Cybersecurity Technical Project Manager F/H

Schneider Electric; Grenoble; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 8 days per month

Health, death and disability insurance

Employee share ownership plan

Total Rewards and learning programs

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Cybersecurity Technical Project Manager for France based in Grenoble. You will support the France CISO in managing local cybersecurity projects, applying security standards and coordinating with internal teams to strengthen cyber resilience.

You will lead critical information system projects, manage incidents, and ensure compliance with ANSSI standards while navigating a global project team in a complex international environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of IT/cybersecurity project experience.
• Master’s degree required; MBA is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Windows endpoints, networks, audits.

Responsibilities

• Act as Cybersecurity Technical Project Manager for France.
• Support the France CISO in managing local cybersecurity projects.
• Apply security standards and requirements across the organization.
• Coordinate with BU/LoB to certify products with local authorities.
• Manage projects on critical information systems: planning, reporting, finances, suppliers.
• Support ecosystem security and incident management processes.
• Ensure MCS activities: risk mapping, vulnerabilities, audits and monitoring.

Skills

IT cybersecurity projects

Fr/EN fluency

Communication

Security standards

Risk assessment

Education

Master’s in CS / MIS / Engineering / Science

MBA (plus)

Tools

Firewalls

Switches

Servers

Encryption

Active Directory

PKI

Cryptography

EDR/IDS

Job description

Context

Within the EMEA cybersecurity organization, you will help strengthen Schneider Electric’s cyber resilience in France by following global security programs and managing local projects requiring solid technical understanding.

Location

This role is based in rance, in Grenoble.

There no relocation for this role.

Your role

You will act as Cybersecurity Technical Project Manager for France.

You will support the France CISO in managing local cybersecurity projects, applying security standards and requirements, supporting internal organizations and reinforcing a security-first culture that enables the business while protecting and managing company risk appropriately.

Your missions

• Know and apply ANSSI standards on Digital and Product topics, and follow local certification projects for specific products or sensitive information systems.
• Challenge internal organizations, including BU and LoB, to maintain the target of certifying products with local authorities.
• Manage cybersecurity projects on critical information systems, including planning, reporting, meetings, financial aspects and supplier coordination.
• Support the security of ecosystem companies to harmonize Schneider Electric’s security posture.
• Support the team in managing P2 incidents, resolving these incidents with all stakeholders and following related action plans.
• Apply the cybersecurity posture in the region to strengthen Schneider Electric’s cyber resilience: internal and external exposure, incident response, debrief and action plan follow-up.
• Manage the protection, detection and response pillars on critical information systems, and ensure MCS activities: risk assessment, cartography, vulnerabilities, audits and monitoring.
• Collaborate with MCO teams on projects and run activities, and manage technical incidents on critical information systems from investigation to remediation.

French National Defence Requirements

This position involves working on matters related to National Defence.

As such, you must be eligible to obtain a Defence Secret Clearance or already hold a valid Defence Secret Clearance granted by the relevant competent authority.

Obtaining (or maintaining) this clearance is a condition of employment for this position and may require an administrative background investigation.

Strict compliance with confidentiality requirements and security procedures is expected.

Your profile

• You have 3+ years of experience with IT and cybersecurity projects in a fast-moving environment.
• You hold at least a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Science or a related field; an MBA would be a plus.
• You have good technical cybersecurity understanding, including Linux / Windows endpoints, networks, hardening, technical audits and system compliance.
• You are able to work within a global project team and navigate a complex international environment.
• You have an excellent level of French and English.

Your skills

• Ability to organize and facilitate meetings or workshops across several projects at the same time.
• Technical knowledge of firewalls, switches, servers, encryption solutions, Active Directory, PKI and cryptography.
• Ability to analyze evidence and logs during cyber incidents, including EDR and IDS.
• Ability to identify issues and risks, analyze underlying causes and define appropriate action plans.
• High level of autonomy, strong communication and interpersonal skills.

We offer

Our offer includes an attractive package and goes well beyond :

• The world’s most sustainable company according to leading rankings: every solution we deliver helps reduce our customers’ carbon footprint.
• Making energy more electric and optimizing its consumption are the key challenges of this decade — and the very core of what we do.
• A company that grows thanks to, and together with, its people. Here, we take care of:
• Your development: a strong culture of continuous learning, internal mobility, and career advancement to help you shape your future.
• You and your family: up to 8 days of remote work per month with flexible arrangements, along with benefits supporting parenthood and all life situations.
• Your civic engagement: initiatives that empower us to act together for a more sustainable world.
• A company that shares its success. Here, you benefit from individual and collective bonuses, an employee share ownership plan with company contribution, and more.

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: company health, death and disability insurance, paid time off, RTT, teleworking, paid family leaves, parenting and caregivers support.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: beyond your salary we offer employee saving plan with company matching (PEG), retirement plans (PERO, PERECO), employee share ownership plan and profit sharing plan.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with solidarity leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, initiatives that support youth education.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

For this France based position, the expected pay range is EUR 51.680 - EUR 77.520 per year. The compensation range includes base pay and short-term incentives (annual bonus) at target. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located in France. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Individual’s compensation is positioned within the range based on several factors such as knowledge, job-related skills, experience, potential and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.