Security Lead – Europe Operations (Aerospace)

Cambridge Aerospace; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Security Manager to establish and lead the security function across Poland and the wider European market. You will be the SME for the local leadership team and a key link between the subsidiary and the Group Security Function.

You will establish, develop and lead governance, policies and capabilities to support growth, oversee physical, personnel, information and operational security, and ensure risk management and regulatory compliance across the region.

Qualifications

• Significant security management experience within defence, aerospace, government, critical infrastructure or regulated environments.
• Experience leading security programmes covering physical, personnel, information and operational security.
• Strong stakeholder management skills engaging customers, authorities and external partners.
• Experience advising senior leaders and influencing business decisions.
• Experience developing security policies, processes and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior security representative for operations in Poland, implementing group strategy and integrating security considerations into business planning and decision-making.
• Establish, develop and improve the local security function, governance framework, policies and capabilities to support business growth.
• Lead the delivery of physical, personnel, information and operational security measures across the subsidiary.
• Identify, assess and manage security risks, incidents, business continuity and resilience arrangements, ensuring appropriate mitigation and response measures are in place.
• Ensure compliance with applicable German legislation, regulatory requirements, contractual obligations and Group security standards.
• Lead assurance, accreditation, audit and reporting activities, maintaining risk registers and driving continuous improvement programmes.
• Act as the primary security point of contact for customers, authorities, industry partners and the Group Security Function.
• Provide functional leadership for security activities, developing resources, capabilities and teams as the business expands.

Skills

Security leadership

Stakeholder management

Policy development

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Education

ASIS CPP

CSMP

Security Institute

Equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

Cambridge Aerospace is looking for aSecurity Managerto establish and lead the security function, ensuring the organisation develops secure and resilient operations that support strategic growth across Poland and the wider European market.

You will act as a Subject Matter Expert for our local leadership team and serve as a key link between our subsidiary and the Group Security Function.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior security representative for operations in Poland, implementing Group security strategy and integrating security considerations into business planning, operations and decision-making.
• Establish, develop and improve the local security function, governance framework, policies and capabilities to support business growth.
• Lead the delivery of physical, personnel, information and operational security measures across the subsidiary.
• Identify, assess and manage security risks, incidents, business continuity and resilience arrangements, ensuring appropriate mitigation and response measures are in place.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Polish legislation, regulatory requirements, contractual obligations and Group security standards.
• Lead assurance, accreditation, audit and reporting activities, maintaining risk registers and driving continuous improvement programmes.
• Act as the primary security point of contact for customers, authorities, industry partners and the Group Security Function.
• Provide functional leadership for security activities, developing resources, capabilities and teams as the business expands.

Requirements

• Significant security management experience within defence, aerospace, government, critical infrastructure, manufacturing, or another highly regulated environment.
• Experience leading security programmes covering physical, personnel, information and operational security.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage customers, authorities and external partners.
• Experience advising senior leaders and influencing business decisions.
• Experience developing security policies, processes and governance frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Professional security qualification (ASIS CPP, CSMP, Security Institute, or equivalent).
• Experience establishing security arrangements for new sites or expanding operations.
• Professional security qualification and English and Polish language skills (written and spoken)

About Us

The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air – low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.

We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them – at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery. We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.

If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.