As a Technical Project Manager , you will lead the hands-on implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) across multiple client entities. Acting as the bridge between regulatory requirements and operational execution, you will coordinate stakeholders, drive implementation activities, monitor progress, and support both technical and business teams in achieving DORA compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Project Planning & Delivery
- Maintain and drive the DORA implementation roadmap, ensuring clear milestones, deliverables, and timelines.
- Translate regulatory requirements into actionable implementation plans and cybersecurity framework requirements.
- Monitor progress across entities and proactively identify risks, dependencies, and delays.
- Support entities in addressing technical and operational challenges throughout the implementation journey.
Stakeholder Management & Coordination
- Coordinate and facilitate steering committees, workshops, follow-up meetings, and ad hoc checkpoints.
- Organize regular health checks ("quick-check" sessions) to assess implementation progress and address roadblocks.
- Ensure alignment among business, IT, cybersecurity, and management stakeholders.
Communication & Reporting
- Prepare and deliver clear status reports, dashboards, executive summaries, and one-page briefs for various stakeholder groups.
- Communicate project progress, upcoming actions, risks, and responsibilities in a concise and impactful manner.
- Maintain project documentation, including FAQs, SharePoint repositories, lessons learned, and implementation guidance.
Technical Implementation Support
- Work closely with technical and business teams to support the implementation of DORA requirements.
- Network segmentation
- Backup and recovery processes
- Third-party risk monitoring
- Operational resilience controls
- Cybersecurity governance practices
- Assist in troubleshooting implementation challenges and coordinate remediation actions.
Point of Contact
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned stakeholders regarding DORA-related topics.
- Provide guidance, answer questions, and escalate issues when necessary.
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
- Minimum 3 years of experience managing IT-related projects.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain project roadmaps, manage milestones, and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
- Experience producing executive-level status reporting, dashboards, and project documentation.
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- SharePoint
Technical Knowledge
- Solid understanding of IT infrastructures and information systems.
- Servers and system architectures