Program Manager
- Location
- Utrecht (hybrid working possible)
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Team
- Program Management
Overview
About Awareways
Awareways approaches security and privacy awareness from a psychological, marketing, and communication perspective with the goal of changing behavior and culture. We assist our clients in establishing an overarching strategy so that employees become the strongest link in their organization’s security chain. We do this in an energetic and creative way. For more information, visit www.awareways.com.
At Awareways, we value diversity and continually strive to create an organization where everyone feels at home. As such, we are looking for people of diverse backgrounds and experiences (M/F/X) to form a strong and united team.
About the role
Do you have an interest in understanding how human behavior works and how it can be changed? Do you want to contribute to a secure society in an innovative and creative way? Are you organized and thrive on variety in your daily work? Then a role as a program manager at Awareways is the perfect fit for you!
Due to rapid growth, we are looking for a new program manager to join our team. Our friendly team of program managers consists of young professionals from diverse backgrounds, including communication, psychology, marketing, and filmmaking.
A typical day at Awareways
Start off your day: Around 9 o’clock you arrive at the office. You grab a cup of coffee and briefly chat with some colleagues. Then you prepare for a meeting with a new client. It’s an international company that wants to start using phishing simulations and the Hacker Duel, and that needs to apply to all their employees around the world. You promise to create a plan of action that you will discuss at the next meeting. You call a colleague to briefly spar about this.
Next up is a customised text for another client for our e-learning platform. You can use your creativity to make information security topics as interesting and relevant as possible for this specific organization. The client is a hospital, so the employees work with sensitive information on a daily basis. You have to come up with cases that the healthcare staff will recognize and in which security or privacy issues are dealt with. You have to dive right in here, but you like the fact that you can improve information safety in healthcare in this way.
Lunch: It’s lunchtime! Here it is just a half-hour log out. Every day a colleague makes a salad and catches up on all the developments at work and in the world. You finish your lunch with a walk around the block.
Noon: The sales manager calls you asking you to help think about a potential client’s request. They would like a training special on a specific topic, for which our current platform needs to be converted. How this should be done is still the question. You decide to schedule a brainstorming session with the programmer and the sales manager to come up with a suitable solution.
After calling your colleague, you start preparing for a presentation later in the week. The client in question has invited the entire team for an update on the program when it comes to participation and next steps…. You want to come up with a format for this consultation that resonates with the client and where you can clearly inform all attendees about the prerequisites for success, but also get input back on open issues.
After you come up with an outline, you have one final meeting. You are in a project group for new software development and in this meeting you will think about new functionalities of the software. End of the day! You close your laptop and clean up your desk
What will you be doing
- Maintaining overview and planning;
- Formulating strategies and keeping them focused;
- Setting priorities;
- Working in a result-oriented and customer-focused manner, not hesitating to provide constructive feedback;
- Building relationships with clients and instilling a sense of trust.
About you
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree level, preferably in communication science/psychology/(commercial) business administration/social sciences.
- Ideally, 1 – 5 years of experience in a similar role as a program manager/project manager or experience within a security and/or privacy team.
- Proficiency in both Dutch and English, both spoken and written.
- Ideally, you have a project management methodology certificate (e.g., PRINCE2) – but not a requirement.
What we offer
- Room to Grow – This is a creative role with motivating challenges, and at Awareways, there’s ample space for your personal development. Our organization is dynamic, young, and growing fast, offering plenty of opportunities for professional advancement.
- Enthusiastic Team – Our diverse, multidisciplinary team includes experienced graphic specialists, passionate program managers, a full-stack development team, learning experts, and talented psychologists. Get the most out of this team and leverage their expertise to bring your narratives to life.
- Personal Development – We take your personal development seriously. We start with an external professional assessment and have regularly scheduled moments to discuss your personal growth. The more you grow, the happier we are!
- Equipment – We’ll provide you with the right gear. That’s why you’ll get a MacBook Pro along with an iPhone.
- Mobility – We’re happy to help with your commute. You’ll receive a Swapfiets bicycle for your ride to the office, and we’ll reimburse other travel expenses.
- A Healthy Office – We strive to make the office as fun and productive as possible. We enjoy a healthy communal lunch every day, celebrate the start of the weekend every Friday. We challenge you to beat everyone on the Nintendo Switch. Let’s go!
- Strategic Trip – Annually, we go on a multi-day off-site retreat to work on our vision and strategy, but mostly to enjoy drinks and some karaoke. How off-key can you sing?
- Salary – Your salary will be determined based on your experience.
- Grow With Us – We value your commitment. That’s why, after one year, it’s possible to participate in our Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) program.
- Time Off – You’ll receive 25 vacation days.
- For the Future – We offer a good pension plan with the option to make additional personal contributions.
Are you interested?
Are you interested in this position? Please email your covering letter, portfolio and resume to hannah@awareways.com with the subject line ‘Program Manager’. We look forward to hearing from you!
