Regional IT Security Lead

Job Title: Regional IT Security Lead
Location: Barcelona, Spain, with travel to European locations as appropriate
Reporting to: IT Director - Europe & Africa

Who We Are
Our French heart pulses through our international brand. With 100 years of heritage, we are future focused as we push ourselves and each other to connect every cook with personal stories and our rich legacy of food lovers to a lifestyle that inspires. Building beautiful products of the best quality that bring joy to people's lives for generations. We want to ensure that the heart of every home beats from the kitchen. Through our values of PASSION, INTEGRITY, INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE, TEAMWORK we make Le Creuset a great place to work, celebrating our rich diversity.

Main Purpose of the Role
As a Regional IT Security Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and integrity of Le Creuset's digital assets. Your expertise will guide the local technology teams, and you'll be responsible for implementing and sustaining robust security measures, coordinating incident responses, and driving regional and global security initiatives. You're a seasoned professional with a passion for cybersecurity leadership, and you will be at the heart of protecting the Le Creuset brand across the globe.

Responsibilities
Architect Security Infrastructure :
Develop technical architecture documentation and roadmaps for incorporating mandated security services.
Ensure the seamless integration of security tools across regional infrastructure.
Process Development and Implementation :
Create and maintain local processes for the Security Operations Centre (SOC), including use cases, indicators of compromise, and run books.
Define local security requirements for new security initiatives.
Monitoring and Compliance :
Monitor security procedures, ensuring compliance with personnel, physical, and administrative security practices.
Establish regional security controls for various environments.
Identification and remediation of vulnerabilities in a timely manner.
Security Controls and SOPs :
Collaborate with the regional technology teams to define security Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Embed security controls into existing practices to enhance effectiveness.
Report on control metrics to Group Information Security for global governance, oversight and risk management.
Threat Intelligence and Assessments :
Stay current with the latest threats and adversary tactics.
Partner with the global threat intelligence teams to drive impactful security assessments.
Leadership and Communication :
Exhibit strong critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical teams, including regional leadership.
Liaise with security stakeholders globally as part of our security community.
Participating in the successful development and delivery of timely, targeted and easily-digested security training for colleagues, including simulation-based activities.
Incident Response Support :
Assist with incident response initiatives and post-mortems.

Key Relationships
Group Chief Information Security Officer.
Group Chief Information Officer.
Group Chief Technology Officer.
Regional IT Director.
Regional Stakeholders.
Security Improvement Programme Manager.

Knowledge Required
At least 5 years of offensive/defensive security experience, including leadership roles.
Technical leadership experience or security management roles.
Proficiency in planning and executing penetration tests, purple team exercises and complex adversarial operations.
Experience in enterprise security environments.
Experience of Microsoft Azure and associated Cloud Security tooling.
Comfortable with getting involved with and diving into delivery challenges.
Exposure to regulatory and cybersecurity standards and frameworks, including NIST CSF, ISO 2700x, PCI DSS.
Wide-ranging understanding across retail and manufacturing business functions and processes.
Deep subject matter expertise in driving security at scale within a high-growth business.

Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree: Computer Science/Information Security or relevant experience.
Industry recognised certification(s) such as CISSP or equivalent work experience.
Strong communicator, who listens and can be considerate, concise, and clear with both verbal and written communication. Proficiency in English is a must.
Excellent leadership of a highly skilled team with a variety of different skills across multiple countries and time zones.
Critical thinker.
Excellent negotiator.
Exceptional analytical skills.
Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
Proficiency in other European languages is desirable.

Behaviours & Competencies
Adaptability : Maintains effectiveness in varying work environments where circumstances and priorities are changing.
Analytical Reasoning : Analyses, interprets and evaluates complex information arriving at logical deductions and conclusions.
Communication (Oral Written & Listening): Adapts his/her oral and written communications to audience and fosters clear and effective communication with others. Is able to build relationships and interact effectively across functions, seniority levels, personalities, and cultures with confidence. Actively listens. Displays accuracy and quality in his/her written work.
Leadership: Anticipates and plans effectively for change. Demonstrates vision. Garners loyalty, esteem, and confidence of employees.
Teamwork : Co-operates with others and is able, where appropriate, to complement the roles of others by taking on the role of a leader, peer or subordinate. He/she displays empathy and actively supports other team members when under pressure.

Other Information
This position will require travel within the UK and Europe (30% - 60% of the time), so a full UK driving licence and valid Passport are essential.

Why Join Us?
Our recipe is equal parts passion, hard work and fun with a culture as vibrant as our products. We constantly stretch ourselves and encourage our team mates to do the same. When you join Le Creuset, you become part of a dynamic team that focuses on innovation and collaboration. You are part of something bigger…from your first day to every moment thereafter, you're going to love what you do as part of the Le Creuset family!