Cyber Security Engagement Director / Project Manager

Eindhoven, Netherlands (Onsite)
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 6 Months

A leading technology enterprise in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engagement Director / Project Manager to lead strategic cyber security engagements, drive business growth, and manage executive stakeholder relationships across large-scale enterprise environments.

This role requires a commercially driven cyber security leader with deep experience managing enterprise cyber programs, influencing C-level stakeholders, and delivering measurable business outcomes through strong governance and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Stakeholder Management & Strategy Alignment

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with CIO, CISO, and senior business stakeholders.
• Align cyber security initiatives with enterprise roadmaps, risk appetite, and strategic business priorities.
• Lead executive-level discussions connecting cyber security outcomes to business value including resilience, compliance, productivity, uptime, and risk reduction.
• Act as the primary escalation and engagement lead for customer security services.

Cyber Security Services Growth Leadership

• Drive sustained growth across cyber security services portfolios through account planning, pipeline generation, opportunity qualification, deal shaping, and conversion.
• Own commercial outcomes including revenue growth, forecasting accuracy, profitability, and value realization.
• Identify whitespace opportunities and lead expansions, renewals, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Create executive-ready governance reporting and business performance dashboards.

Cyber Security Portfolio Positioning

• Engage with customer technical leadership teams including CISO organizations, security architects, and domain leaders.
• Position comprehensive cyber security solutions across:
  • IAM (Identity & Access Management)
  • IGA (Identity Governance & Administration)
  • PAM (Privileged Access Management)
  • Network Security
  • Vulnerability Management & Remediation
  • Security Administration
  • Information Protection
  • Crypto Key Management
  • SOC & Security Operations
• Collaborate with SMEs to create differentiated customer propositions aligned with measurable business KPIs.

Engagement Delivery & Governance

• Lead end-to-end cyber security engagements across solutioning, transition, implementation, operations, and steady-state delivery.
• Manage multi-tower and globally distributed delivery models.
• Establish strong governance frameworks including steering committees, operational reviews, escalation management, risk tracking, dependency management, and continual improvement initiatives.
• Ensure predictable delivery performance and high customer satisfaction.

Frameworks & Operational Excellence

• Apply enterprise-grade cyber security frameworks and operational best practices including:
  • NIST CSF
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • CIS Controls
  • COBIT
  • ITIL-aligned Service Management
• Support audit-ready operations and defensible cyber security delivery models.

Required Experience & Skills
Essential Skills

• 10+ years of experience driving cyber security services growth within enterprise environments.
• Proven background in managed services, consulting, cyber transformation, or systems integration.
• Strong executive stakeholder management experience with CISO/CxO leadership teams.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale cyber security engagements across implementation and operations.
• Strong governance, escalation management, and operational leadership capabilities.
• Broad understanding across multiple cyber security domains including:
  • Security Assessments
  • Security Roadmaps
  • Security Architecture
  • SOC Operations
  • ISO Implementations
  • Vulnerability Assessments
  • IAM / IGA / PAM
• Exceptional communication, executive storytelling, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to shape commercial discussions and accelerate strategic decision-making.

Competencies

• Cyber Security
• Executive Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Engagement Leadership
• Governance & Risk Management
• Commercial & Revenue Ownership
• Managed Security Services

Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a commercially minded cyber security leader capable of balancing strategic growth, executive engagement, and operational excellence. You should thrive in customer-facing environments and be comfortable owning both delivery outcomes and business expansion opportunities.