Strategic Project Manager
Orange is hiring a Strategic Project Manager. Level rates it ; you can apply on Orange.
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Strategic Project Manager responsible for financial analysis, cross-functional project governance, and chief of staff support in cybersecurity.
Publication date : Oct 22, 2026, 12:00AM
Orange Cyberdefense est l’entité stratégique du Groupe Orange dédiée à la sécurité numérique. Nous accompagnons les entreprises de toutes tailles, organismes critiques, administrations et collectivités locales dans la conception de leurs stratégies de cybersécurité, leur mise en œuvre et leur gestion opérationnelle.
Nous leur apportons notre expertise afin d’assurer le meilleur niveau de protection de leurs données, de leurs équipements et des services qu’ils offrent à leurs clients ou leurs administrés.
Avec un CA de 1,3 Md€ en 2025, 7% ce croissance et plus de 3.300 experts dédiés à la cybersécurité, nous nous positionnons aujourd'hui comme le Leader européen sur le marché de la cyberdéfense.
Notre vocation est de construire une société numérique plus sûre.
As Strategic Project Manager, you will be in charge of :
Strategic & Financial Analysis
- Track FTE allocation and budget across the teams; flag variances early.
- Support cost optimization initiatives, grounded in business performance and budget data.
- Maintain a close working relationship with Finance to guide budget-related decisions.
- Translate organizational and performance data into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Establish and maintain relevant baselines, assumptions and KPIs to track performance over time.
Governance & Coordination
- Track cross-leaders projects across the entity, surfacing dependencies and risks.
- Maintain a record of key decisions and follow through to closure.
- Coordinate milestones and dependencies across Service Design's teams.
- Track agreed actions and assess whether they deliver the intended outcomes.
- Provide concise updates on progress, lessons learned and next steps.
Chief of Staff Support
- Plan and organize key workshops and leadership sessions for the leaders.
- Support the preparation of materials for leadership and cross-leaders meetings.
- Assist with ad hoc coordination tasks as they arise, at the leaders' direction.
Technology & Operational Understanding
- Develop practical knowledge of the different teams, services and how they work and interconnect.
- Build a working understanding of how MSS services are designed, built, operated and supported.
- Act as an effective link between the leaders, teams and other BU stakeholders.
Required Skills & Competencies :
- Strong analytical skills; comfortable working with budget, FTE and performance data.
- Clear written and verbal communication, including with senior stakeholders.
- Organized and structured; able to track multiple threads without losing detail.
- Collaborative, with good judgment on when to escalate versus resolve directly.
- Proficiency with standard reporting and collaboration tools (e.g. Excel/Sheets, JIRA, PowerPoint).
- Discretion when handling sensitive organizational or financial information.
- Intellectual curiosity and willingness to develop practical operational and technical knowledge.
Desirable Knowledge & Experience :
- Experience in business analysis, project manager or leadership/operations support.
- Exposure to cybersecurity, managed security services, or technology operations.
- Familiarity with service design, service operations, or operating-model analysis.
- Experience analyzing workforce, budget, or performance information.
Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?
Nos collaborateurs sont notre richesse ; nous ne pouvons protéger nos clients sans eux !
Chez Orange Cyberdefense, vous rejoindrez une communauté d'experts passionnés avec lesquels vous réaliserez des missions qui font sens.
Nos + :
🤝 Notre état d’esprit : une culture collaborative et responsabilisante, avec des équipes engagées, des initiatives d’intrapreneuriat et un onboarding structuré pour vous permettre d’être rapidement opérationnel.
🚀 Votre carrière : vous intervenez sur des missions variées, auprès de nombreux clients, technologies et éditeurs. Vous développez votre expertise grâce à des formations, certifications et des opportunités de mobilité interne et internationale.
⚖️ Votre bien-être & équilibre de vie : télétravail, accompagnement des pratiques sportives et culturelles, et actions concrètes autour de la santé mentale.
🌱 Nos engagements RSE : nous développons des solutions de cybersécurité responsables, agissons avec notre écosystème pour réduire notre impact environnemental et soutenons les initiatives à impact portées par nos collaborateurs.
💼 Nos autres avantages : tickets restaurant, remboursement des transports à 75 %, mutuelle, participation (Groupe Orange), intéressement, épargne salariale, compte épargne temps, chèques cadeaux, prime vacance, etc.
Challenge, bienveillance et expertise seront au cœur de votre quotidien. Rejoignez-nous !
At Orange, only your skills matter.
Regardless of your age, gender, background, origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, or appearance, we actively encourage diversity within our teams, as it is a collective strength and a driver of innovation.
Orange is a disability-inclusive employer: please feel free to let us know about any specific needs you may have.
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Strategic Project Manager at Orange rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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- $112k
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