Project Coordinator, Mandiant Consulting, Google Cloud
Google - Addison, TX
posted 4 months ago
About the position
As a Project Coordinator for Mandiant Consulting, you will play a crucial role in the setup and closeout of various projects. Your responsibilities will include executing project management tasks or subtasks for multiple small-scale projects, even when faced with high volumes of work, all under the guidance of more experienced team members. You will be instrumental in managing relationships with manager-level internal and external stakeholders to ensure that project goals are met effectively. Your role will require you to anticipate and manage potential issues, propose viable solutions, manage dependencies, and identify opportunities for the development or improvement of tools and processes. Balancing the immediate needs of the project with the longer-term goals of the organization will be a key aspect of your work. The projects you will be involved in will require collaboration with external clients to assess, test, or build their security programs. These clients will range from start-up companies looking to enhance their security teams to large, established organizations seeking innovative ideas to bolster their security programs. As part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is recognized as a leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence, and incident response services. The cybersecurity expertise of Mandiant has earned the trust of security professionals and executives globally. With a unique combination of frontline experience in responding to complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation, Mandiant is at the forefront of understanding today's advanced threats better than anyone else.
Responsibilities
- Manage projects and engagements in a consulting environment, specifically within the Cybersecurity or IT industry.
- Utilize advanced features in spreadsheets, such as PivotTables and complex formulas, to analyze and manage data effectively.
- Analyze and manage metrics and financials in a consulting or technical environment.
- Apply project management concepts, with a particular emphasis on coordinating cross-functional projects.
- Problem-solve, collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate large amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in Project Coordination, Project Management, or Program Management.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with project and engagement management in a consulting environment, ideally within cybersecurity or the IT industry.
- Experience managing and analyzing metrics and financials in a consulting or technical environment.
- Understanding of project management concepts, especially the coordination of cross-functional projects.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, set expectations, and follow-through to completion, while working against deadlines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate large amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401k plan
- Paid holidays
- Flexible scheduling
- Professional development opportunities
