Head of IT Resilience and Cybersecurity

About us

At Transdev, we don't just move people—we empower communities. As a global leader in mobility solutions, we deliver safe, innovative, and sustainable transport services across Australasia.

From buses and ferries to trains and light rail, our teams help millions of people connect with the places that matter most. With more than 100,000 employees globally, we are united by a shared purpose: serving the common good through mobility, innovation, and customer-focused service.

As technology becomes increasingly critical to transport operations, cybersecurity and resilience have never been more important. This is your opportunity to help shape and protect the future of transport.

Your impact

As the Head of IT Resilience & Cybersecurity, you will be Transdev ANZ's most senior cybersecurity leader, responsible for defining and driving the organisation's cybersecurity, resilience, and technology risk strategy. You'll act as a trusted advisor to executive leaders, helping the business understand and manage risk while embedding cybersecurity into organisational planning and decision-making.

Working closely with the General Manager, IT, local leadership teams, and Transdev's global cybersecurity organisation, you will influence strategic investment, strengthen resilience, and ensure cybersecurity supports operational performance, passenger safety, business continuity, regulatory compliance, and organisational reputation.

This role will suit a pragmatic leader who is excited by the challenge of building maturity. You'll inherit an environment with significant opportunities for improvement across cybersecurity, resilience, governance and operational maturity. Success will require a leader who can balance long-term strategic vision with a continuous improvement approach, bringing people on the journey while making meaningful progress with finite resources.

What you'll do

• Define and lead Transdev ANZ's cybersecurity vision, roadmap, and resilience strategy.
• Provide executive-level advice on cyber risk, resilience, and technology governance.
• Partner with business and IT leaders to integrate cybersecurity into strategic planning, investment decisions, and organisational priorities.
• Represent ANZ within Transdev's global cybersecurity organisation and contribute to Group cybersecurity initiatives.
• Oversee cybersecurity maturity, risk management, resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery capability.
• Monitor emerging threats, vulnerabilities, technologies, and industry trends, ensuring proactive risk management.
• Lead business impact assessments, risk reviews, and cybersecurity improvement initiatives.
• Establish target maturity levels and ensure progress is tracked, measured, and reported.
• Establish and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Embed security-by-design principles across projects and technology services.
• Ensure alignment with Group requirements, client obligations, and regulatory frameworks.
• Provide clear reporting of cyber risk exposure and recommended treatment strategies to executive leadership.
• Champion a cyber-aware culture across the organisation.
• Lead cybersecurity awareness programs, executive simulations, training initiatives, and threat briefings.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, regulators, auditors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
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What you bring

Experience & qualifications:

• 8+ years' experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, resilience, IT governance, or related disciplines.
• Significant experience operating at senior leadership or executive advisory level.
• Experience with recognised security frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, ASD Essential Eight, ISA-95, IEC62443, ISM, or similar.
• Experience with the Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act and related regulatory obligations.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor highly regarded.
• Experience within public transport, critical infrastructure, government, operational technology, or other regulated environments preferred.

Skills & attributes:

• Strategic thinker with the ability to influence organisational decision-making.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts into business language.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to build strong partnerships across IT, operations, leadership teams, regulators, and clients.

Why join Transdev?

🌏 Enterprise influence: Shape cybersecurity strategy across a major transport organisation operating throughout Australia and New Zealand.

🔐 Lead meaningful change: Strengthen organisational resilience in an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape.

🚀 Strategic leadership: Partner with executive leaders locally and globally to influence critical business decisions.

🤝 Collaborative culture: Work alongside experienced leaders across technology, operations, legal, risk, and commercial functions.

🌱 Purpose-driven impact: Help protect the systems and services relied upon by millions of passengers every year.

Diversity, equity & inclusion

At Transdev, we believe diverse perspectives create stronger teams, drive innovation, and help us better serve the communities in which we operate.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our achievements. In 2026, Transdev was recognised as a Top 101 Employer for Women for the second consecutive year, achieved Silver Employer status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), and maintained our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), demonstrating our ongoing commitment to gender equity, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know—we're here to support you.

Ready to lead cybersecurity at scale?

If you're a strategic cybersecurity leader who thrives on influencing change, building resilience, and protecting critical services, we'd love to hear from you.

Submit your application, including your resume and a brief cover letter outlining why you're the right fit for the role.

Join our team of Journey Makers—and help safeguard the future of mobility.