Senior Cybersecurity Manager

Our 30-year journey rides on the passion of over 27,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others.

In a shore career at FLEET, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to FLEET’s short and long-term sustainable growth – whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

Job Position Summary  

• An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a Senior Cybersecurity Manager to define, deliver and implement cybersecurity practices across our 20+ global offices and over 630 vessels under management
• The successful candidate will play a leading role in ensuring our cybersecurity defences are well maintained across the organisation – covering people, process and technology. 
• This senior role will drive forward a new sub-department within the Digital/IT function and plays a key part of Fleet’s focus in developing robust, secure platforms that propel us forward.

Key Roles and Responsibilities 

As a Senior Cybersecurity Manager, your typical day may include:

Define & Monitor Cybersecurity Practices

• Develop and execute a maritime-specific cybersecurity strategy to enhance practices across the fleet and shore-based operations
• Review, implement and enforce cyber-resilience policies across global offices and vessels 
• Conduct regular risk assessments and vulnerability scans to identify threats and implement remediation plans
• Define and maintain a Cyber Incident Response Plan (CIRP) and playbook, ensuring readiness through regular drills and simulations
• Monitor and analyse security metrics to measure effectiveness of cybersecurity initiatives and adjust strategies as needed

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build awareness of cybersecurity risks and drive adoption of best practices across departments
• Provide Executive-level updates on FLEET’s cybersecurity posture, progress against strategic goals and emerging risks
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and the Board translating technical risks into business impacts and recommending actionable solutions
• Lead and/or support internal and external audits to ensure compliance with regulations and industry standards
• Drive change management initiatives to embed a culture of cybersecurity awareness and resilience across FLEET

Team & Vendor Management

• Lead and mentor a team of cybersecurity professionals, fostering their growth and ensuring alignment with objectives
• Collaborate with the wider Digital/IT team to integrate cybersecurity into development lifecycles, infrastructure design and operational processes
• Build and maintain partnerships with vendors ensuring seamless delivery of cybersecurity solutions and staying informed on emerging technologies
• Promote knowledge sharing and training within the team to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats and industry trends

Relationship:

INTERNAL: 

• Internal Stakeholders & Teams – including up to Executive Directors
• Ops & Support (based in HK & India)
• Development & Analytics teams (based in HK & India)

EXTERNAL:

• Managing vendors/third parties

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications 

ESSENTIAL:

• 8+ years in IT security, compliance, or risk management with experience in critical infrastructure or OT environments.
• Proven ability to define and enforce cybersecurity policies aligned with NIST CSF, ISO 27001 and/or Maritime-specific guidelines like IMO Resolution MSC.428(98)
• Strong change management and influencing skills to drive cybersecurity initiatives across departments and stakeholders
• Experience in incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and security monitoring tools including SIEM and EDR solutions, with a focus on OT/IoT environments.
• Leadership in building and developing high-performing cybersecurity teams with emphasis on OT security and developing team members
• Strong vendor management skills ensuring seamless integration of cybersecurity solutions and managing SLAs with multiple service providers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate risks and strategies to non-technical stakeholders, including C-suite executives.

DESIRABLE:

• Certifications in CISSP, CISM, CISA or GCIH
• Working understanding of international frameworks and standards such as ISO9000, 270001 and PCI/DSS
• AWS or Azure certifications / hands-on experience
• Understanding of the Maritime industry , including regulatory requirements (e.g., IMO, ISM Code) and OT systems like SCADA and Vessel Management Systems
• Awareness of emerging cyber threats targeting the Maritime sector such as GPS spoofing and ransomware attacks

Competencies

• Analysis & Problem Solving: Uses a systematic approach to root cause analysis on complex problems to identify underlying trends and put forward well-thought-out solutions to address the causes and reduce risk
• Listening & Communicating: Is effective in communicating his vision with a wider audience. A good communicator knows when to use which channel, and which tone of voice in order to drive maximum impact.
• Collaboration, Inclusion & Teamwork: A great team player who pro-actively goes out there to encourage, support and recognise work performed by others. The person is always trying to find common ground to share his ideas and experience.
• Customer Focus: Proactive in maintaining relationships and managing customer expectations effectively. Takes a partnership approach to solve problems and improve service standards using data to define continuous improvement
• Planning & Organising: Uses technology and tools to drive effective project planning with projects having clear success criteria and milestones. Escalates in a timely manner and seeks feedback with all colleagues throughout the execution phase mitigating risks as they arise.
• Initiative: Always looks for opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness in their own and other peoples work backed by clear rationale and benefits to the business. Role models desired change behaviour and uses external best practice as reference.
• Accountability: Sets high work and ethical standards for self and others including budget management, work quality, timelines. Ensures that tasks and projects within responsibility areas meet promises made. Acknowledges mistakes openly identifying learnings to be applied.
• Resilience & Managing Well-being: Maintains continuing high-performance standards when under additional pressure, higher workload or in changing circumstances. Recovers quickly from setbacks or feedback, applying lessons learnt. Maintains composure in stressful situations.
• Adaptability: Takes a leadership role in supporting colleagues through business change initiatives. Identifies improvements in line with changing business strategies. Puts themselves in place of the people being impacted when implementing change
• Industry & Business Acumen: Keeps up with shipping industry and business trends for improvement. Contributes to plans and meetings with good grasp of company priorities. Evaluates metrics to identify work priorities and recommends viable improvement ideas
• Setting Direction & Planning: Develops clear plans and priorities for own work and team alignment. Aligns tasks and plans with business strategies and departmental KPIs. Balances work distribution fairly and shares progress with stakeholders.
• Including and Empowering the Team: Listens to all team members, empathises with concerns and looks for solutions. Shares knowledge and plans to help the team connect with wider strategies. Trusts and supports team members, focuses on their wellbeing and individual  circumstances
• Developing Organisational and Team Capability: Takes time to understand team motivations, skills and aspirations. Creates targeted development plans covering both hard and soft skills. Recognises potential in team members and provides regular constructive feedback for development to accelerate their career growth
• Driving High Performance:  Sets high standards, tackles poor performance and models values. Manage costs effectively, leads continuous improvement and aligns team behaviour. High-quality leadership is required with focus on quality, accuracy, and timeliness

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.