Domain Lead - Operational Security Readiness

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

About The Role

As Cybersecurity Readiness Manager, you’ll lead a team responsible for ensuring IT projects, M&A integrations, and operational activities meet security requirements before going live. You’ll define and enforce security assurance processes, conduct technical reviews, and act as a gatekeeper for secure deployments across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain standardized security processes, checklists, and guidelines.
• Implement a security quality assurance framework integrated with project and change management.
• Conduct security reviews and provide expert input during design and due diligence phases.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and project managers to embed effective security controls.
• Perform technical validations, including vulnerability assessments and configuration reviews.
• Act as the final security gatekeeper before production deployment.
• Plan and execute technical assessments aligned with standards like NIS2 and CIS Controls.
• Provide security expertise for non-project IT activities, including infrastructure changes and vendor assessments.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information security, computer science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience cybersecurity, with a focus on security assurance or IT security reviews.
• Proven leadership in security readiness or pre-production validation functions.
• Experience with IT project lifecycles and M&A due diligence.
• Strong knowledge of NIS2, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, and other regulatory frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with security assessment tools (e.g., vulnerability scanners).
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA (preferred).
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex security requirements into practical solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud, network, and application security.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Yearly bonus.
• Comprehensive medical coverage through Lux Med, including a dental package.
• Access to modern work tools and office space.
• Learning Cafeteria, including access to LinkedIn learning.
• Flexibility to work in a hybrid model.
• Possibility to acquire professional certifications, such as Lean Six Sigma belt.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.