls short of a U.S. four-year equivalent, a credential evaluation combined with relevant experience may bridge the gap under the degree equivalency standard.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer terminates my project early or eliminates the role?
You enter a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new H-1B sponsor, change to another visa status, or depart the U.S. During this window you cannot work. Your new employer must file a transfer petition before the grace period expires. If you're in premium processing, USCIS can approve a transfer petition in as little as 15 business days, which matters when the clock is running.
Is a Senior IT Project Manager role at risk of H-1B denial under specialty occupation scrutiny?
More than most IT roles, yes. USCIS has historically issued RFEs for IT management titles when the duties appear supervisory rather than technical. The strongest petitions detail specific systems, methodologies, or architectures the manager oversees and explain why a computer science or engineering degree is the minimum entry requirement, not simply preferred. Weak job descriptions are the primary cause of denials for this title.