Cybersecurity Program Director (fluent English) - Freelance (M/F)

About the company

Within the cybersecurity department of a large international transport and logistics group, we are looking for a Cybersecurity Program Director to lead a strategic program for securing port terminals on a global scale.

Your tasks

With the study and design phase completed, the mission consists of leading the program execution, coordinating deployment and operations teams, and ensuring the successful implementation of cybersecurity initiatives.

The consultant will work in a complex international environment, in coordination with global and local IT teams, cybersecurity experts, and external partners. They will also handle strategic reporting to senior management (C-Level), risk anticipation, and alert management.

• Lead the execution of the international cybersecurity program: roadmap, project portfolio, milestones, resources, budgets, dependencies, and vendor commitments.
• Coordinate project and technical teams: Project Managers, Business Analysts, cybersecurity experts, global and local IT teams, business units, and external partners.
• Ensure governance and C-Level reporting: steering committees, indicator tracking, risk management (RAID), alerts, arbitration, and executive communication.
• Supervise deployments and the transition to Run: security controls, testing, vulnerability management, operational readiness, cutover plans, and post-deployment support.
• Produce and consolidate program deliverables: portfolio plans, functional and technical specifications, dashboards, performance reports, and continuous improvement plans.

Requirements

• Expert with more than 12 years of experience, possessing solid experience in directing and managing complex cybersecurity and IT transformation programs or projects, with concrete achievements and measurable results.
• Strong international experience mandatory, acquired in matrix, multicultural, and multi-site environments, with a demonstrated ability to coordinate business, IT, cybersecurity, vendor, and external partner teams.
• Excellent mastery of Program Management and governance: integrated planning, portfolio management, budgets, resources, risks (RAID), vendors, executive reporting, and steering of management committees.
• Solid cybersecurity culture, covering several domains such as IAM/PAM, SOC/SIEM, network and Cloud security, vulnerability management, cyber resilience, OT/IoT security, and risk governance. Ability to lead technical experts without necessarily intervening as an expert in every domain.
• Experience in operational deployment and transition to Run, integrating security controls, testing, evidence of compliance, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent leadership, synthesis, and executive communication skills, with the ability to present progress, risks, and arbitrations directly to C-Level stakeholders.
• Relevant higher education or equivalent experience. Recognized certification in project/program management is appreciated. Knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001 frameworks,

What we offer

Budget: up to 750 euros excl. VAT / day (depending on profile and seniority)

Other

Cybersecurity Program Director (fluent English) Practical Information

• Department: Marseille (13)
• Start date: 16/11/2026
• Duration: 16 months, renewable
• Contract: freelance
• Budget: up to 750 euros excl. VAT / day (depending on profile and seniority)
• Remote work: 4 days per week
• Seniority: Expert - more than 12 years of experience
• Open positions: 1
• Sector: Transport & logistics