Cyber Security Manager

Job Title: CMMC Compliance Manager

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Start Date: June 16, 2025

End Date: January 31, 2026

Workload: 100% (Contingent Workforce – 1200 hours)

Language Requirement: English (fluent)

Security Requirement: ITAR-compliant (CH, EU, NATO nationality only)

Application Deadline: June 14, 2025

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced CMMC Compliance Manager to lead compliance transformation for our client in Zurich. This high-impact role is responsible for ensuring adherence to NIST and CMMC requirements, driving business adoption, and managing the implications on the Target Operating Model (TOM). The ideal candidate will bring deep knowledge of compliance frameworks, broad IT and business process expertise, and proven experience in audit preparation, project leadership, and organizational change.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) data flow across U.S. and European operations, mapping its integration into roles, applications, and processes.
• Develop and roll out global and local compliance policies, ensuring stakeholder alignment and localized implementation.
• Conduct impact assessments on TOM, identifying necessary changes in procedures, roles, and systems.
• Define and document TO-BE business processes, addressing compliance gaps and ensuring CMMC alignment.
• Lead change impact analyses across IT, vendors, people, and business functions.
• Design and deliver engagement strategies and training programs to support the transition to compliant, sustainable operations.
• Support and guide teams in adopting new ways of working, ensuring a structured, secure, and efficient transformation.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong strategic thinking and leadership in compliance-driven transformation.
• Proven ability to assess complex security, policy, and process challenges and implement effective, sustainable solutions.
• Champions ethical governance and fosters a culture of regulatory responsibility.
• Highly effective communicator and stakeholder manager, comfortable working across global teams and leadership levels.

Qualifications

• At least 20 years of experience in business transformation, project management, and audit preparation.
• Extensive knowledge of NIST and CMMC compliance standards.
• In-depth understanding of end-to-end business functions, including procurement, sales, manufacturing, engineering, and quality.
• Proven experience with policy development, change management, and process design.
• Fluent in English.

Interested?

If this opportunity aligns with your leadership background and compliance expertise, we’d love to hear from you.