Cyber Security Advisor/Consultant a.i.

Michael Page; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an experienced consultant to lead a high-impact cybersecurity compliance programme across the EMEA region from Amsterdam. The role involves shaping strategic certification decisions with senior stakeholders and delivering a prioritised framework to support business leadership decisions.

You will identify compliance gaps, map ownership, and produce an actionable roadmap for priority certifications while liaising with business, IT, legal/compliance, procurement, and

Qualifications

• Proven ability to translate regulatory obligations into business outcomes and delivery roadmaps.
• Experience engaging senior leaders across business, technology, and compliance functions.
• Fluency in English with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cybersecurity compliance programme across EMEA.
• Develop a prioritised certification framework based on relevance, risk and market impact.
• Identify gaps, risks, owners and remediation actions.
• Produce a practical roadmap for achieving priority certifications.
• Facilitate alignment among business, IT, legal/compliance, procurement and external partners.
• Create executive decision papers and status updates.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cybersecurity

Regulatory requirements

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Job description

• Lead a high-impact cybersecurity compliance programme across EMEA.
• Shape strategic certification decisions with senior stakeholders.

About Our Client

Our client is a large international organisation operating in a regulated environment with stakeholders across business, technology, cybersecurity, compliance, and procurement functions throughout the EMEA region.

Job Description

• Develop a comprehensive inventory of relevant cybersecurity certification requirements across EMEA markets.
• Assess certification requirements against business relevance, risk exposure, urgency, and market impact.Deliver a prioritised certification framework to support business and leadership decision-making.
• Identify compliance gaps, dependencies, risks, owners, and required remediation actions.
• Produce a practical roadmap for achieving and maintaining priority certifications.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment across business, IT, cybersecurity, legal/compliance, procurement, and external partners.
• Create executive-ready decision papers, status updates, and communication materials.
• Document timelines, resource requirements, milestones, and key decision points for successful delivery.

The Successful Applicant

• 7-10+ years of experience in consulting, business analysis, cybersecurity, compliance, risk, IT governance, or regulated environments.
• Proven experience assessing cybersecurity certification, compliance, or regulatory requirements across European or multi-country environments.
• Strong ability to translate regulatory obligations into business outcomes, delivery plans, ownership models, and implementation roadmaps.
• Experience engaging senior business leaders and collaborating with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, legal/compliance, and procurement stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with fluency in English.

What's on Offer

• Start date: ASAP
• Hours: 32-40
• Location: Amsterdam
• Duration: Expected to last 6 months or more