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About Us

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next‑gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, and other state‑sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real‑time threat intelligence from Sophos X‑Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K.

Role Summary

The Sophos Office of Strategic Programs (OSP) is a centralized cross‑functional execution engine designed to turn company strategy into results by leading Sophos’ most critical, enterprise‑wide initiatives with clarity, speed, and accountability. OSP oversees programs that span three or more business units—including M&A;, product lifecycle management, commercial simplification, OKRs, and strategic partnerships—aligning stakeholders, translating executive goals into actionable plans, and driving disciplined, transparent execution. The team also facilitates key company meetings, manages strategic tools and partnerships, develops high‑impact executive materials, and serves as an unbiased connector across functions to ensure alignment, operational excellence, and measurable business impact.

What You Will Do

- Lead programs and complex projects and demonstrate the ability to turn around challenging programs or projects of any size.




- Provide leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
- Own the full project life cycle: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one or more program initiatives in addition to minor initiatives simultaneously.
- Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project.
- Accountable for all Portfolio / Program / Project communication and operation reviews.
- Work with resource managers to procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
- Lead the team in gathering and documenting detailed requirements and success criteria to ensure the project is scoped correctly and ultimately successful.
- Manage the day‑to‑day project activities and resources to meet the project objectives.
- Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
- Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues.
- Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, Executive Leadership, and key stakeholders.
- Demonstrate leadership by identifying project management training needs and provide training required to ensure effective application of project management and leadership principles.

What You Will Bring

- Innovative and creative thinking.
- 5+ years of Program/Project Management experience.
- 5+ years of Product/Services Delivery from concept to launch.
- Experience in Program/Product/Project management methodologies like Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall, etc.
- Strong leadership,



diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations.
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem‑solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
- Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives.
- Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
- Self‑motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
- Tools: Excel, Word and Power Point.

Desirable Requirements

- Experience with the application of Generative AI and Agentic AI to the project management process and preferably development of your own AI agents or automation of processes.
- Advanced ability to lead multiple large project teams.
- Experience working on programs/projects related to business strategy and financial performance.
- Experience communicating with C‑level executives.
- Experience with development methodologies (CMMI, Agile, etc).
- 5 years’ experience in cybersecurity space with intermediate knowledge of offerings.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- PMP certification.
- Tools: Project management tools, OKR management tools.

In Canada, the base salary for this role ranges from $96,000 to $160,000. In addition to base salary, we offer additional compensation including bonus eligibility and a comprehensive perks package. A candidate’s specific pay within this range will depend on a variety of factors.

EEO Statement

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. If you find adjustments we can make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

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📌 Senior Project Manager, Strategic Programs (Canada)
🏢 Sophos
📍 Canada