Director, Security Operations

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Delivery Hero SE

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In this role, you will develop proactive security strategies, lead the CSIRT and SOC teams, optimize threat detection and response processes, and oversee security incidents globally.

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Your role in the team

  • As Director, Security Operations, you'll set the direction for how Delivery Hero detects, investigates and responds to threats across every entity and platform.
  • You'll move our CSIRT and SOC teams from baseline monitoring to an intelligence-driven, proactive defense, built on Google SecOps.
  • You'll report to the CISO and be the person who takes the lead when a critical incident occurs.
  • You'll lead our existing CSIRT and SOC teams, based at our global headquarters in Berlin, and scale capabilities where needed.
  • You'll work closely with local CISOs and security leads to give millions of daily customers one consistent standard of protection.
  • Join the team that protects Delivery Hero's ecosystem, customer trust, and global platforms.
  • In the Security Team, you'll tackle high-impact challenges across cyber defense, application security, cloud governance, and risk mitigation.
  • Your work will directly safeguard millions of users and vendors worldwide, ensuring our technology scales securely and complies with global standards as we deliver amazing experiences every day.
  • Lead the CSIRT and SOC managers and their teams: set clear expectations, give 360-degree feedback, and build an engaging, diverse workplace.
  • Set the strategy for security operations and run an OKR and roadmap process that aligns threat detection, incident response, and threat intelligence.
  • Modernize detection and response with Google SecOps (SIEM) and advanced telemetry, turning threat actor TTPs into high-fidelity detections that cut noise and reduce MTTD and MTTR.
  • Coach teams to excellent incident handling and act as incident commander for critical incidents, owning stakeholder communication and post-incident follow-up.
  • Partner with local CISOs and security leads across all entities to establish consistent monitoring and incident response standards.
  • Use data to diagnose issues and demonstrate measurable risk reduction against MITRE ATT&CK, with diligent budget governance.

Our expectations of you

Qualifications

  • Proven leadership of Security Operations Centers (SOC) and Incident Response (CSIRT) functions in large, complex enterprise or tech environments, balancing day-to-day incident demands with long-term improvements.
  • Strong working knowledge of modern cloud-native SIEM and SecOps platforms, including telemetry ingestion, detection-as-code, and automated response playbooks (SOAR).
  • Clear communication and crisis management skills, turning complex technical incidents into actionable risk insights for executives, regional CISOs, and legal partners.
  • Proven success recruiting, retaining and growing senior engineers and managers, including managers of managers, and running global follow-the-sun or escalation models.
  • Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or advanced GIAC credentials (GCIH, GCFA, GNFA).

Experience

  • Deep experience managing complex, critical security incidents and building proactive threat hunting programs.
  • Experience setting and driving security operations metrics, such as MTTD, MTTR, and detection coverage against MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Experience operating within complex global platforms, food or logistics delivery networks, or multi-tenant cloud ecosystems.
  • Experience monitoring and responding to threats across multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP).

What we offer

  • Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration at our beautiful Berlin campus two days a week.
  • We offer 27 days of annual leave, plus an extra day in your second and third years of service.
  • Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: health checkups, meditation, yoga, gym.
  • Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we'll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank, Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan.
  • Look it up and go for it. We’ll support your personal and professional development: €1,000 education budget, language courses, parental support.
  • The power of getting together over a meal is unmatched. Here are a few ways to make it happen. All the delicious options: digital meal vouchers, food vouchers, an online canteen, and corporate discounts.

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About your employer

What started as an ambitious idea is now the leading local delivery company. Delivery Hero is present in around 50 countries across four continents and is on a mission to deliver anything, straight to customers’ doors.

Founding year
2011
Language
English
Company type
Established Company
Work model
Onsite, Hybrid
Industry
Trade

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Director, Security Operations

Delivery Hero SE