Natalia Ć. - Cybersecurity Posture Manager, ISMS Team

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Kraków, Poland

Experience

Mar 2024 - Present

1 year 9 months

Cologne, Germany

Cybersecurity Posture Manager, ISMS Team

LANXESS

Serve as part of the Cybersecurity Posture Management team, responsible for strengthening the organization’s overall security posture through process design, identity governance, and continuous control improvement.
Developed and implemented comprehensive Identity and Access Management processes, covering both privileged user accounts and service accounts, ensuring compliance with internal security policies and industry best practices.
Conducted analysis and clean-up of privileged accounts, optimizing permissions to enforce the principle of least privilege and reduce excessive access rights.
Supported the rollout and enforcement of Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rules to harden endpoint security and limit potential attack vectors.
Assisted in implementing passkey registration for privileged users to enhance authentication security and align with Zero Trust principles.
Collaborated cross-functionally with IT, compliance, and operations teams to maintain a consistent security baseline and improve identity lifecycle management.

Sep 2017 - Jan 2024

6 years 5 months

Kraków, Poland

Information Systems Project Manager (Global Information Security)

ABB Global Information Security, ABB Business Services

Managed global IT security projects and programs, including Zero Trust Model implementation (SSE, ZTNA) and SIEM deployment.
Developed and executed a comprehensive SOC strategy encompassing people, processes, and technology; established SOC teams and led the operational rollout to enhance organizational cyber resilience.
Oversaw projects such as Global AI/Machine Learning Project SOAR and Patch Management Project, utilizing both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Managed IT projects with budgets up to $7 million.
Completed project reviews summarizing scope, budget, and timeline, and maintained excellent communication with customers throughout project durations.
Supervised weekly team progress to ensure projects stayed on schedule and within budget.
Presented weekly progress updates to upper management and facilitated quick resolution of conflicts among team members or with clients.
Maintained alignment with key stakeholders by clearly communicating project scope and expectations.
Worked closely with the global management team, sharing current project status with upstream and downstream partners for forecasting and planning purposes.
Managed cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results.

Jan 2015 - Sep 2017

2 years 9 months

IT Senior Project Manager

HP Inc

Responsible for day-to-day management and smooth operation of various digital projects.
Collaborated across businesses, including design, software, digital, finance, sales, and support on a global scale.
Logged and actively supported calls raised by clients on applications.
Contributed to design decisions and post-delivery support estimates.
Identified and proposed future enhancements to mobile and web applications.
Managed and delivered projects through the digital life cycle within quality, time, and budget requirements.
Highlighted schedule dependencies, risks, and issues to stakeholders.
Oversaw financial management, including expenditure and forecast tracking, billing, preparing accruals, and SOW/PO management and tracking.
Engaged with clients and built relationships with key business stakeholders.
Monitored project progress, identified risks, and implemented corrective measures to ensure project success.
Developed and maintained project budgets to control costs and meet organizational and project goals.

Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

1 year 6 months

IT Project Manager

HP Global Business Center Sp. z o.o.

Coordinated the implementation of software application releases by managing the flow of deliverables through environments, preparing for deployment to the LIVE environment.
Adhered to client’s configuration management procedures.
Created version description documents and released implementation instructions.
Prepared and communicated release plans, and assessed risks, issues, and impacts.
Attended Change Advisory Board meetings and liaised with configuration management, test teams, and contractors to gain approval for LIVE deployment.
Managed and communicated status on application defects, incidents, problems, and requests for changes to ensure service levels.

Summary

Experienced Cybersecurity and Information Security Posture and Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the international IT and Services industries.