Build & Performance Manager - Cyber Defense Center

Overview

Hello, we’re L’Oréal. We’re not just building brands, we’re shaping how the world experiences beauty. This role is for the Build & Performance Manager, leading a global cyber defense team from the Beauty Tech hub in Saint-Ouen. You will orchestrate the strategic roadmap for detection, reaction, and automation capabilities, shaping security for the world’s #1 beauty company.

Responsibilities

• Lead & Develop Your Team: Manage and grow a team of cybersecurity project managers and experts, fostering an agile and supportive culture focused on operational excellence.
• Drive Global Strategy: Steer the development of the Transversal Platform Team in Hyderabad (India), ensuring the seamless operation of global security tools.
• Build Our Defenses: Oversee the architecture, construction, and continuous improvement of the Cyber Defense Center’s core infrastructure, including SIEM, EDR, and SOAR technologies.
• Optimize Performance: Enhance incident detection and response processes to maximize the efficiency of CSIRT and SOC teams operating in a follow-the-sun model.

Qualifications

• Cybersecurity Leadership: Experience managing technical cyber teams and directing large-scale security programs in an international setting.
• Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of security architectures, cloud environments (Azure, AWS), and modern detection/response technologies (SIEM, EDR, SOAR).
• Project & Agile Mastery: Proficiency in agile methodologies (Scrum) and project management tools like Jira, ServiceNow, or PowerBI.
• Influential Communication: Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for executive audiences and navigate a multi-stakeholder environment with diplomacy.
• Language Skills: Fluency in both English and French.

Nice to Have

• Experience transitioning from externalized services (MSSP) to in-house or hybrid models.
• Knowledge of key security frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF 2.0, OWASP, ISO 27001).
• A strong interest in applying AI to cybersecurity to help build the SOC of the future.

What’s In It For You

• A place to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential; you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks.
• Real responsibility from day 1; there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal.
• An inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds are accepted, can speak up, will thrive, and are celebrated.
• An opportunity to contribute to meaningful societal and environmental causes through many of our brands.

Who We Are

L’Oréal operates in 150 markets on five continents and is a world leader in beauty. With €42 billion consolidated sales, we solve complex challenges at scale while committing to inclusivity and a better future for everyone and the planet. Today, L’Oréal includes over 9k experts in beauty tech, digital, data, and e-commerce, continuing to recruit diverse, innovative, skilled, and passionate minds in areas such as Data, Digital, Cloud, Cyber Security, IT Architecture, DevOps, Applications, and Infrastructure.

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.