Head of Cyber Defense

As the Head of the Cyber Defense team as part of Zalando's Information Security Department,  you will have a broad scope, and will be responsible for leading:
 

• The Security Operations Center (SOC), responsible for real-time threat detection and response.

• The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), which manages incidents, conducts forensic analysis, and implements remediation.

• The Cyber Threat Intelligence Team, tasked with gathering and analyzing threat intelligence.
   

As Zalando's Information Security Team, our mission is to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents - enabling our Zalandos to work in a stable, secure, and privacy-conscious environment.

Most of their time, they will work during core business hours but also regularly on-call outside of business hours and on weekends.

If you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity, and we actively seek out talent from all backgrounds.

We actively seek to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes, focusing on your qualifications, skills, and contributions. To support this, we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo, age, or marital status in your CV, ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.

We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you.

Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace:

• Collaborating with the director of Security Operations and Engineering, security leadership and senior leadership, building and maintaining our capability to enable data and intelligence driven approach to defensive security operations.

• Leading cross-functional teams to develop and execute a comprehensive defensive security strategy that aligns with Zalando's goals and risks.

• Taking ownership of both leading and coordinating resources throughout the investigation, remediation and reporting of security incidents.

• Preparing Zalando to respond to cyber security incidents through the ongoing development and maintenance of the incident response plan, use cases, playbooks and other important documentation such as standard operating procedures.

• Planning and executing cyber security exercises, providing assurance and insights that Zalando's preparation for responding to major cyber security incidents is sound.

• Identifying and reporting the most important metrics and KPIs to measure the success of the cyber defense.

• Leading a team of analysts and cybersecurity engineers, and supporting them to reach their full potential as security advocates and incident responders.
  
   

• You possess expertise in security incident response and security monitoring, with the ability to lead and mature organizational detection and response capabilities.

• You have proven experience managing large-scale security incidents.

• You gained extensive professional experience in information security in an international, cross-functional environment. 

• You possess in-depth knowledge of security best practices, standards and regulations.

• You are an experienced executive with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, aiming to form strong relationships with peers and directors. 

• You are experienced in leading senior teams of security experts, including leadership of leaders.

• You work collaboratively within product and internal project teams, delivering large and complex products and features.

• You are an analytical thinker which enables you to analyze critical systems to understand both how to break them and defend them against attack.

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here's an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.

• 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees

• 2 paid volunteering days a year

• Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration

• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year

• Employee shares program

• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counseling and support

• Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)

• Mental health support and coaching available

• Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review