Lead Cybersecurity Project Manager

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We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

About the job

As a Lead Cyber Security Project Manager, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the organisation’s digital assets. This position is pivotal in delivering complex cybersecurity programmes and projects, including the implementation of the Microsoft Defender suite and Microsoft SIEM Projects. You will ensure these projects align with organisational goals, mitigating risks and enhancing operational resilience!

Collaborating closely with Technology Services, Information Security Leads, Finance, and preferred vendors like Microsoft and Kyndryl, you will act as the driving force behind project execution. Your responsibilities will include managing multifaceted teams, ensuring seamless delivery, and contributing significantly to strengthening the organisation’s cyber defence. By integrating diverse teams and resources, you’ll help achieve strategic outcomes that protect and empower the organisation’s technological infrastructure.

Job Goals

• Implement the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Microsoft Sentinel projects effectively.

• Develop and maintain detailed project business cases, plans, and CRAID logs for all assigned projects.

• Manage complex dependencies and risks across projects while balancing divisional objectives and priorities.

• Establish success metrics and criteria for portfolio projects, ensuring measurable outcomes.

• Facilitate continuous improvement by collaborating with Transformation and Information Security teams to remove blockers and enhance delivery methodologies.

Ideal Skills & Capabilities

• Expertise in delivering complex Information Security solutions at scale within a global enterprise environment, with a focus on implementing Microsoft Defender capabilities and SIEM solutions alongside application integration and supporting workflows.

• Strong knowledge of Lean and Agile principles, practices, and frameworks, such as SAFe (Scrum Agile Framework) or similar certifications (e.g., SPC).

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive change effectively in environments with high levels of ambiguity and uncertainty.

• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing diverse teams while fostering collaboration and maintaining a servant leadership approach.

• Comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies such as PMP or PRINCE2, with an ability to align technical security initiatives to organisational goals and strategic outcomes.

What’s in it for you

On top of all your normal benefits like holiday, meal cards and life assurance, we also offer:

• Five days of Life Leave per year; for those days when life just…gets in the way.

• Birthday leave – one extra day of holiday taken on the nearest workday to your birthday

• Two days a year to give back and volunteer with an organisation of your choice.

• Enhanced primary and secondary carer leave for however you choose to grow your family.

• The chance to hit the beach on your lunch break (yes, we have somewhere you can store your surfboard!)

Please be aware, the majority of our roles are hybrid, working three days a week in our office.

We’re not able to offer visa sponsorship or help with relocation support for this role. Please make sure you’ve got the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.

What part of Kantar might I be joining?

You’ll be joining our technology team, right in the middle of our tech revolution. We’re undergoing the largest technology transformation Kantar has ever seen, investing in new AI and cloud technologies. By modernizing all our tech systems, we can respond our clients' needs faster and more efficiently – and keep Kantar as a market leader for insights.

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology, we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.  

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Privacy and Legal Statement

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

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Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.