Project Manager - Security Advisory Services

About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies all across the world navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S., Argentina, and the U.K.

But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.

We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

Position Summary

The Advisory Project Manager is a client-facing delivery professional responsible for coordinating and managing consulting engagements from initiation through closeout. The Project Manager translates engagement objectives and statements of work into practical plans, coordinates delivery activities across client and Coalfire teams, and maintains clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, and commitments.

Working across Coalfire’s Cloud, Compliance Advisory, Cloud Maintenance & Operations, and related consulting practices, the Project Manager supports successful delivery by managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, dependencies, documentation, and client communications. The role works in partnership with engagement leaders, delivery teams, and practice leadership, escalating material risks and decisions with clear context and recommended next steps.

What You’ll Do: Main responsabilities

• Client and engagement coordination
• Project planning and delivery controls
• Governance, risk and quality
• Financial and resource management
• Stakeholder communication and team collaboration
• Continous improvement
• What You'll Bring: 3+ years of progressive project management experience, including client-facing delivery in consulting, professional services, technology, cybersecurity, compliance, advisory, or a related environment.
• Experience coordinating projects with multiple stakeholders, workstreams, deliverables, dependencies, and competing priorities.
• Working experience tracking scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, quality, and change requests.
• Experience supporting project governance, RAID management, status reporting, and issue escalation.
• Experience collaborating with client stakeholders and cross-functional, matrixed delivery teams.
• Familiarity with project financial tracking, forecasts, resource plans, utilization, or commercial impacts.
• Working knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid project management approaches, with the ability to apply an approach suited to the engagement.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to client service, delivery quality, professional integrity, and dependable follow-through.
• Experience in cybersecurity, compliance, cloud, technology advisory, or related consulting services is preferred.
• PMP, CAPM, CSM, PMI-ACP, or a related project management certification is preferred.
• Experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, OpenAir, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms.
• Ability to prepare clear status reports, dashboards, financial summaries, meeting materials, and decision logs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to organize complex information and surface actionable next steps.
• Ability to establish structure in changing environments and manage assigned work with appropriate independence.
• Foundational understanding of compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, DoD, CMMC, ISO, SOC, or HITRUST is preferred.
• Availability to support U.S.-based delivery teams.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or associate degree plus equivalent experience in project management, business administration, consulting, technology, or a related field.
• Why You’ll Want to Join Us
• At Coalfire, you’ll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office.
• Regardless of location, you’ll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in in-person and virtual events, and more. And you’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.
• At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our Human Resources team at
• HumanResourcesMB@coalfire.com.