Head of Cyber Security
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Madrid
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- University degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture, security engineering, or related cybersecurity disciplines.
- Leadership experience within global and complex business environments.
- Proven experience implementing enterprise security capabilities.
- Strong expertise in security architecture and secure-by-design methodologies.
- Experience in security engineering and security technology management.
- Knowledge of cloud, infrastructure, and network security.
- Expertise in identity and access security.
- Understanding of application security, OT security, and digital product security.
- Experience with vulnerability and exposure management.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture and technology governance.
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication capabilities.
- Fluent English language skills.
Nice to have
- Relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, Azure Security, Google Cloud Security, or equivalent.
- Experience advising senior executives and governance bodies on cybersecurity and technology-related decisions.
Full description
Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.
About the role
As Head of Cyber Security, you will lead Sulzer's global technical cybersecurity function and play a critical role in protecting and enabling the company's business and technology transformation journey.
This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an experienced cybersecurity professional who is passionate about building secure, resilient, and scalable technology environments. You will drive security architecture, engineering, and secure-by-design practices across enterprise applications, cloud platforms, infrastructure, operational technology (OT), and digital products.
Working closely with senior business leaders, Enterprise Architecture, and technology teams, you will help shape Sulzer's cybersecurity strategy while ensuring security is embedded into innovation and transformation initiatives across the organization.**
What you will do:**
- Define and maintain Sulzer's cybersecurity architecture and engineering roadmap.
- Lead the global technical cybersecurity function and develop organizational capabilities.
- Drive the adoption of secure-by-design principles across applications, infrastructure, cloud, OT, and digital products.
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture, technology domains, development teams, and product owners to embed security into technology initiatives.
- Establish and govern security standards, architecture principles, and technology direction.
- Lead security reviews and support risk-based design decisions.
- Advise the CISO and senior leadership on cybersecurity strategy, architecture, and technology risks.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and guide their secure adoption across the enterprise.
- Oversee implementation and lifecycle management of security technologies and platforms.
- Drive automation, standardization, and technical risk reduction initiatives.
- Define security requirements across identity, infrastructure, network, cloud, application, OT, and digital product environments.
- Manage cybersecurity priorities, strategic initiatives, and project portfolio oversight.
- Support cybersecurity investment decisions through architecture, risk, and technology recommendations.
- Communicate cybersecurity progress, priorities, and outcomes to business and technology stakeholders.
**What you need to succeed:
Required:
- University degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.