Cybersecurity Project Director

Project overview

As part of strengthening the governance and management of its strategic cybersecurity initiatives, a major international group operating in a demanding and regulated environment is looking for a Cybersecurity Project Director.

Reporting to the IT and cybersecurity management teams, you will be responsible for defining, coordinating, and managing a portfolio of projects and programs aimed at strengthening the security, resilience, and risk management of the information system.

You will work in close collaboration with CISO teams, IT Operations teams, and various business and technical departments, in an international context.

Responsibilities

Strategic management of cybersecurity projects

Governance and cross-functional coordination

Budget management and performance monitoring

Transformation support

Your role will be to ensure the transformation of strategic cybersecurity orientations into concrete, managed, and measurable projects, while guaranteeing alignment between security challenges, operational constraints, and the Group's objectives.

Profile sought

We are looking for a senior profile with proven experience in managing complex cybersecurity projects and programs within large international organizations.

Expected experience and expertise:

Management skills:

Professional English proficiency is highly desirable given the international context.

Experience in managing cybersecurity transformation programs is a significant asset.

Work environment

You will join a major international group operating in a highly regulated sector, where cybersecurity is a major strategic issue.

The mission is part of a cross-functional environment, in direct contact with CISO teams, IT Operations, program managers, and business departments.

Organizational environment:

The position requires the ability to combine strategic vision, mastery of cybersecurity issues, and excellence in program execution.

• Define, structure, and manage a portfolio of cybersecurity projects and initiatives.
• Translate strategic security orientations into operational roadmaps.
• Ensure the consistency of projects with cybersecurity priorities and business challenges.
• Manage the scoping, design, execution, deployment, and monitoring phases of projects.
• Ensure the interface between CISO teams, IT Operations, and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams in an international environment.
• Organize and lead governance bodies, steering committees, and monitoring committees.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and blocking points, and manage associated action plans.
• Build, monitor, and optimize budgets allocated to projects and programs.
• Manage resources, workloads, schedules, and commitments.
• Define performance indicators and ensure regular reporting to the relevant departments.
• Ensure compliance with quality, cost, deadline, and risk management objectives.
• Support organizational and technological changes related to cybersecurity programs.
• Foster stakeholder buy-in and change management.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of cyber project governance and management processes.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in the field of cybersecurity.
• At least 5 years of experience in managing large-scale cyber or IT projects or programs.
• Successful experience in an international, complex, and highly regulated environment: pharmaceutical, banking, insurance, defense, or critical industry.
• Solid understanding of governance, risk management, compliance, and operational security issues.
• Demonstrated expertise in budget management, resource allocation, and commitment management.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and rally stakeholders without direct hierarchical links.
• Experience in preparing and leading steering committees with IT and cybersecurity management.
• Good understanding of the interactions between CISO teams, IT Operations teams, and business departments.
• Leadership and influence skills.
• Excellent communication with technical and decision-making stakeholders.
• Strategic vision combined with strong execution capabilities.
• Rigor, autonomy, arbitration skills, and sense of priorities.
• Ability to operate in matrix and multicultural organizations.
• Group-wide cybersecurity governance.
• Portfolio of cross-functional cyber projects and programs.
• Coordination of international IT and security teams.
• Interactions with risk, compliance, and operations functions.
• Budget management, executive reporting, and governance committees.
• Demanding regulatory environment and operational resilience challenges.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 3 mois renouvelable
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Hauts-de-Seine, France, FR
• Languages: French