Job ID: 8122
Updated: Oct 9, 2024
Location: Chicago, IL, United States
Category: Information Technology
About Kirkland & Ellis
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Essential Job Functions
The role of the IT Senior Product Manager I, Security Applications will work hand in hand with the Associate Director, Risk and Security Applications, Associate Director, Security Operations and the Director Cybersecurity, Architecture and Forensics to drive the product strategy to identify, prioritize and deliver initiatives for the Firm’s overall Security Program. The role will interact with all areas of Security, which includes mid - senior level management, general business users, and legal staff users to elicit, document and translate specifications on applications for the department, Firm and the Firm’s clients. This individual will manage the IT Security Governance Portfolio to ensure project schedule and timelines, being the liaison between the technical teams and stakeholders to translate concepts and status into everyday terms. The individual will need to track, monitor and standardize requirements by building a structure for all teams to abide by. The IT Senior Product Manager I must have a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience), a minimum of 5 years’ experience working with Security products/projects on applying business systems analysis and business process management principles at different levels of an organization within an iterative and phased approach driven information technology environment.
The Security Governance department has significantly grown over the past few years, with multiple projects and applications to support. The IT Senior Product Manager I will work with all areas of the Security Program to manage communications at all levels, ensure best practices are incorporated and followed across all products, develop necessary application documentation and ensure project deadlines are met for Security Applications.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
OTHER FUNCTIONS
Qualifications & Requirements
Required
Preferred
Technologies/Software
Preferred Technologies
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment.
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