Group Chief Information Security Officer

**Description du poste**:
**Intitulé du poste**: Group Chief Information Security Officer H/F
**Description de la mission**:
**Key responsibilities**

**Establish Governance and Build Knowledge**
- Establish and maintain the cybersecurity governance structure
- Provides regular reporting on the status of the cybersecurity program
- Develops, socializes and coordinates approval and implementation of security policies
- Directs the creation of a targeted cybersecurity awareness training program for all employees
- Coordinates security programs globally and mobilize employees in all locations

**Lead the Organization**
- Leads the cybersecurity function across the company
- Determines the cybersecurity approach and operating model in consultation with stakeholders
- Manages an effective cybersecurity organization, consisting of direct reports and dotted line reports.
- Defines and facilitates the processes for cybersecurity risk and for legal and regulatory assessments.
- Ensures that security is embedded in the project delivery process by providing the appropriate cybersecurity policies, practices and guidelines
- Manages and contains cybersecurity incidents and events to protect corporate IT assets, intellectual property, regulated data and the company's reputation
- Monitors the external threat environment for emerging threats, and advises relevant stakeholders on the appropriate courses of action
- Develops and oversees effective resilience policies and standards
- Coordinates the development of implementation of incident response plans and procedures Facilitates and supports the development of asset inventories, including information assets in cloud services and in other parties in the organization's ecosystem

**Set the Strategy**
- Develops a cybersecurity vision and strategy
- Develops, implements and monitors a strategic, comprehensive cybersecurity program to ensure appropriate levels of confidentiality, integrity, availability of information assets owned, controlled or/and processed by the organization as well as the meeting of safety, privacy, reliability and resilience requirements as needed. Works effectively with business units to facilitate cybersecurity risk assessment and risk management processes.

**Build the Network and Communicate the Vision**
- Creates the necessary internal networks
- Builds and nurtures external networks consisting of industry peers, ecosystem partners, vendors and other relevant parties to address common trends, findings, incidents and cybersecurity risks
- Liaises with external agencies, such as law enforcement and other advisory bodies, as necessary, to ensure that the organization maintains a strong security posture and is kept well-abreast of the relevant threats identified by these agencies
- Liaises with the enterprise architecture team to build alignment between the security and enterprise (reference) architectures.

**Profil**:

- Demonstrated experience and success
- Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a relevant field.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in information technology and data management, with a proven track record as Chief Information Security or in a similar managerial role within an international environment
- Preferably, knowledge of the Life Science environment.
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills, with a proven ability to effectively lead and manage teams.
- Strong managerial qualities coupled with strategic vision and a business mindset to define the Information Security roadmap and execution plan.
- Extensive knowledge of IT systems, data and infrastructure.
- Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, ITIL, COBIT as well as those from NIST, including 800-53 and Cybersecurity Framework
- Sound knowledge of business management and a working knowledge of cybersecurity risk management and cybersecurity technologies
- Experience in managing IT systems and large company-wide projects.
- Financial/budget management, scheduling and workforce management

**Languages**

Fluent in English and French ideally

**Location**

Ghent, Paris or Rotterdam preferably.

**Reporting**

The position will report to the Group CIO

**Contrat**: CDI
**Temps de travail**: Temps complet
**Niveau d'études min. requis**: 5 - Master
**Niveau d'expérience min. requis**: Entre 15 et 20 ans
**Informations générales**:
**Entité de rattachement**:
**Référence**: 2024-15501