Head of Cyber Threat Detection & Response

Job Description

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At the LEGO Group, security is a shared responsibility. Our Digital Security team is at the heart of protecting our people, systems, and experiences from ever-evolving cyber threats. We work together to detect, respond to, and contain security incidents—always looking for ways to stay one step ahead.

We are looking for an experienced and inspiring leader to guide our Cyber Threat Detection & Response function, ensuring we quickly identify and neutralize threats before they impact our business or our customers. Develop and guide a strong team, craft the detection & response strategy, and build positive relationships internally and with our detection & response provider.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of cyber defenders, providing mentorship, coaching, and support to help them grow.
• Ensure rapid threat detection and response, leading efforts in security monitoring, incident response, and threat hunting to protect our digital environment.
• Strengthen partnerships, internally with teams across the company and externally, running our relationship with an outsourced detection & response provider to ensure seamless collaboration and best-in-class protection.
• Drive continuous improvement, enhancing processes, tools, and automation to make security operations more agile and effective.
• Be ready for the unexpected, overseeing crisis management and business continuity planning to keep the LEGO Group resilient in the face of cyber incidents.
• Collaborate with teams across Digital Technology and beyond to build a strong, security-conscious culture in a multi-functional manner.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of cybersecurity in the LEGO Group.

Play your part in our team succeeding

In the role of Head of Cyber Threat Detection & Response, you will be responsible for a team of cyber defenders working to identify and eliminate threats. Your team will be the eyes and ears of our digital landscape—hunting threats, analysing security events, and coordinating rapid, effective responses to incidents. You’ll also be responsible for the relationship with our outsourced detection & response partner, ensuring strong collaboration and robust protection for the LEGO Group.

This isn’t just about keeping up—it’s about staying ahead. You’ll drive innovation in security monitoring, event detection, and incident response, continuously improving how we detect, analyse, and shut down attacks. Your mission is to keep our cyber defence sharp, efficient, and always ready for action.

You’ll be a key player in the Digital Security Leadership Team, working closely with the Vice President of Digital Security and other leaders to ensure our team operates at peak performance. Together, you'll develop strategies to elevate security operations, improve automation, and build a world-class detection & response capability.

If you love leading high-performing teams, solving complex security challenges, and keeping digital spaces safe, this is the role for you!

Do you have what it takes?

• Strong leadership skills—someone who takes initiative to mentor and guide a hard-working, collaborative team.
• Experience working in cybersecurity in a large, international company.
• A strategic, problem-solving approach, seeking innovative ways to improve security monitoring and response, aligned with broader business objectives.
• Experience with crisis management and has a calm, steady presence in high-pressure situations, ensuring incidents are handled efficiently and with confidence.
• Exceptional communications, able to make cybersecurity relevant, engaging, and accessible to a wide audience.
• Familiarity with industry frameworks (NIST, ISO, MITRE ATT&CK) and relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or equivalent experience) are beneficial but not essential.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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