Senior Information Security Leader – Enterprise & Digital Platforms

Academic Key; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Academic Key is strengthening its information security leadership to govern enterprise risk, security strategy and regulatory compliance across its core platforms and digital products. The role partners with CIO-level stakeholders to embed security by design and ensure resilience across hybrid environments.

You will lead incident response, cloud security, data protection, and third-party risk management while advancing security culture and awareness within the Group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security or Computer Science required.
• 10–15 years of progressive information security experience; at least 5 years in a senior role.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with enterprise security strategy, governance, risk management and secure-by-design practices.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise information security strategy and governance across the Group.
• Lead risk management, vulnerability management and third‑party risk.
• Oversee security for client platforms, SaaS services and cloud/infrastructure.
• Embed security in product development and third‑party engagements.
• Drive security culture and collaboration with executives and business leaders.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

ISO/IEC 27001

NIST CSF

CIS Controls

Job description

Academic Key is strengthening its information security leadership to govern enterprise risk, security strategy and regulatory compliance across its core platforms and digital products. The role partners with CIO-level stakeholders to embed security by design and ensure resilience across hybrid environments.

You will lead incident response, cloud security, data protection, and third-party risk management while advancing security culture and awareness within the Group.