Team Lead Cyber Incident Management (Hybrid)

About the role

Swiss Re is looking for an experienced leader to head its Cyber Incident Management team within Group Security & Technology Platforms (GSTP). The team prepares for, responds to and recovers from cyber incidents, minimising business impact and protecting operations, clients and reputation. The role is hybrid, combining work from home and the office, and sits within the Security Team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Cyber Incident Management team and develop and maintain incident response plans, procedures and playbooks.
• Manage technical and non-technical responses to major cyber-attacks, ensuring swift detection, containment, eradication and recovery.
• Mobilise resources and lead communications with stakeholders across the business and seniority levels.
• Organise regional and global response teams and run tabletop exercises and simulations.
• Run post-incident reviews, conduct retrospectives and ensure thorough documentation of response plans.
• Provide executive-level briefings on incidents, trends and recommendations, and give feedback to the Threat Intelligence team.
• Lead, inspire and develop the team, and be available outside normal hours, including on-call duty.

Required profile

• Experience leading cyber incident response, security operations or comparable technology teams in complex, international environments.
• Track record of delivery in incident response, emergency management, cybersecurity operations, threat intelligence or related security fields.
• Ability to communicate and influence with senior management, legal, compliance, communications and risk management.
• Fluent written and spoken English; hybrid working experience.
• Nice to have: cyber crisis management, tabletop exercises, executive briefings or regulatory incident reporting experience, and relevant security certifications.

Required skills

• Hands-on knowledge of the incident response lifecycle (preparation, detection, containment, eradication, recovery, lessons learnt).
• Understanding of data and analytics to drive operational improvement.
• Structured decision-making and composure under pressure.

What we offer

• Base salary in Spain of EUR 60,000 to EUR 100,000 for a full-time role, depending on profile and scope.
• Possible performance-based bonus.