Head of Security Strategy & Partnering

SOFTSWISS; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Sports benefits

Mental health program

English lessons (online)

Local language courses

Paid time off

Maternity leave support

Referral program rewards

Upskilling and conferences

Job summary

SOFTSWISS is seeking a Head of Security Business Partnering to drive cybersecurity strategy execution across a diverse tech ecosystem. You will coordinate Security Business Partners, own the operating model, and establish governance to track risks and delivery.

You will translate strategy into roadmaps, manage KPIs/OKRs/SLAs, and ensure alignment across units while escalating critical issues for executive decisions.

Qualifications

• Management experience in cybersecurity within a complex technology organisation.
• Experience coordinating or functionally leading senior security professionals.
• Experience across several business units or products in a matrix structure.
• Strong skills in security planning, governance and delivery management.
• A record of turning security strategy into measurable business‑unit results.
• Experience managing security KPIs, OKRs, SLAs, roadmaps and remediation programmers.
• The ability to influence executives, align stakeholders and hold owners accountable.
• Strong performance‑management and stakeholder‑management skills.
• The ability to create structure and transparency where ownership is distributed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and develop Security Business Partners across the business units.
• Set common responsibilities, working practices and performance expectations.
• Review the performance against agreed KPIs, objectives and delivery commitments.
• Turn the cybersecurity strategy into business-unit roadmaps, targets and delivery plans.
• Manage the security portfolio across the ecosystem, including strategic programmes, remediation plans, KPIs, OKRs and SLAs.
• Track delivery, address delays and require recovery plans when work falls behind.
• Escalate material risks, missed commitments and unclear ownership.
• Coordinate initiatives involving several business units or central security teams.
• Match business demand with the priorities and capacity of central security functions.
• Explain technical risks in terms of revenue, operations, customers, regulation and market expansion.
• Identify recurring problems that should be solved through shared capabilities, common standards or secure‑by‑default solutions.
• Support the security integration of acquired and newly established business units.

Skills

Management experience

Coordinate security professionals

Matrix organisation experience

Security planning & governance

Translate security strategy to results

KPIs/OKRs/SLAs management

Influence executives & stakeholders

Performance & stakeholder management

Structure and transparency ownership

Job description

SOFTSWISS is seeking a Head of Security Business Partnering to drive cybersecurity strategy execution across a diverse tech ecosystem. You will coordinate Security Business Partners, own the operating model, and establish governance to track risks and delivery.

You will translate strategy into roadmaps, manage KPIs/OKRs/SLAs, and ensure alignment across units while escalating critical issues for executive decisions.