Cybersecurity Director
📍 Germany - Remote or Hybrid (depending on preference)
🕒 Full-time
We are looking for a Cybersecurity Director who thrives at the intersection of strategy, governance, and hands-on advisory.
This is a high-impact leadership role where you will guide organisations through critical cybersecurity and compliance challenges while shaping long-term security strategies.
What You'll Be Driving
🚀 Strategic Cyber Leadership
- Design and implement cybersecurity frameworks, risk processes, and control environments aligned with international laws and industry standards.
- Lead cybersecurity maturity and risk assessments that directly influence business and technology strategy.
- Advise executive stakeholders on cyber risk, resilience, and regulatory positioning.
🛡 Governance, Risk & Compliance Excellence
- Guide organisations through complex cybersecurity and data protection regulations including GDPR and global compliance frameworks.
- Develop and test audit control environments supporting internal, regulatory, and external assurance requirements.
- Establish governance services covering policies, vulnerability management, incident response, and risk management practices.
🔍 Third-Party & Enterprise Risk Innovation
- Lead Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) programmes from framework design to vendor onboarding and continuous monitoring.
- Implement and optimise GRC and risk management tooling to improve visibility and control effectiveness.
- Define meaningful cybersecurity metrics and executive-level reporting structures.
🌍 Client Advisory & Industry Impact
- Support implementation of cybersecurity policies, procedures, and awareness programmes that drive cultural and operational change.
- Provide strategic guidance on cybersecurity technologies, tools, and implementation roadmaps.
- Stay ahead of evolving German and EU cybersecurity regulations and translate regulatory change into business-ready solutions.
👥 Leadership & Growth
- Manage, mentor, and develop high-performing consulting teams across multiple client engagements.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders while managing delivery, budgets, and project success.
What You Bring
- Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum of 8 year's experience in Cybersecurity and Consulting.
- Strong expertise across leading cybersecurity and data protection frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, CMMC, FedRAMP, GDPR, and CCPA.
- Certifications such as CISSP or CISM are highly valued.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and cross-cultural communication skills.
- Fluent German and English required; French is a strong advantage.
- Proven experience managing complex engagements and delivering strategic cybersecurity programmes.
What Makes This Opportunity Special
✨ Competitive salary starting from upwards of €110,000 (depending on experience)
🌴 30 ( 2) vacation days plus recreation allowance
🏡 Flexible and hybrid working environment
🍽 Digital meal allowance
🚲 Public transport ticket or company bike programme
👨 👩 👧 Family support and internal coaching programmes
🥐 Complimentary office breakfast, beverages, and fresh fruit
🛡 Sustainable pension plan and additional accident insurance
🎉 Regular team events, celebrations, birthday vouchers, and more
Ready to Lead Cybersecurity Transformation?
If you are passionate about helping organisations build resilience, influence executive decision-making, and drive meaningful cybersecurity change, we would love to connect with you.
Benefits: Pension Plan, Public Transport, Team Events Salary: Starting from €110,000 EUR Remote Model: Hybrid Country Code: de