Service Delivery Manager

Tesserent; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration structure

Hybrid and flexible working options

Paid parental leave and family support

Birthday day off

Novated Lease options

Ongoing development opportunities

Sonder Wellbeing & Support Partner

Job summary

Thales Cybersecurity in Australia is seeking a Client Service Delivery Manager to ensure operational excellence in delivering cybersecurity managed services. The role is permanent, full-time, hybrid, based in Barangaroo, Sydney, with client-facing responsibilities and day-to-day escalation management.

You will own multi-year contracts, drive SLA compliance, and ensure contractual financial accountability while working with diverse internal teams to deliver secure outcomes for enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex client engagements in managed services or SOC environments.
• Cyber mindset with exposure to security operations, threat intelligence, or incident response.
• Ability to communicate risks and impacts clearly to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end service delivery, ensuring contractual obligations are met on time and within budget.
• Lead high-pressure security incidents, coordinating responses with internal teams and communicating with clients.
• Build proactive relationships, identify upsell opportunities, and gather feedback to improve service quality.
• Reporting and governance tracking to ensure transparency and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Sales, Pre-Sales, Security Engineers and Analysts to align service delivery with business outcomes.

Skills

Service delivery leadership

Incident response coordination

Client relationships

Governance & reporting

Sales alignment

Job description

Our Benefits

In addition to interesting, engaging opportunities that impact at scale, and ongoing personal and professional development opportunities, Thales Cyber can offer you:

• Competitive remuneration structure


• Hybrid and flexible working options under the Thales Flex program


• Paid parental leave and family support through Parents at Work


• The day off on your birthday each year


• Novated Lease options


• Ongoing personal and professional development opportunities


• Sonder Wellbeing & Support Partner

Our Team

Thales delivers cybersecurity products and services that keep people and assets safe, giving organisations confidence in the security of their digital journeys. Our solutions are deployed in 148 countries, helping governments to maintain sovereignty, and organisations to preserve their strategic autonomy. Thales is a global leader in cybersecurity - no.1 in data security - with 6,000+ experts and developers. We bring trust and resilience to key industries including finance, health, retail and manufacturing, as well as vital sectors such as aerospace, critical infrastructure, defence and space.

About the Role

As a Client Service Delivery Manager, you will be the trusted face for our enterprise clients, ensuring operational excellence in delivering cyber security managed services (e.g., threat detection & response, vulnerability management, digital forensics, and digital risk protection). This is a permanent full-time hybrid role based in our Barangaroo, Sydney office.

This is client facing role where you'll be based on site time to time and own the day-to-day relationship with clients acting as their primary escalation point for incidents, contractual deliverables, and service improvements. Your role is critical in managing multi-year contracts, ensuring SLA compliance, and driving financial accountability and ensuring we are delivering to the contract.

Your Experience

On day one in this role, we'll expect you to bring the following skills, experience and behaviours:

• Oversee end-to-end service delivery, ensuring contractual obligations are met on time and within budget


• Lead high-pressure security incidents, coordinating responses with internal teams (SOC, engineers, threat intelligence) and communicating clearly with clients


• Build strong, proactive relationships, identify upsell opportunities, and gather feedback to enhance service quality


• Reporting & Governance tracking to ensure transparency and continuous improvement


• Work closely with Sales, Pre-Sales, Security Engineers, and Analysts to align service delivery with business outcomes.

About You

• Demonstrated experience in a service delivery role leading complex client engagements (preferably in managed services or SOC environments)


• Cyber Mindset, exposure to security operations, threat intelligence, or incident response


• Confident in handling difficult conversations, making decisive calls under pressure, and articulating risks/impacts to stakeholders


• Manage competing demands, and drive efficiency in workflows.


• Understand contractual financials and identify growth opportunities

Why Thales Cybersecurity?

• Impactful Work; No two days are the same; you’ll shape cyber resilience for enterprise clients across diverse sectors.


• Collaborative Culture; Join a supportive, empowering team where every voice drives improvement.


• Career Growth; Own your development in a role that blends client success, cyber expertise, and leadership

Australian Defence Roles & Security

A Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.
Additional information with regards to clearances is available from the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website. In some cases, individuals who hold a current clearance from a foreign government may be eligible to have this clearance recognised by the Australian Government and be eligible for this role.The Australian Defence Trade Controls Act (DTCA) is applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

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