Associate Cyber Manager

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated logistics company dedicated to connecting and simplifying supply chains, enabling global trade, and helping our customers grow. Our commitment to digital transformation means embedding cybersecurity at all stages of product and service development. We are recruiting world-class talent to modernize our technology services, ensuring Maersk remains a logistics integrator with a competitive advantage through robust technology and a promise to our customers of Secured by Maersk.

Position Summary:

As an Associate Cyber Manager, you will be a pivotal member of the Portfolio Management function within Maersk Cyber Security. Supporting the Portfolio Cyber Leads, you will ensure that Maersk Technology's transformation remains aligned with robust cybersecurity principles and Board-level commitments. This role requires a highly adaptive, collaborative, and persuasive individual with strong emotional intelligence (EQ), capable of navigating complex environments and driving the adoption of secure practices across various Maersk Tech Platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Coordination & Facilitation:

  Actively facilitate, coordinate, and drive each Front of House (FoH) team (aligned to Portfolio Engagement Leads) to follow common ceremonies and utilize common tools and techniques, ensuring situational awareness and context are maintained across all Portfolios and Brands.

• Tooling Optimization:

  Leverage tooling competencies (Jira, Confluence, Teams, Archer, and related tooling) to minimize duplication of effort and maximize visibility of requirements.

• Progress Tracking & Reporting:

  Communicate the team's activity and progress using shared reports, tracking, and reporting of backlog progress, including clear identification of associated risks, dependencies, or any issues.

• Requirements Assessment:

  Work with the Portfolio Cyber Lead and Environment Lead to assess requirements against the Cyber catalogue and, where necessary, ensure new requirements are prioritized.

• Optimization Identification:

  Identify opportunities for optimization, collaborating with Business Analysts and Portfolio Operations to maximize overall value.

• Data Quality Assurance:

  Report into Data Quality to ensure the quality, standardization, and value-add of roles.

• Function Maturation:

  Actively support the maturation of the Portfolio Management function within Cyber Security.

• Process & Mindset Embedding:

  Actively support the embedding of all new processes related to Cyber FoH, drive mindset and behavioral changes crucial to collective success, share best practices with peers, and operate with a continual learning and continual improvement mentality.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Cyber Security Experience:

  3 years of experience working in Cyber Security.

• Agile/Delivery Experience:

  3-4 years of experience working as a Scrum Master or within technical delivery.

• Agile Frameworks:

  Proven knowledge of multiple Agile frameworks (e.g., Kanban, SAFe).

• Communication:

  Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to be understood by both technical and non-technical personnel.

• Stakeholder Engagement:

  Demonstrable experience engaging, motivating, influencing, and negotiating with cross-functional teams, particularly in complex and challenging environments.

• Organizational Skills:

  Strong organizational and administrative skills, capable of connecting more senior colleagues with the necessary detail. Highly organized, able to juggle multiple simultaneous priorities without losing sight of each requirement's value.

• Autonomy & Problem Solving:

  Self-organized, with the ability to work independently in a multi-location team to plan and manage multiple assignments with conflicting priorities and continually emerging dependencies. A problem solver who strives to continually improve the quality of processes and artifacts.

• Relationship Building:

  Able to build and develop productive working relationships with a wide variety of teams and leaders (Portfolio, Risk, Architecture, Governance).

• Tooling Knowledge:

  Working knowledge of key tools including Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, virtual whiteboarding collaboration tools (e.g., MIRO, MURAL), Archer, and related tooling.

• Cyber Security Principles:

  Knowledge of Cyber Security principles and a strong willingness to learn more.

• Process Building:

  Experience building processes from the ground up.

• Adaptability:

  Ability to manage conflicting priorities and multiple tasks effectively.

• Personal Profile:

  Self-starter, collaborative, enjoys problem-solving.

Basic knowledge of one or more of the following areas:

• Cyber Security (IT, ICS, IoT, OT) auditing process
• Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management
• AI tooling and the ability to apply techniques to solve real-world problems
• Data Management & Modelling
• Cyber Security Implementation - IDAM, PKI, cryptography, zero trust networks, wireless, mobile, and end-to-end security

Education:

• Degree level minimum.

What We Offer:

• Joining Maersk will embark you on a great journey with career development in a global organization. You will be exposed to a wide and challenging range of business issues, communicate across geographical and cultural borders that will enable you to expand your strong professional network. We will provide you with opportunities to broaden your knowledge and strengthen your technical and professional foundation, working with agile teams responsible for providing crucial Cyber Security capability for the entire Maersk Global Organization and its customers.