Tasks

Security expert role:

• Support the company’s subsidiaries in clarifying security requirements in a hands-on and pragmatic manner; build awareness on how much risk an organization has around cybersecurity;

• Meet regularly to review status of remediation actions, identify issues, work toward resolution, and maintain agreed timelines;

• Install a Cyber Steering/Governance at the company’s subsidiaries (incl. overseeing critical security functions); communicate with the board, executive management and external stakeholders.

Cyber Culture:

• Support in the roll-out the Group awareness and training plan io. to help colleagues understand and abide by established security practices; also, to recognize and react responsibly toward cyber threats;

• Create and organize custom trainings to accommodate the company’s specific and/or urgent needs (eg. High Privileged Users and Board training);

• Help with providing answers to technical questions / matters – residing from inside or outside the organization – related to cybersecurity.

Ideal Profile

• Education: Master

• Certification: Relevant professional certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISA, CRISC) needed and familiarity with project management and change management frameworks are considered a plus (e.g. Prince2, ITIL, ADKAR)

• Language: Dutch, French and English Fluent       

• Professional experience in a variety of security security domains such as GRC, security architecture,  (5+ years)

Business Experience  

Mandatory

• Solid analytical skills; ability to break-down complex issues into their key components; strong deductive reasoning; ability to draw conclusions from a combination of evidence and assumptions.

Preferable 

• Familiar with financial services industry

Technical Experience 

Mandatory

• Technical expertise in a variety of security domains such as vulnerability mgmt. and SIEM.

Soft skills  

• Highly skilled in effectively communicating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, from C-level executives to technical specialists;

• Strong business acumen and customer-oriented;

• Good analytical and synthesis skills;

• Factual and results-oriented;

• Quick self-starter, pro-active attitude;

• Autonomy, commitment and perseverance;

• Ability to work in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment;

• Ability to overcome set-backs and difficulties; seeks (and finds) solutions.