Group CISO, Lyngby

Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Lyngby, Denmark

Permanent, Hybrid

Are you interested in developing strategic security initiatives in a fast-changing digital environment? Can you safeguard vital information assets while enabling business growth and innovation? And are you an experienced leader with deep experience in enterprise risk management and IT security? Then, join us as our Group CISO and shape a secure digital future for COWI. 

Secure Our Digital Future - Lead with Vision

At COWI, we are committed to creating a sustainable and liveable world. To ensure our digital environment supports this mission, we are looking for a Group CISO to join our team. The Information Security Team works in partnership with individuals across Group IT, HR, Legal, Facility Management, and all Business Lines to ensure a holistic and cohesive strategy for security.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Enterprise Risk & Strategy: Develop risk management tools and policies, facilitate leadership workshops, and define COWI’s security strategy aligned with ISO 27001, NIST, and CMMC frameworks. 
• Leadership Reporting: Present quarterly updates to Senior Leadership, the Audit Committee, and Board on risk mitigation, emerging threats, and global cybersecurity trends. 
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with customers and Business Lines to address security concerns, building trust in COWI’s data protection practices. 
• Team & Governance: Lead a global team of specialists, oversee compliance policies/audits, and promote professional growth through training and performance reviews.. 
• Security Roadmap Delivery: Partner with stakeholders to execute and refine the strategic security roadmap, ensuring alignment with budgets, timelines, and performance metrics. 
• ISMS Excellence: Maintain and enhance the Information Security Management System (ISMS) per ISO 27001, facilitating continuous improvement and staff awareness. 
• Cross-functional Integration: Collaborate with Group IT, HR, Legal, and Business Lines to embed security into operations while focusing on strategic initiatives (technical IT operations remain with Group IT). 
  
  

Note: This role focuses on strategic security initiatives and risk management; technical IT security operations are managed separately by Group IT.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will have:

• Demonstrated skill in conveying information security concepts to a variety of global audiences. 
• Experience managing global resources, including people, processes, and vendor negotiations. 
• Experience in guiding teams, making strategic presentations, and developing creative security approaches. 
• Sound knowledge of business management and information security risk management. 
• Certifications such as CISSP, CRISC, CISM, or ESL, and experience with GDPR compliance. 
• Up-to-date knowledge of methodologies and trends in business and IT. 
  
  

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity — and sometimes even our courage — to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play. 

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Tea Ellingsen, our Strategic Workforce Lead at [email protected].

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

We do our utmost to ensure that our recruitment process is as fair and unbiased as possible. You can help us by not including a photo in your CV when you apply.

Diversity is fundamental to COWI, inclusion is key.

We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes, and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.