Location
London Office (Aldwych)

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
THE·TEAM is seeking an experienced Director, Cybersecurity (EMEA) to provide hands-on cybersecurity leadership, people management, and operational security support across the region. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Cybersecurity, this role will serve as an extension of global cybersecurity leadership during EMEA business hours. You will lead and develop UK/EMEA cybersecurity team members while remaining actively engaged in incident response, security operations, vulnerability management, investigations, assessments, and cybersecurity initiatives.

This is a player-coach role for someone equally comfortable mentoring security professionals, partnering with business and technology leaders, coordinating incidents with our SOC/MDR provider, and working directly alongside the team to resolve security issues. The position will strengthen THE·TEAM's follow-the-sun security model while ensuring regional execution remains aligned with global cybersecurity strategy, architecture, standards, and governance.

Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the day-to-day cybersecurity leader for EMEA and an extension of the Sr. Director of Cybersecurity.
- Manage, mentor, and develop UK/EMEA cybersecurity team members, establishing priorities and providing technical guidance.
- Represent Cybersecurity with regional Technology and business stakeholders, maintaining visibility into regional risks and escalating material issues.
- Work hands-on with the team on security investigations, incidents, assessments, remediation, and technical initiatives.
- Serve as a primary internal cybersecurity escalation point during EMEA business hours.
- Partner with the 24×7 SOC/MDR on detection, investigation, containment, and incident response.
- Coordinate regional response activities and escalate significant events into the global incident-response process.
- Support security analysis across identity, endpoint, email, SaaS, cloud, and other enterprise technologies.
- Participate in incident-response exercises and post-incident reviews.
- Drive regional vulnerability prioritization, remediation, and validation with Technology teams.
- Support vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, risk assessments, and remediation activities.
- Participate in security reviews of new technologies, SaaS platforms, cloud services, AI capabilities, and integrations.
- Help ensure regional technology implementations meet established global cybersecurity architecture and control requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve security controls, visibility, processes, and automation.
- Partner with EMEA Technology, Legal/Privacy, People, and business leadership on cybersecurity matters.
- Support client security reviews, audits, third-party assessments, and regional security requirements.
- Assist with implementation and evidence collection for global policies, security frameworks, and certification requirements.
- Maintain awareness of relevant UK and European cybersecurity and regulatory considerations in partnership with Legal and Privacy.

Experience
- Strong professional experience in cybersecurity/information security, including senior technical or leadership responsibilities.
- Experience managing, mentoring, or leading cybersecurity professionals.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise security operations and incident response.
- Experience working with SOC/MDR/MSSP providers.
- Practical knowledge of SIEM, EDR/XDR, identity security, vulnerability management, email security, and cloud security.
- Experience investigating identity, endpoint, email, SaaS, and cloud security events.
- Understanding of vulnerability management, penetration testing, risk assessment, and remediation practices.
- Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls.
- Experience within a multinational or geographically distributed organization preferred.

About you
Proactive leader and mentor with excellent communication skills, able to partner effectively with business and technology stakeholders. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and balancing hands-on technical work with strategic leadership. Strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to continuous improvement in cybersecurity practices.

Qualifications
Relevant professional certifications are desirable but should not substitute for demonstrated experience.