Senior Security Project Manager

About Umicore
Giving unique properties to high-end applications. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Support Functions
It’s not just those in our industrial sites and technical centres that are vital to Umicore’s growth. Across our support functions we ensure that we continue to grow and evolve – whether it’s by making sure our decisions are commercially viable, enhancing our reputation, building new customer relationships or finding the right people who can build on what we’ve already achieved. We are currently looking for an Enterprise Security Manager – Crisis and Resilience to join our headquarters in Brussels. Reporting to the Chief Security Officer, in this role you will focus on specific security areas: You will be the project manager for security related initiatives on multi-site level to enhance operational excellence in these domains while promoting a security attitude for all and create awareness via the security community as an expert in security legislation across regions and countries.

Lead the design and implementation of a global crisis management framework aligned with key security risks (geopolitical, hybrid threats, utilities and communication), ensuring business continuity and organisational resilience.
Drive intelligence gathering and analysis by synthesising geopolitical and security information from internal and external sources, translating insights into actionable briefings for senior leadership and security stakeholders.
Collect and consolidate existing crisis management practices across sites and functions to establish a harmonised baseline.
Establish and maintain crisis management methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks aligned with enterprise standards.
Prepare structured reporting and updates on crisis preparedness and resilience posture for the Security Committee.
Raise awareness of compliance requirements and emerging risks across the organisation.
Design and deliver crisis and resilience training programmes, including workshops, seminars, and best practice sharing.
Support and implement a train‑the‑trainer approach to strengthen internal crisis response capabilities.
Act as key security contact for designated sites, ensuring alignment and supporting local crisis preparedness initiatives.
Provide ongoing operational and administrative support to crisis and security activities, maintaining continuity and knowledge backup.

5+ years’ professional experience in crisis management, resilience, security, or a closely related field.

• Master’s degree in a risk, security, or resilience‑related discipline, with additional certification such as ISO 31000.
• Proven capability in intelligence gathering, analysis, and synthesis of complex information from multiple sources.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate insights into clear, structured reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Exposure to a high‑tech or industrial manufacturing environment is an advantage.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); good knowledge of French and/or Dutch, German or any other languages are a plus.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Cost‑aware, balancing risk mitigation needs with operational and financial considerations

Delivers expert work in Security with high quality and timeliness, applying best practices and standards.
Owns complex tasks in Risk Analysis, security operations management, producing accurate outputs and identifying risks or anomalies proactively.
Analyzes problems, recommends options, and implements improvements in methods, tools, or data flows.
Collaborates with adjacent teams and stakeholders, communicating insights and recommendations clearly.
Mentors less experienced colleagues, reviewing deliverables and elevating team standards.
Coordinates cross‑functional adoption of discipline‑specific enhancements ensuring consistent application and measurable performance gains.
Leads, develops and executes several security or privacy domains on a global scale or a regional (multi-country) responsibility on security.