CyberGuard Advantage is a rapid-growing cybersecurity and compliance services firm trusted by organizations that demand deep technical expertise, rigorous methodologies, and measurable outcomes. We help clients reduce risk, strengthen their security posture, and navigate complex compliance requirements across frameworks including SOC, ISO, PCI, and HITRUST. The Director of the PMO is a senior leader responsible for building, scaling, and operating a high‑performing Project Management Office within a cybersecurity and compliance professional services environment.

This is a player‑coach role—balancing hands‑on engagement in complex or high‑risk engagements while developing and enabling a geographically dispersed team of Project Managers and Project Coordinators. This role partners closely with Delivery Teams and Practice Leaders to optimize utilization, proactively manage delivery and client risk, improve forecasting accuracy, and elevate overall client experience. The Director also serves as a key partner to Finance, ensuring disciplined execution of revenue recognition, forecasting, and financial governance.

Partner tightly with Delivery Leaders and Practice Leaders to plan and manage project capacity, utilization, and staffing alignment. Surface delivery risks early and drive mitigation strategies. Ensure consistent adoption of project management standards, tools, and best practices across the organization.

Client

Management & Risk Oversight Partner tightly with Delivery and Sales Leader and serve as an escalation point for client‑facing delivery issues and at‑risk engagements. Ensure high levels of client satisfaction while maintaining contractual and commercial discipline. Project velocity and completion risk.

Provide leadership with clear, actionable insights on delivery health, utilization trends,



and risk exposure. PMO Leadership & Team Development Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing PMO team, including Project Managers and Project Coordinators across multiple geographies. Establish clear role expectations, career paths, coaching rhythms, and performance standards for PMO team members.

Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and client‑centric delivery excellence. Partner with Finance to ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition, aligned with project progress, milestones, and contractual terms. Reinforce strong controls, documentation, and audit‑ready practices within the PMO.

PMO Governance & Scaling Define and continuously improve PMO governance, tools, and reporting standards. Ensure consistency while allowing flexibility for different client, regulatory, and service‑line needs. 10+ years of experience in project or program management within professional services, consulting, or technical delivery environments. 5+ years in people leadership, including managing and developing distributed teams. Strong understanding of cybersecurity, compliance, risk, or regulated service delivery (e.g., Proven ability to partner cross‑functionally with Delivery, Practice Leaders, Finance, and Sales.

Solid understanding of professional services economics—utilization, margins, forecasting, and revenue recognition. Excellent communication skills with the ability to operate confidently at both executive and client‑leadership levels. This job operates in a professional virtual remote work environment.

This position requires the ability to routinely operate a keyboard, computer mouse, telephone, fax, scanner, copier, writing tools, scissors, and other standard office equipment. Travel

Local and overnight travel up to 10% is expected for this position. #

📌 Full Time Director (Toronto)
🏢 Control Gap
📍 Toronto