Cybersecurity Project Manager, CISO

About the role

OCBC, Singapore's oldest bank, is looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of strategic cybersecurity initiatives across the bank. The role turns approved cybersecurity objectives into executable plans and coordinates technology, security, risk, operations, procurement, vendors and business stakeholders to deliver outcomes with clear governance, financial control and operational ownership.

Key responsibilities

• Lead delivery of cybersecurity projects under the Cyber Defense Roadmap and other approved transformation programmes.
• Develop and maintain scope, delivery plans, milestones, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, issues and decision logs.
• Coordinate delivery across cybersecurity engineering, architecture, infrastructure, application, cloud, identity, data, risk, audit, procurement and operations teams.
• Manage project governance, working groups, steering committees, status reporting, executive updates and escalation of material risks or decisions.
• Track delivery outcomes, financials, vendor commitments, resource utilisation and inter-project dependencies.
• Drive timely resolution of risks, issues, control gaps and blockers with assigned owners and target dates.
• Manage vendor delivery, statements of work, commercial milestones, acceptance criteria and evidence for payment and closure.
• Ensure security solutions include documented architecture, testing, control evidence, operational ownership, support procedures and Day 2 readiness.
• Maintain complete, traceable project artefacts to support regulatory, audit and risk-management requirements.
• Facilitate requirements, design, testing, implementation, transition and project closure, and promote consistent standards and lessons learned.

Required profile

• 8+ years of project or programme management experience, including complex technology or cybersecurity initiatives.
• Proven experience managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, vendors, dependencies, risks and executive stakeholders.
• Experience delivering projects in banking, financial services or another highly regulated environment.
• Strong governance, planning, problem-solving, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex delivery issues clearly and drive decisions and follow-through.
• Experience with audit, risk, procurement, financial control and operational transition requirements.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification strongly preferred; cybersecurity certifications or experience in Zero Trust, cloud security, IAM, API security, AI security or security automation are beneficial.

Required skills

• Good understanding of cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, identity, application, data or security-platform delivery.
• Project management methodology (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent).

What we offer

• Competitive base salary.
• Holistic, flexible benefits.
• Community initiatives.
• Learning and professional development opportunities.