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As a global leader in business and technology innovation, we work with top organizations worldwide to deliver solutions that create meaningful impact.
With 190,000+ professionals across 70+ countries, we blend deep expertise with a culture that values learning, curiosity, and collaboration.
We lead transformation and deliver secure, innovative, industry-specific solutions that move businesses forward. Our people drive everything we achieve; specific solutions that move businesses forward. Our people drive everything we achieve, they think bold to deliver the outcome while ensuring every voice is heard.
As a Manager for Safety & Defence, you will play a key leadership role in strengthening and expanding NTT DATA’s cyber defence capabilities across safety, defence, and institutional environments. You will shape and deliver cyber defence strategy, advisory, readiness, and transformation programmes for major clients, with particular focus on defence-sector stakeholders and European-aligned initiatives.
This role combines operational cyber defence expertise with experience in defence institutions, public-sector programmes, and senior stakeholder engagement, including environments such as national defence authorities, EU-funded defence programmes, or equivalent security institutions.
Your role:
- Lead and grow NTT DATA’s Safety & Defense business in Greece and Benelux by identifying, shaping, and closing opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
- Shape cyber defence strategies, capability roadmaps, operating models, and transformation programmes for defence, government, critical infrastructure, and institutional clients.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, translating cyber threats, operational risks, and defense-sector requirements into clear, actionable decisions.
- Coordinate cyber defence readiness activities, including threat monitoring, incident response planning, escalation models, resilience exercises, simulations, and lessons-learned processes.
- Contribute to proposals, tenders, pre-sales activities, and programme shaping for complex cyber defence and security transformation opportunities.
Your profile:
- Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Defence Studies, Security Studies, or equivalent professional experience.
- 8-12 years of experience in cyber defence, cyber operations, or security consulting, ideally with leadership responsibility.
- Proven experience in cyber defence programmes or initiatives involving national defence authorities, EU institutions, international organizations, or equivalent defence/security environments.
- Strong understanding of the cyber threat landscape affecting defence, government, critical infrastructure, and mission-critical operational environments.
- Experience leading cybersecurity programmes, cyber defence teams, senior client engagements, and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
- Strong commercial mindset, with experience in business development, pre-sales, proposal development, and client relationship management.
- Relevant cybersecurity certifications preferred, such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CIPP/E, OSCP, GIAC certifications, or equivalent defence/security credentials.
- Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and executive-level presentation skills.
- Fluent in English, written and spoken.
Availability to travel for client, institutional, and programme-related engagements.
This role describes your starting point at NTT DATA. We believe in long‑term relationships and in supporting your growth. As your skills and ambitions evolve, we will work with you to identify future opportunities, projects, and career paths across our organization.
🌟 Why NTT DATA?
🤝 A collaborative and supportive culture
We foster an environment where curiosity, innovation, engagement, and teamwork are celebrated. Our peoplefirst philosophy is one of the core reasons we continue to be recognized globally.
🚀 Career development & continuous learning
Access a structured training path, ongoing learning resources, annual performance reviews, and a dedicated mentorship program — all designed to help you grow professionally and take on new challenges.
💻 Work–life balance supported by our BeFlex policy
As a company, we embrace a BeFlex approach that empowers our people with a level of flexibility in how they manage their workday.
✨ Global Top Employer
We are proudly certified as a Global Top Employer acknowledging our commitment to being a place where people can grow and thrive.
🌿 Health & wellbeing first
Your mental wellbeing matters. Employees have access to certified psychologists and online mental health workshops.
🌈 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, regardless of gender, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, age, or background. Inclusion is part of who we are and how we work.
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Benefits at NTT DATA Greece
Health insurance for the employee and one dependent family member (100% paid by NTT DATA)
Meal vouchers of 120€ per month (x12)
Corporate mobile phone: subscription & device
Teleworking equipment allowance
Internal Trainings Platform Account
Access to Open Up mental health service
Annual Collective Bonus (for Executives)
28 days of paid annual leave consisting of your legal holidays and compensation days