Mizuho Financial

Program Manager

Mizuho Financial$111K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in managing cross-functional initiatives in cyber security
  • Strong understanding of cyber security domains such as Threat Management and Identity Governance
  • Proven stakeholder management skills with experience across multiple functions
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
  • Effective communication skills with diverse audiences, including technical and non-technical staff
  • Expertise in project management methodologies and tools
  • Cultural sensitivity and ability to work in multicultural environments

Responsibilities

  • Drive cyber security projects from planning to delivery
  • Collaborate with Information Security and IT Risk departments to understand project requirements
  • Deliver on governance and business process redesign while implementing security controls
  • Translate business needs into technology solutions and project requirements
  • Manage weekly project status updates and track program risks
  • Coordinate user acceptance testing and security validation activities
  • Provide updates and critical information to senior management and stakeholders

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with remote work options
  • Generous employee benefits package
  • Discretionary bonus eligibility based on performance
Full Job Description
In this role you will be responsible for managing the assigned cyber security-related projects, following the Transformation and Delivery Office (TDO) guidelines within the determined timeline.

Target program can be the local NY program or HO related programs, working as a liaison with HO counterparts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Drive execution of cyber security initiatives through the full project life cycle from strategic project planning to delivery, including development of target state security processes, build and adoption of technology and security solutions
  • Work across multiple functions and legal entities, including Information Security, IT Risk, and Compliance, to structure and manage end-to-end project efforts through deep understanding of requirements, technologies, cross-functional impact, and business strategy
  • Ensure target end state is delivered inclusive of required governance, business process redesign, and appropriate cyber security and technology controls
  • Coordinating the translation of business and cyber security needs into technology solutions and requirements
  • Manage weekly status reporting, understand and maintain program's RAID log, run daily and/or weekly working groups to support successful program delivery
  • Coordinate all activities and dependencies of UAT and security validation testing to ensure successful acceptance by business and security owners, including defect management and reporting in JIRA
  • Provide appropriate information share and updates with senior management, the CISO organization, and other key stakeholders
  • Oversight of program and project level resources including those provided by 3rd party providers


REQUIREMENTS:
  • Significant experience and track record of delivery of major cross functional initiatives, including cyber security and technology risk programs, at large and complex financial institutions. This includes how to structure initiatives, project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation
  • Good understanding of cyber security domains (e.g., Threat and Vulnerability management, security operations, data protection, Identity and Access Management, Security Governance), as well as finance, risk, operations, and data processes and the technologies enabling them
  • Strong business, analytical, quantitative, problem-solving and decision making skills
  • Strong stakeholder management skills including experience at performing this across multiple functions
  • Superior communication skills: both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff
  • Solid knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools
  • Tolerance and understanding in multi cultures


The expected base salary ranges from $111k-$160k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

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Other requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process

About Mizuho Financial

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is a Japanese banking holding company headquartered in the ?temachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The name "mizuho" literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese. It holds assets in excess of $1.8 trillion US dollars through its control of Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, and other operating subsidiaries. The company's combined holdings form the second largest financial services group in Japan. Its banking businesses rank third in Japan after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. It is the 15th largest banking institution in the world by total assets as of December 2018.
Learn more about Mizuho Financial
Size
54,492 employees
Market Cap
$35 billion
Industry
Net Income
$84.4 billion
5 Year Trend
-0.6%
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