Quantum Project Manager (Cybersecurity)

Antal is a recruitment firm related to banking discipline, offering a role focused on delivery of quantum technologies projects including quantum-safe transformation in Poland with hybrid work.

• Proven experience as an Agile Project Manager, Delivery Manager, or similar role within complex technology programmes.
• Strong practical knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and ways of working.
• Experience managing delivery in regulated or highly controlled environments.
• Strong project and delivery management skills, including planning, RAID management, dependency mapping, milestone tracking, and benefits tracking.
• Advanced knowledge of Jira and strong reporting/management information capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities.
• Proactive approach to identifying risks, resolving blockers, and driving delivery forward.

Nice to have:

• Experience delivering quantum-safe, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), cryptography modernisation, PKI, TLS, or IPsec initiatives.
• Experience in cybersecurity engineering or technology transformation.
• Experience working in banking, financial services, or other regulated industries.
• Experience coordinating vendor-led technology or engineering deliveries.
• Understanding procurement and commercial processes within Agile environments.
• Experience with emerging or deep technologies.

Agile Delivery Leadership:

• Lead delivery of Quantum Technology and quantum-safe initiatives using Agile methodologies.
• Create and maintain delivery plans, sprint and release milestones, RAID logs, and delivery metrics.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple workstreams and ensure consistent ways of working.
• Monitor progress against agreed objectives, milestones, and key results.
• Proactively identify and remove delivery blockers and manage dependencies across technology, architecture, procurement, and vendors.

Governance and Delivery Management:

• Ensure projects comply with governance, risk, and control requirements.
• Coordinate decisions, escalations, and approvals.
• Maintain delivery documentation and audit trails.
• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and management information for governance and senior stakeholders.
• Ensure transparency of delivery status, risks, issues, and dependencies.

Backlog and Prioritisation:

• Work with Product Owners and delivery teams to translate strategic priorities into actionable backlogs and delivery roadmaps.
• Facilitate prioritisation based on business and technology risks.
• Maintain clear view of delivery commitments, sequencing, dependencies, and capacity.
• Support teams in defining realistic delivery plans and milestones.

Stakeholder and Dependency Management:

• Build effective relationships with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-team and cross-technology dependencies.
• Communicate progress, risks, issues, and decisions clearly.
• Coordinate activities involving third-party technology and engineering vendors.
• Align external partner activities with project objectives and timelines.

Quantum Technologies Delivery:

• Deliver initiatives in quantum-safe transformation, post-quantum cryptography, risk assessment, technology discovery, cryptography modernisation, migration planning, PKI, TLS uplift, security policies, vendor alignment, mitigation initiatives, enablement, and innovation pilots.