Expert, Project and Program Management

About Randstad

Every year, we help hundreds of thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever‑changing world of work.

We understand the importance of a job in peoples lifes and we want to help them find work that feels good. And we’ll help them continue to grow as their needs and ambitions change.

At Randstad, our value comes from our people and that is why we put them first. We are proud of our learning culture and career architecture framework that encourages ours team to develop both personally and professionally.

We believe that talent grows when presented with opportunity and this is why we encourage our people to think beyond their role. We have created a culture that enables talent to flourish, encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering team spirit, and continually building mutual trust.

Global IT

Global ITRandstad is transforming digitally to meet the demand of our clients, talents and employees. To realize our Human Forward strategy Randstad needs to take the next step in our digital transformation journey with a number of large projects that will fundamentally shift our companies’ IT landscape. This with the aim to speed up our digital capabilities and to lead the core transformation of Randstad increasing client and talent engagement and organizational efficiencies in order to continue to be the market leader.

At Global IT, we strive to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our Clients, Talent and our Coworkers by making wise global technology choices for the benefit of Randstad and delivering upon our promises. Randstad’s success is our success, we aspire to truly be ONE team in every sense: we believe in one another, support one another, act transparently, have courage to give feedback, speak up and last but not least have FUN. We are a global team, where central and local IT specialists work together to achieve the best possible results for our business and where the total contribution is more than the sum of its parts.

Job Context and Purpose

The Global Cyber Security Project Manager is a key member of our Global PMO resource pool, assigned to high‑priority global initiatives. In this specialized role, you will lead complex Cyber Security projects aimed at hardening our global posture and protecting our digital assets.

You will act as the bridge between technical security teams and other IT and business stakeholders, ensuring that cyber security projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with minimal disruption to operations. You report directly to the Leader of the Global Portfolio Management Office and maintain a close partnership and day to day collaboration with the Global CISO, your business owner.

Responsibilities

1. Project Leadership & Delivery Methodology

• End‑to‑End Governance: Own the project lifecycle from initiation to closure. This includes crafting project charters, defining KPIs, and working with stakeholders to build robust business cases for project investments.
• Methodology Expertise: Apply the right delivery framework (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid) based on the project’s needs.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure all security workstreams align with the broader corporate strategy and the CISO’s long‑term roadmap.
• Resource Management: Lead cross‑functional teams of a.o. security engineers, analysts, and vendors, helping them overcome (technical) bottlenecks and stay focused on delivery.

2. Cybersecurity Execution & Monitoring

• Posture Improvement: Drive projects focused on key domains such as Identity & Access Management (IAM), and Data Security.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify risks and dependencies. You don't just log issues; you work with team members and stakeholders to initiate corrective actions.
• Global Coordination: Manage project rollouts across diverse geographical regions and functional areas, accounting for local regulations and time zones.

3. Stakeholder Communication & PMO Excellence

• Executive communication: research, interpret and process complex information and turn it into easy to understand and meaningful presentations and storylines. Provide actionable insights for your stakeholders.
• Knowledge Management: Develop strategies to capture and share knowledge across your projects and the organization to prevent "siloed" information.
• PMO Support: Act as a subject matter expert within and on behalf of the PMO, facilitating training sessions within Cyber Security, and help improve project management templates and standard practices.
• Onboarding: Lead the transition and onboarding of new project team members to ensure continuity and minimize knowledge loss during long‑term projects.

Key Stakeholders

• Executive Level steerco members
• Global and local SOC members
• Global, regional and local CIOs
• Key contacts in operating companies

Your Background

Experience

• at least 5 years of experience for being accountable for the budget, performance and results of a medium‑sized team or multiple small teams of employees
• proven successful in leading teams or projects
• proven experiences in addressing issues with impact beyond own team based on knowledge of related disciplines
• experience in integrating internal and external developments to solve complex problems.
• experience as a trusted advisor and in training and developing other re. developments in own discipline or function.
• demonstrated experience in and strong interest for data privacy and information security.
• college or university degree or the equivalent work experience.

Competencies

• strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, process thinker with a focus on results
• flexible, able to work in an environment of change, rapidly responding to new services
• flexibility and resilience in responding to multiple changing priorities
• you meet deadlines under pressure
• strong problem‑solving skills
• provides leadership to managers; may also provide leadership to supervisors and/or professional staff
• hands‑on mentality, self initiating, proactive
• good communicator and relationship builder, empathic
• inquisitive, does not take things for granted
• strong intercultural awareness
• excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• as a leader you meet the Randstad Values and Leadership competences intellectual strength, agility, lead, connect and partner.

Skills

• Change Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Financial Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Requirements Management
• Communication
• Risk Management

Application

Is this the job for you? We would love to hear from you! Please apply directly to the role and we will get in touch with you.