Head of Security Operations

CMA CGM; Montreal; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM Canada is recruiting an experienced Head of Security Operations to lead the 24/7 global Cybersecurity Operations team from the Montreal office. You will ensure performance, stability, and continuity of all security products across CMA CGM companies, in a fast-paced, international environment.

The role requires strong governance, budget management, KPI oversight, and the ability to develop and coach Operations Managers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT/security operations or service management leadership roles.
• Significant experience managing multiple Operations Managers and large operational perimeters.
• Strong governance capabilities and budget management experience.
• Excellent knowledge of cybersecurity operations and enterprise IT infrastructures.
• Strong communication and executive escalation/presentation skills.
• Experience with international, offshore, 24/7 operational environments.
• Fluent in French and English (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Oversee 24/7 performance, stability, and continuity of Security Operations across CMA CGM brands.
• Lead Operations Managers, set objectives, coach on incident management and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure KPIs, budget, capacity planning, and automation opportunities are addressed across products.

Skills

IT operations leadership

Cybersecurity operations

Executive communication

Budget management

Capacity forecasting

Incident management

Governance

Bilingual: French & English

Job description

Montreal Qc_CAN, Montreal, CAN

CMA CGM

Permanent contract

Full Time

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

CMA CGM Canada is recruiting for an experienced Head of Security Operations to join our Global Cybersecurity team located in the Montreal office. If you have leadership experience in leading a cybersecurity Operations team on an international capacity and thrive in a dynamic, fast paced environment we want to hear from you. Note: CANDIDATES MUST BE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN CANADA: valid work permit, permanent resident or citizen. OUR GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY TEAM

The CMA CGM Group's incredible growth is dramatically transforming our core business, reinforcing our leading position as an innovative, bold, and customer-oriented company, enhancing more than ever the security of its global operations. With more than 250 team members, the Group Cybersecurity Department covers all subsidiaries and entities of CMA CGM, with a global roadmap composed of 6 major domain streams (Maritime, Logistics, Ships, Terminals, Warehouses, and Subsidiaries). The Department currently monitors around 80 projects and provides through its 24/7 Operations continuous reliability. We continue building a globally structured team based in Marseilles, Beirut, Manila, Montreal, Miami, and more…

POSITION SUMMARY

The Head of Operations ensures the 24/7 performance, stability, and continuity of all Group Security Operations products, internationally accross all CMA CGM companies. They provide cross-product oversight of operations activities, workforce capacity, budget adequacy, KPIs, incident trends, automation needs, and operational readiness for new features. They ensure every Operations Manager (OM) is fully empowered to operate their product, elevate hot topics, and maintain high service availability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Cross-product operational strategy & governance

• Maintain a unified operational strategy across all products, ensuring consistent service quality and 24/7 continuity.
• Guarantee that operations remain aligned with Group Security Operations priorities and business expectations.
• Actively participate in decision boards, escalating key operational topics and risk areas.
• Ensure products remain balanced in operational workload, maturity, staffing, and service reliability.

2. Operational performance, KPIs & budget oversight

• Consolidate operational health reviews across all products (availability, incidents, SLAs, capacity, risks).
• Oversee operational KPIs and alert the organization when thresholds are reached or risks are identified.
• Manage operational budget together with the Group Security Operations Office, ensuring adequate workforce, FTE capacity, and financial sustainability.
• Provide clear operational reporting and operations dashboard enabling data-driven decisions.

3. Leadership of OM & operational teams

• Ensure every OM is fully in control of their product’s operations and operational continuity.
• Set clear objectives for OMs, support their development, and coach them on incident management, stakeholder communication and operations leadership.
• Guarantee proper escalation flows and ensure OMs bring operational topics to decision boards.
• Validate critical operational decisions impacting continuity, resources, or risk mitigation.
• Identify transversal automation opportunities across products to reduce manual tasks and increase efficiency.
• Work closely with PMs, Head of Expertise and the Automation Factory to prioritize automation needs coming from operations.
• Ensure operations teams are properly onboarded and ready to adopt new automated features and tooling evolutions.

QUALIFICATIONS

*CANDIDATES MUST BE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN CANADA: valid work permit, permanent resident or citizen.

• 10+ years in IT operations, cybersecurity operations, or service management leadership roles.
• Significant experience managing multiple Operations Managers and/or large operational perimeters.
• Strong operational governance capabilities.
• Excellent knowledge of cybersecurity operations, enterprise IT infrastructures, service continuity frameworks, and incident management.
• Strong communication and executive-level escalation/presentation skills.
• Proven experience with operations governance, KPIs, budget management, workforce planning, capacity forecasting and operational arbitration.
• Comfortable in international, offshore, and 24/7 operational environments.
• Fluent in French and English (mandatory), structured, hands-on and service-oriented.

We are an equal opportunity employer!

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It's a journey on which you rise.