Director Information Security
Meet Our Recruiter
Josh Mooney
About the Role
Director Information Security
The Opportunity
Tired of security being treated as an IT problem? Here, it isn't.
This role sits outside IT and reports directly to the executive board. Your recommendations go straight to the people who make decisions, without being filtered through a technology function first.
You'll be building, not inheriting. There's no existing team to restructure and no legacy operating model to unpick. You'll hire your own people, shape how they work, and set the standard for how security governance runs across the business.
You'll also have a clear mandate. Owning NIS2 end to end gives you the board attention and cross-functional reach that many security leaders wait years for.
The salary is €160,000–180,000.
The Role
You'll lead security across the group's corporate functions, working alongside the CISO and senior business leaders. You will:
- Be the go-to voice on security for the board and functional heads, and represent the corporate functions in governance forums.
- Own the NIS2 programme from roadmap and resourcing through to a sustainable operating model, so compliance becomes how the business works, not a one-off project.
- Define security ownership, escalation and reporting, so business teams know exactly what they're accountable for within group-wide standards.
- Track risks, audits and remediation, giving leadership a reliable view of exposure and control effectiveness.
- Strengthen incident, crisis and continuity readiness, alongside supplier security, access management and resilience.
- Connect the business with established central capabilities in security operations, identity management, architecture and penetration testing.
- Recruit and lead a dedicated team, supported by security champions embedded across the business.
The Company
Our client is a large, group-structured organisation operating within the scope of NIS2. It already has a mature central security function led by a CISO, which means you won't be fighting for basic tooling or operational capability.
What it needs now is dedicated security leadership for its corporate functions, with the authority to make governance stick. This is a chance to define that role from day one and put your name on how it's done.
What You'll Need
- 8+ years in information security, including leadership at director level.
- Experience advising board or C-level stakeholders on security.
- Fluent English.
- Willingness to work on site.
How to Apply
Interested? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation. Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give us a call.