Senior Manager - Cyber Security and Compliance

We are looking for an experienced cybersecurity leader to guide security strategy and compliance efforts for a growing organization in New York, New York. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who can connect business priorities with practical security planning, executive reporting, and long-term risk reduction. The role will shape enterprise security direction while supporting day-to-day decision-making with a strong focus on measurable outcomes and governance.

Responsibilities:
• Create and evolve a long-range cybersecurity strategy that supports organizational goals and anticipated business needs.
• Lead enterprise risk reviews on a recurring basis, identify the most critical exposures, and develop prioritized remediation approaches.
• Set the direction for security architecture by defining target-state capabilities and mapping phased adoption plans.
• Develop meaningful security measurements and reporting tools that provide leadership with clear visibility into performance and risk posture.
• Prepare and deliver recommendations to senior stakeholders, translating security priorities into business value, investment rationale, and actionable plans.
• Manage competing priorities by balancing strategic security programs with immediate operational and compliance requirements.
• Oversee annual security budget planning, including resource forecasting and justification for technology, staffing, and program investments.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security leadership, compliance, or a closely related function.
• Demonstrated ability to build security roadmaps, risk management plans, and governance frameworks tied to business objectives.
• Experience presenting security strategy, metrics, and investment recommendations to executive leadership.
• Strong understanding of security architecture principles, risk mitigation methods, and performance measurement practices.
• Ability to manage both strategic initiatives and hands-on operational priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with technologies or environments such as Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Ada, Blockchain, LAMP Stack, and React.js.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.

Compensation

$98.96-$114.59 Hourly

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