Head of Cyber Defense

Overview

• Position: Head of Cyber Defense
• Place of work: Wallisellen
• Working hours: 80 - 100%
• Start: December 1, 2025
• Home office option: Yes

Tasks

• Securing the early stages of threat management, threat detection, incident response & CSIRT, as well as the narrower threat scenarios
• Close cooperation with key stakeholders to promote threat scenarios, as well as awareness and analysis of security events
• Drive and support the continuous improvement of the bank's security architecture and risk culture together with key stakeholders

Requirements

• 5 years of personnel and technical management of cyber security teams
• Master's degree (university, university of applied sciences) in risk management, business informatics, computer science, information security, cyber security
• German (business fluent)
• English (good knowledge)
• Strong leadership and communication skills with a clear willingness to mediate at all levels
• Strategic and systematic thinking, conceptual strengths and implementation skills for projects and programs to further develop cyber defense capabilities
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills in dealing with cyber threats, detection & incident response, processes and technologies in compliance with security frameworks (ISO, NIST, CII, MITRE)
• Confident stakeholder management to position cyber security as a business and IT enabler

We offer

• One week more vacation per year for management members
• Coaching: Personal coach for managers
• Childcare: up to CHF 200 per month per child to external childcare providers
• Flexible work location / home office: Individual options for home office
• Occupational benefits: Very attractive pension fund with above-average employer contribution
• Migros Bank: account, mortgages and financial services with preferential conditions