Product Security Project Manager

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

     

Product Security Project Manager 

Why Ciena: 

 

• We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to make it a reality with remote work and potentially, part-time work. 

• We believe an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment makes for empowered and committed employees.  

• We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families and offer a variety of paid family leave programs. 

• We are committed to employee development, offering tuition reimbursement and a variety of in-house learning and mentorship opportunities. 

• We know that financial security is important.  We offer competitive salaries and incentive programs, RSUs (job level specific), and an employee share option purchase program. 

• We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable.  We offer unlimited paid time off! 

• Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance. 

 

How You Will Contribute: 

 

You will work closely with CISO Product Security team to ensure the timely delivery of initiatives. You will also work closely with cross-functional teams including CISO and PLM team. 

 

• Work with Product Security PM in administrative duties such as but not limited to organizing and maintaining the project documents and schedule 

• Assist Product Security team in coordinating and managing tasks and deliverables  

• Track and monitor of the team’s project progress 

• Support Product Security team by researching project information 

• Analyze data as required 

• Gather raw files for Product Security metrics 

• Ensure committed milestones are met 

• Document tools and processes of the team 

• Update JIRA and other project management related tools 

• Prepare presentation decks, concept proposals, and business cases 

• Schedule meetings or phone calls 

• Perform other duties assigned by the PM in an orderly and efficient manner 

 

 

 

What Does Ciena Expect of You? 

 

• Initiative – you’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines. 

• A customer-first mentality – what’s important to the customer is also important to you. 

• Agility – you are readily able to manage competing and ever-changing priorities and maintain a balanced and methodical approach to problem-solving. 

• Communication expertise – you possess the ability to communicate highly technical IT concepts to non-IT business partners to ensure understanding and consensus.   

• The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a team environment, are comfortable working independently and know how to get things done in a virtual environment. 

• Relationship builder – with a proven ability to influence, you’re able to quickly develop trusted connections and get work done through others. 

• Critical thinking – you readily approach problems in a consistent and systematic way. 

• A commitment to ongoing learning – increasing your knowledge of rules, regulations, and standards in the fields of internal audit, IT, and related matters of interest to the department. 

 

The Must Haves: 

 

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Security, or any related field. 

• Strong written and communication skills. 

• Strong project management skills. 

• Excellent organizational skills. 

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office. 

• 4 to 5 Years of experience in IT /Cyber Security Familiarity with JIRA and other project management related tools. 

• Familiarity with PowerBI. 

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