Invent - Digital Trust & Security - Senior Manager / Director (m/f/d)

Be part of our journey

As the digital innovation, design, and transformation brand of the Capgemini Group, Capgemini Invent enables CxOs to envision and shape the future of their businesses. Located in over 30 studios and more than 60 offices around the world, it comprises a 13,000+ strong team of strategists, data scientists, product and experience designers, brand experts, and technologists who develop new digital services, products, experiences, and business models for sustainable growth.
 

At Capgemini Invent, we help our clients embrace innovation and transformation to get the future they want.

Our Business Technology team in Switzerland is looking for a Senior Manager or Director to join one of our offices (Zurich, Lausanne, Geneve).

• Be the change: as the innovation and transformation powerhouse of Capgemini, you will support our clients through innovative strategy projects around digital, future-proof topics that challenge and transform the status quo. 
• Dynamic atmosphere: we offer you entrepreneurial freedom and a collaborative atmosphere within a large company where your opinion is valued and will have a strong impact - on our clients, society, and yourself.
• Growth and development: career pathways are transparently communicated, and we offer you the chance to develop personally, such as through our onboarding training program “the institute” or other tailored training programs within a global network of experts. 
• Work-life balance: we safeguard work-life balance through a flexible office – / home ratio, the possibility to do a sabbatical, and our Capgemini well-being hub. 
• Team spirit and community: our regular team and company events allow us to connect in an informal and personal way.
• Diversity & Inclusion: we believe that diversity is our greatest strength. Our long-standing corporate culture is open-minded and internationally oriented. We are all role models of empowerment, empathy, and respect.

Bring to life what's next

The Invent Digital Trust & Security (DT&S) practice focuses on ensuring secure business outcomes for our clients, providing Cybersecurity advisory and transformation consulting in areas such as security strategy, risk management, human risk management, data and identity security, secure intelligent industry, Gen-AI risk, and security operations modernisation. 
Our security specialists and innovators enable our clients to evaluate cyber risks, redesign Cybersecurity operating models, modernise digital identity capabilities, lead programs to drive security culture change and transform security and compliance regimes to make them efficient, effective, sustainable, and resilient.  
We are looking to grow our diverse team at Senior Manager and Director grades with those we have demonstrated expertise and experience in the following domains:
•    Cybersecurity Operating Model Transformation – Assessing, designing, and implementing effective and outcome-orientated security operating models.
•    Operational Resilience – shaping and transforming client operational resilience capabilities in compliance with leading regulatory standards.

As an experienced consultant in the business, you’ll help set the direction, grow our business, model our values and behaviours, and coach and develop junior members of the team.  
 

Key expectations from this role include:
•    Engaging in projects for our clients that transform their Cybersecurity, Architecture, and Operational Resilience capabilities, and reduce business and technology risk. 
•    Providing expertise in the strategic, organisational, and human aspects of Cybersecurity. For example, security strategy definition and high-level operating model design, which are often the first steps in engaging our clients, helping to influence the board and CxO with top-down buy-in and understanding. 
•    Providing insight for threat modelling, risk management, and security overlay approaches by conducting security maturity assessments. 
•    Developing new security strategies to manage emerging risks in Cloud & agile/DevSecOps operating environments. 
•    Providing a business understanding of technical domains and tailoring these to help clients maximise value and leverage quick wins on their transformation journey. 
•    Engaging with clients in business, IT, and/or security to positively influence the board and senior stakeholders to the required outcomes.
•    Collaborating with teams and stakeholders to deliver security strategy, governance, security testing, identity & access management (IAM), security architecture, privacy, and cyber data analytics. 
 
As part of your role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your personal growth, through activities that form part of the following:
•    Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, and client hosting at events.
•    Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
•    Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demanded within the company, certifications, etc.

Your qualifications

• Academic excellence: University degree in Economics, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Industry knowledge: Experience in one or more Cybersecurity domains. (e.g., Security & Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Engineering, Communications & Network Security, Identity & Access Management, Security Education and Awareness, Security Assessment & Testing, Security Operations, or Software Development Security). Desired Cybersecurity experience is as follows: Working with SOC teams, OT Security, Security Op Model Transformation projects, and Cybersecurity Assessments. Familiarity with core Cybersecurity frameworks and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO27001, CIS Critical Controls), and regulations (e.g., NIS2). Relevant Cybersecurity qualifications such as CISSP / CISM / CompTIA Security+ are preferred
• Consulting experience: 7+ years of experience in a management consulting environment, combined with a strong footprint in one of the following industries: Consumer Products Retail Distribution, Manufacturing, and Life Sciences.
• Conceptual talent: Structured work capacity and high analytical skills to solve complex problems with a positive mindset and enthusiasm. Lateral thinking and ability to bridge technology, strategic evaluation, and practical implementation. Eagerness to learn, adapt to uncertain situations and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Communication and presentation skills: fluent in English (written and spoken). German (Zurich) or French skills (Lausanne/Geneva) are mandatory (C1 level). Excellent communication, presentation, and moderation skills to influence senior stakeholders to the role 
• Digital affinity: very good MS Office skills
• Cultural fit: high reliability, team spirit, and personal fit for a leading global management consulting firm (international orientation & openness to travel, integrity)

Are you interested in becoming part of our team? We look forward to receiving your complete application exclusively via our application portal, stating your salary requirements, earliest possible starting date, and location preference.

For additional questions please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at 
ch.invent-recruiting@capgemini.com.