Director, Cybersecurity

Wasserman; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

THE TEAM is seeking a senior cybersecurity leader to direct UK/EMEA security operations and incident response within a global framework. The role requires mentoring regional teams, aligning with global strategy, and partnering with business and technology leaders to mitigate risks across identity, endpoints, cloud, and SaaS platforms.

You will work with SOC/MDR providers, lead security initiatives, and ensure governance, policy adherence, and regulatory compliance within the EMEA region.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in cybersecurity/information security, including 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.
• Familiarity with ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls.
• Multinational or distributed organization experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day cybersecurity leader for EMEA and extend the Sr. Director of Cybersecurity.
• Manage, mentor, and develop UK/EMEA cybersecurity team members.
• Provide technical guidance and support professional development and performance management.
• Represent Cybersecurity with regional Technology and business stakeholders.
• Maintain visibility into regional risks and escalate issues to global leadership.
• Hands-on investigations, incidents, assessments, remediation, and initiatives.
• Coordinate with 24x7 SOC/MDR for detection, containment and response.
• Coordinate regional response activities and escalate significant events to the global process.
• Support security analysis across identity, endpoint, email, SaaS, cloud, and other technologies.
• Participate in incident-response exercises and post-incident reviews.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Team mentoring

Incident response

SOC/MDR collaboration

Education

Information security certifications (desirable)

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Identity security

Cloud security

Job description

THE·TEAM is proud to provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties across 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Shaped by our belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE·TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence. For more information, please visit the.team.

What you will be doing

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Cybersecurity, this role will serve as an extension of global cybersecurity leadership during EMEA business hours. The Manager 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.

Leadership & Team Development

• 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.
• Establish priorities, provide technical guidance, and support professional development and performance management.
• Represent Cybersecurity with regional Technology and business stakeholders.
• Maintain visibility into regional risks and escalate material issues to global cybersecurity leadership.

Security Operations & Incident Response

• 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 elevate 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.

Vulnerability, Risk & Security Initiatives

• 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.

Governance & Business Partnership

• 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.

The Skills and Experience You Need

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

THE·TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. THE·TEAM is proudly an equal opportunity employer.

We are always searching for the most passionate and talented people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

More than 20 years into our evolution, we continue to expand our global reach and capabilities to serve clients across sports, music and entertainment.

We are committed to making a meaningful impact across key areas of inclusion, community service and sustainability — not only for our employees, but for clients and the industry at large.

THE·TEAM is a leading global sports, music and entertainment company. Led by intelligence, ideas and influence, we provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties.