Please note, this position is limited for one year.

Your area of work:

Provide senior project management and technical capabilities to the Cyber Protection team, ensuring delivery of complex cybersecurity initiatives and actively challenging technical solutions.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead and take end-to-end ownership of medium to large Cyber Security projects, from initiation to implementation and value realization


• Drive effective planning, execution, and tracking of cybersecurity initiatives, including regulatory-driven topics


• Act as a technical counterpart to security teams: challenge designs, validate approaches, and drive pragmatic implementation


• Ensure delivery of Cyber Protection Services projects on time, within budget and with high quality standards


• Proactively manage and follow up on risks, issues, actions, and decisions, driving resolution and accountability across stakeholders


• Provide central coordination and governance, actively monitoring deviations and driving corrective actions with teams, stakeholders, and senior management


• Lead change and project management activities, including direct engagement and negotiation with internal stakeholders and external vendors of technical solutions


• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across Group Security, IT, and business units to ensure aligned and integrated solutions


• Ensure regulatory compliance and audit readiness, embedding security and compliance considerations into project planning and execution


• Contribute to the continuous improvement of cybersecurity capabilities, bringing in best practices, innovation, and where applicable AI-driven approaches or automation opportunities

Your profile:

• University degree in IT, Business Informatics, or comparable education


• 5+ years of experience in IT, Cybersecurity, or Information Security, with at least 3 years leading complex cybersequrity programs and projects


• Strong experience in cybersecurity, information security management, or security engineering, ideally within the financial industry or a similarly regulated environment


• Ability to critically challenge technical designs and propose improvements, adding tangible value beyond coordination


• Proven track record in managing complex, technical projects, with the ability to translate between business and deep technical topics


• Expertise in project management methodologies with the ability to flexibly apply them to fit delivery needs


• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence, align, and drive cross-functional teams


• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to structure complex topics and drive them to clear outcomes


• Ability to make sound decisions in dynamic and high-pressure environments


• Strong capability to prepare and present structured recommendations and decision options to senior management


• Relevant certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile certifications, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent are advantageous


• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics in a clear and concise manner


• Strong analytical mindset, reliability, and a high sense of ownership


• Experience or strong interest in AI/automation in cybersecurity is a strong plus


• Fluency in English (written and spoken); German is a plus