About Cronos Europa
Cronos Europa is a leading IT and digital transformation partner dedicated exclusively to European Institutions and agencies, delivering mission‑critical solutions that shape Europe’s digital future. As part of the Cronos Group, one of the most innovative and fastest‑growing tech ecosystems in Europe, we benefit from a vast pool of expertise and cutting‑edge capabilities. With over 1,000 specialists across Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, we combine deep institutional knowledge with strong engineering excellence to support long‑term, high‑impact EU programmes requiring reliability, scalability, and innovation.
About the job
For an EU Agency based in Warsaw, we are looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Project Managerto lead and coordinate cybersecurity initiatives within a complex and security-sensitive environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the full project lifecycle, ensuring the successful delivery of cybersecurity projects while balancing business objectives, security requirements, quality standards, budgets, and timelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage cybersecurity projects throughout their complete lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
- Establish and maintain project governance, controls, plans, schedules, and reporting mechanisms.
- Ensure project objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved on time and within scope.
- Monitor project quality and ensure compliance with organisational standards and security requirements.
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and scope changes.
- Coordinate and communicate with project boards, stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.
- Plan, assign, and supervise project activities while balancing priorities and workloads.
- Organise and facilitate project meetings, workshops, and steering committees.
- Produce and maintain project documentation, including plans, schedules, logs, and status reports.
- Prepare and deliver management presentations, progress updates, and technical reports.
- Support the successful delivery of cybersecurity programmes and strategic security initiatives.
Profile requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent (EQF Level 7).
- Minimum 10 years of relevant IT experience.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in project management or a similar role.
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher.
- Valid EU RESTRICTED (RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED) Security Clearance or willingness to undergo the security screening process, which must be initiated within the first 45 days of assignment.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity technologies, controls, and risk management practices.
- Good understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, compliance requirements, and security governance principles.
- Knowledge of industry best practices and standards such as ISO 27001 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
- Strong understanding of IT systems and their alignment with business objectives.
- Excellent project management, risk management, and quality management capabilities.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to produce high-quality written documentation and executive-level presentations.
- At least four internationally recognised certifications, including: 1) Minimum two cybersecurity certifications such as: CISSP; CISA; CISM; ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate; Equivalent recognised certifications. 2) Minimum two project and service management certifications such as: PM² Advanced; PRINCE2 Practitioner; PMP; ITIL Foundation; Equivalent recognised certifications
- Experience managing cybersecurity projects in EU-classified or highly regulated environments.
- Experience with project management methodologies and tools such as PM², PRINCE2, PMP, and ServiceNow.
Desired Assets
- Broad architectural understanding and experience delivering security solutions across the full project lifecycle.
- Experience managing cybersecurity programmes, budgets, resources, and investment portfolios.
- Strong understanding of security policies, governance frameworks, and industry best practices.
- Experience working with European institutions, agencies, or international organisations is considered an asset.
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Skills Required
- Master's degree or equivalent (EQF Level 7)
- Minimum 10 years of relevant IT experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience in project management or a similar role
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher
- Valid EU RESTRICTED (RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED) Security Clearance or willingness to undergo security screening (initiated within first 45 days)
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity technologies, controls, and risk management practices
- Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, compliance requirements, and security governance (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework)
- Excellent project management, risk management, and quality management capabilities
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills
- Ability to produce high-quality written documentation and executive-level presentations
- At least four internationally recognised certifications: minimum two cybersecurity certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate) and minimum two project/service management certifications (e.g., PM² Advanced, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, ITIL Foundation)
- Experience managing cybersecurity projects in EU-classified or highly regulated environments
- Experience with project management methodologies and tools such as PM², PRINCE2, PMP, and ServiceNow
- Broad architectural understanding and experience delivering security solutions across the full project lifecycle
- Experience managing cybersecurity programmes, budgets, resources, and investment portfolios
- Experience working with European institutions, agencies, or international organisations
What We Do
Cronos Europa is an IT and digital communications company uniquely dedicated to serving the European institutions, agencies and bodies. From the European Union to EUROCONTROL, we partner with a range of supranational and interinstitutional authorities. Our mission is to arm them with the tools they need to thrive in the digital age. Every aspect of our organisation is designed to complement their capabilities - from our people to our processes and our premises. Our brand combines the expertise of former companies Cronos International and C-Dev, with the creative skills of Inspiiro and the breadth of capabilities of the Cronos Group. Today, Cronos Europa employs over 1,000 people in offices across Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, serving institutions across diverse framework contracts. Cronos Europa is part of the Cronos Group, one of the largest IT service providers in the Benelux, employing over 8,000 people across 200 competence centres. By leveraging the Group’s resources, Cronos Europa can help clients extract value from new and emerging technologies, for everything from Artificial intelligence to Zg Quantum. For spontaneous applications: https://cronoseuropa.breezy.hr/p/7a64ee973c6701-spontaneous-application?state=published
