Hire a Cybersecurity Manager

Many of us in the fields have already experienced it: you are a recruiter, a head hunting company or a HR department that just posted out a vacancy searching for a leading cybersecurity role (equivalent to ISO, CISO, CSO) and you get tons of answers.

Are you going to read all the CVs, one by one? Are all these candidates equally qualified and a good fit? What are rules of thumbs of how to proceed, what to put into the job's position/description in order to limit the number of non-qualified, non-suitable candidates up front? And then which candidates are worth your time and how to choose the best one?

Because one thing is clear: if you get too many applications most likely you did not do you homework properly.

So, how not to waste your time while the perfect match is deeply hidden in the masses?

Before posting a job vacancy we should be clear about the following topics:

• which Applicant Tracking System to use (ATS should be used from the start, if you don't have one, try to design something on your own, MS Excel is a minimum)
• How to write a good job description
• Autofiltering methods to use (before planning for interviews)
• Interview techniques that expose “paper experts” quickly
• Setting the pipeline / process improvements

How you can use me

I work with HR teams, executive recruiters, and organizations to navigate challenges such as:

• defining a realistic and effective cybersecurity leadership profile,
• distinguishing true leaders from “tool buyers” or résumé-deep candidates,
• crafting competency-based selection criteria,
• preparing structured interview scripts,
• assessing managerial, strategic, and technical skills,
• avoiding costly hiring mistakes.

If you’re building or expanding your security leadership team, I will give you clear, actionable guidance that reduces uncertainty and improves hiring outcomes.