As a Cyber Security Operations Manager, you will:
- Lead and manage global security operations teams across multiple geographies, including the Netherlands.
- Ensure overall delivery commitments for maintenance support and enhancement projects are achieved.
- Act as the primary point of contact for executive stakeholders including CIOs and CISOs.
- Lead end-to-end transition and integration activities for operations projects.
- Manage transition plans, timelines, governance, and resource allocation.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Security Operations, IAM, Infrastructure, and Integration teams.
- Drive knowledge transfer activities and ensure process documentation is completed.
- Oversee incident response activities and major investigation reporting.
- Conduct proactive threat and compromise analysis to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs).
- Manage operational escalations, remediation planning, and business continuity activities.
- Represent leadership teams during executive steering committee meetings and operational reviews.
- Ensure seamless transition to steady-state operations with stakeholder sign-offs.
- Track KPIs, SLAs, operational metrics, and contractual compliance requirements.
- Support 24x7 operational availability and critical issue management.
What You Bring to the Table:
- 15+ years of experience in Security Operations, Transition Management, or Cybersecurity Operations leadership.
- Strong experience managing globally distributed onshore and offshore teams.
- Expertise in operations management, maintenance support, and enhancement project delivery.
- Experience working directly with executive stakeholders such as CIOs, CISOs, and vendor management teams.
- Hands-on experience in security incident response, threat analysis, and compromise investigations.
- Strong governance, reporting, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience handling operational escalations and customer satisfaction initiatives.
- Knowledge of transition governance frameworks, operational metrics, KPIs, and SLA management.
- Experience in cross-functional coordination involving IAM, Security, Infrastructure, and Integration teams.
- Strong executive briefing and reporting skills with attention to detail.
- Preferred certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCFA, CHFI, CEH, or SEC certifications.
You should possess the ability to:
- Lead complex transition and integration programs independently.
- Manage large-scale security operations across multiple geographies.
- Perform proactive and reactive threat analysis and communicate risks effectively to leadership teams.
- Handle executive-level communication and stakeholder management confidently.
- Conduct root cause analysis for critical incidents and drive corrective actions.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure smooth operational transitions.
- Manage risks, dependencies, escalations, and business continuity requirements effectively.
- Prepare annual operational plans aligned with customer IT and security strategies.
- Drive operational governance through dashboards, trackers, reports, and status reviews.
- Identify process improvement and automation opportunities within operations.
- Ensure effective knowledge transfer and operational readiness.
- Work in a fast-paced 24x7 operational environment and support critical incidents beyond business hours when needed.
What we bring to the table:
- Opportunity to lead enterprise-scale global security operations and transition initiatives.
- Exposure to executive-level stakeholder engagement and strategic cybersecurity programs.
- Collaborative work environment with global cross-functional teams.
- Opportunities to drive operational transformation, automation, and process improvements.
- Challenging projects involving governance, incident response, and operational excellence.
Let’s Connect
Want to discuss this opportunity in more detail? Feel free to reach out.
Recruiter: Aswin Dhanvandhar
Phone: +31 20 369 0609 ; Extn :141