A great career opportunity

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize, is the parent company for Ahold Delhaize's U.S. companies, including its local brands, Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop, and the U.S. services companies, Retail Business Services, Peapod Digital Labs and ADUSA Supply Chain. When considered together, the local brands of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, operating more than 2,000 stores and distribution centers across more than 20 states and serving millions of customers each week through a uniquely local omnichannel experience. The Ahold Delhaize USA company team includes just over 100 associates across all East Coast office locations.

Key responsibilities of your role

Your role is highly diverse and encompasses various responsibilities. Here are the key ones:

• Lead the development and execution of the organization's information security governance and compliance strategy.
• Maintain and enhance information security policies, standards, and procedures in alignment with business and regulatory needs.
• Collaborate with leadership to integrate security and compliance objectives into business initiatives.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, NIS 2, GDPR,).
• Manage internal and external security audits, ensuring timely remediation of findings.
• Track and report on key compliance metrics and KPIs.
• Develop, implement, and maintain cyber security policies and standards.
• Maintain Ahold Delhaize CS policy framework, ensuring ongoing accuracy and applicability.

What’s in it for you?

Aside from what we ask of you in this role, we also have a great deal to offer you: plenty of growth opportunities and various cross-brand career options; flexible working hours; hybrid working – we encourage you to spend at least 3 days a week, on average, at the office (based on a 40-hour work week); and the chance to drive meaningful change on a global scale. You can look forward to a good work-life balance, and the chance to work in an inclusive environment that wholeheartedly encourages growth and welcomes you just the way you are.

Plus:

• A gross annual salary in the range of 55.000 - 68.000 EUR  
• Attractive bonuses 
• A first-rate pension plan  
• 45 vacation days per year (25,5 vacation days + 19,5 paid-leave days)
• Travel expenses or an NS travel card 
• A laptop and smartphone  

Requirements

We think you’ll be best geared for success if you meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field
• 3 - 5+ years of experience in information security governance, risk, and compliance.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI-DSS, or similar.
• Experience managing audits and compliance initiatives (internal, external, or regulatory).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, ISO 27001 Foundation, or ITIL (or a desire to pursue them).
• Experience in retail, e-commerce, or high-volume customer-facing environments.
• Familiarity with GRC platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Archer, OneTrust).

Aside from these hard skills, we think you should also bring some much-valued soft skills to the table: a tech-savvy attitude, great collaboration skills and an eye for detail.   

Apply now!

Are you keen to join the Cyber Security team? Even if you don’t tick all the boxes, but you still believe you have the personality and skills that make you a suitable candidate, we strongly encourage you to reach out to us. Apply now via the button on this page, or feel free to contact Andrej Bjelogrlić via Teams if you have any questions. 

You can apply until 19th of March. Since we’ll start the selection interviews right away, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

At Ahold Delhaize we broadly define diversity as being inclusive of thoughts and skills, generational differences, LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disabilities, nationalities and more, and we accept all people for who they are.