Project Manager Governance and Certification (GCO)

Project Manager: Governance and Certification (GCO)

About the position

Mimecasts Governance & Certification Office (GCO) is seeking aProject Managerto drive delivery across theLegalandGCOteams. This is a mid-level role for someone with 45 years experience who can work independently hit the ground running and bring structure and visibility while championing flexibility rapid feedback loops and continuous improvement. The role focuses on internal project execution process improvement workload management structured reporting to leadership and enabling the GCO team toplan prioritize and executeeffectively.

Key Responsibilities:

Program/Project Delivery

• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives that support governance compliance audit/certification readiness privacy and legal operations from intake through close
• Coordinate tasks and handoffs within internal teams; ensure milestones are met and blockers are removed
• Break large programs into smaller deliverable increments with regular stakeholder feedback
• Champion done is better than perfect while maintaining quality standards

Workload and Portfolio Management

• Maintain GCO/Legal intake prioritization and capacity planning (roadmap workload tracking)
• Manage team cadences: planning reviews and steering updates
• Track goals/OKRs/KPIs and ensure clear ownership timelines and measurable outcomes

Management Reporting and Communications

• Prepare concise status reports and dashboards on progress risks and decisions required
• Consolidate project health across the portfolio; escalate blockers with clear options and recommendations
• Standardize templates playbooks and reporting artifacts for repeatable excellence

Risk Quality and Compliance

• Maintain and socialize RAID logs; drive timely mitigation and decision-making
• Support policy control and process updates tied to certification and regulatory needs

Process Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Challenge status quo; experiment with new ways of working and measure impact
• Identify bottlenecks; streamline workflows across GCO and Legal
• Implement pragmatic lightweight governance that improves velocity without unnecessary overhead

Administrative Support and Enablement (as needed)

• Schedule meetings prepare agendas capture minutes/actions and follow through on closures
• Maintain system of record repositories
• Support wider Information Governance team in delivering operational and strategic objectives
• Assist with special reviews at managements request
• Manage own projects including timescales expectations and quality of deliverables
• Engage in continuous professional development including the retention of professional certifications attending industry learning events regarding industry advances or regulatory developments

What We Are Looking For:

• 45 years of project management experience ideally ingovernance compliance certification or legal operationswithin technology/SaaS or cybersecurity environments
• Proven ability to work independently manage multiple projects and deliver in fast-paced ambiguous settings
• Strong process thinking with hands-on experience improving workflows and team efficacy; comfortable challenging existing processes and influencing without authority
• Proficient with project/portfolio tools (e.g. Jira and Confluence Smartsheet SharePoint/Drive Excel PowerPoint)
• Technically astute eager to leverage AI productivity tooling
• Clear concise written and verbal communication;
• Solid RAID management dependency tracking and change control
• Pragmatic and hands-on: willing to roll up sleeves on administrative tasks when needed
• Able to build and maintain productive relationships across a broad range business functions
• High attention to detail with a bias for quality
• Analytical thinker with a problem-solving mindset adaptable and resilient in a fast-paced evolving environmen

What Youll Bring:

• Familiarity with governance risk and compliance frameworks ( 27001 SOC 2 GDPR POPIA NIST)
• Familiarity with Lean principles and value stream mapping
• Track record of reducing cycle times and increasing delivery velocity through process redesign
• Experience insecurity/compliance program delivery or legal operations
• Data visualization skills ( BI Tableau) for dashboards and portfolio insights
• Hybrid delivery experience (Waterfall/Agile); PMO tooling and template creation

Qualifications:

• Degree in IT technology data governance business administration related field or a relevant professional qualification /practical experience
• Certified or working towards a project management certification (PRINCE2 PMP AgilePM)

What We Bring

Join our Threat Protection team to accelerate your career journey working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to projects that have real customer impact. You will be immersed in a dynamic environment that recognizes and celebrates your achievements.

Mimecast offers formal and on the job learning opportunities maintains a comprehensive benefits package that helps our employees and their family members to sustain a healthy lifestyle and importantly - working in cross functional teams to build your knowledge!

Our Hybrid Model: We provide you with the flexibility to live balanced healthy lives through our hybrid working model that champions both collaborative teamwork and individual flexibility. Employees are expected to come to the office at least two days per week because working together in person:

• Fosters a culture of collaboration communication performance and learning

• Drives innovation and creativity within and between teams

• Introduces employees to priorities outside of their immediate realm

• Ensures important interpersonal relationships and connections with one another and our community!

The base salary range for this position is 384000 ZAR 576000 ZAR plus benefits. This range represents the minimum and maximum new hire compensation for this role. The position may also be eligible for incentive plans and additional benefits in accordance with company policy and local regulations. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location with individual compensation also dependent on factors such as qualifications experience and skills. Final offers will reflect these considerations and may vary accordingly.

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Belonging at Mimecast

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