Come join the company that is reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. As the fastest-growing startup ever, Wiz is on a mission to help organizations secure cloud environments that will accelerate their businesses. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that values world-class talent.
Our Wizards from over 13 countries work together to protect the infrastructure of our hundreds of customers, including over 45% of the Fortune 100, who trust us to scan and secure over 230 billion files daily. We’re the leading player in a massive and growing market, but it’s still early enough for you to make a significant impact. At Wiz, you’ll have the freedom to think creatively, dream big, and use your full range of skills to contribute to our record growth. Come join our team and help us create secure cloud environments that allow the best companies to move faster.
SUMMARY
We’re looking for a Public Sector Technical (Compliance) Project Manager to join us in spreading the power of Wiz. This position is an independent contributor position focused on execution of federal governance, risk and compliance efforts. The Technical Project Manager (TPM) will oversee and drive the execution of projects with varying levels of complexity, from inception to delivery. This role involves close collaboration with engineering teams, product managers, stakeholders, and external partners. The TPM will serve as a bridge between technical teams and operations teams, ensuring alignment, clarity of progress, removing roadblocks, and maintaining project momentum.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Ensure clear definition of project scope.
- Plan, execute, and deliver technical projects on time.
- Document project workstreams and tasks in a way that can assist cross functional teams with hitting timelines.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and key milestones in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Manage project dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive program documentation, including roadmaps, status reports, and post-mortems.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration across engineering, product, and other cross-functional teams.
- Track and prioritize tasks, ensuring alignment with business and technical goals.
- Serve as the main point of contact for project updates and deliverables.
- Communicate technical concepts and progress to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
- Provide regular status updates and dashboards to leadership.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to understand technical requirements, challenges, and solutions.
- Support teams in translating high-level objectives into actionable tasks.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- 5+ years of leading technical and non-technical projects.
- Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience.
- Understand agile methodology and SDLC.
- Must be comfortable working in various project management tools however extensive experience in Jira is required.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to build and maintain reports that have meaning and value, not just colors.
- Experience interacting with both technical and non-technical individuals at all levels – technical acumen is a must.
- Enjoy operating autonomously.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results with cross-functional, virtual teams.
- Organizational and analytical skills and can identify efficiencies and eliminate internal and external obstacles through creative/ adaptive approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to build trust and use influence to drive projects.
- Ability to establish/maintain a high level of trust and confidence.
PREFERRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity with FedRAMP is a HUGE PLUS.
- Experience in cloud technologies, software engineering, or systems architecture.
- Knowledge of specific industry tools or platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, DevOps pipelines).
- PMP, Scrum Master, or SAFe certification.
ABOUT YOU
- You are detail oriented and understand that “words matter.”
- You speak “tech” and know how to act as a translator between engineers and non-tech folks.
- You have had a taste of working with federal agencies and understand that we operate to strict timelines and under strict compliance guidelines.
- You love managing multiple workstreams and find it energizing to have each day bring different goals/expectations.
- You love automating manual processes and you have wicked strong Jira skills.
- You have experience bringing new project management methodologies to organizations that have none.
- You know how to do burndowns; track percent completes so that you can anticipate timing issues.
- You are obsessed with quality.
- You enjoy discovering new ways to complete tasks, always seeking to improve efficiency.
- You have an aptitude for identifying, documenting, and addressing gaps in process performance.
- You are process driven.
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills, building strong relationships with stakeholders and teams around the organization.
- You are not risk averse nor risk addicted. You know how to compare trade-offs to make a risk-based decision that is good for Wiz and good for our customers.
- You do not get stuck in analysis paralysis – you never let perfection get in the way of progress.
- You have a clear understanding of the unique characteristics involved in managing projects at startups and even better, startups that have federal customers.
- You are self-driven and require little oversight but enjoy building strong relationships.
Candidates must meet EAR part 772 and ITAR 120.15 definition of a U.S. person (Any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence (green card holder); or any individual who is granted status as a “protected person”) and that they reside in the contiguous United States.
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If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. Wiz is on a mission to build a special company. To achieve our goal, we are focused on hiring Wizards with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
Wiz is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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