🧠 Position: Project Manager – Information Security Portfolio

📍 Location: Brussels (3 days on-site/week) | 🕒 40h/week | 💼 Contract: Freelance

📆 Start Date: October | 🔐 Clearance: EU SECRET Personnel Security Clearance required

📈 Duration: Multi-year project | Extension: Yes

🗣️ Languages: Fluent English

wBrain is currently looking for a Project Manager with a strong background in Information Security to support the delivery of a portfolio of complex IT and security-related projects for a major European institution. This role requires a high level of responsibility, stakeholder engagement, and experience managing structured project environments in regulated sectors such as defence, finance or government.

🎯 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver complex IT/security projects in alignment with PMO standards (cost, timelines, quality);
• Define long-term project goals and ensure successful outcomes aligned with business needs;
• Participate in working groups, steering committees and programme-level meetings;
• Track progress against the project plan and provide accurate and regular reporting;
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure project alignment, visibility, and impact;
• Monitor budgets and control expenditures within the defined scope;
• Identify and manage project risks, proposing mitigation actions when needed;
• Coordinate with external partners, vendors, programme managers and internal teams;
• Drive the change control process, obtaining alignment from sponsors and governance boards;
• Provide leadership to the team, ensuring motivation, skill growth, and ownership of outcomes.

✅ Candidate Profile:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Information System Security project management;
• Master’s degree required (Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent);
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal);
• Fluent in English (mandatory);
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office and project management tools (e.g. MS Project);
• Strong leadership, coordination and problem-solving skills.

💡 Desirable Skills & Certifications:

• Project management certifications (Prince2, PM2);
• Certifications in Information Security: CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISM, CISA, or GSEC;
• Prior experience working with or for European institutions, or within regulated sectors (e.g. defence, government, financial services);
• Ability to operate in a structured, multi-stakeholder environment.

📬 How to Apply:

Send your CV and availability to [email protected]

• Subject: Project Manager – EU InfoSec Portfolio