CMMC Compliance Manager

For our client in the defense industry in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced CMMC Compliance Manager.

A key focus is transitioning IT, Information Security (IS), and business personnel into new, sustainable ways of working while maintaining continuous improvement and compliance.

Your tasks:

• Oversee Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) data flow across the U.S. and Europe, mapping its integration into business processes, roles, and applications
• Develop and implement global and local policies and guidance, ensuring business review, approval, and localized execution
• Conduct impact analyses of new policies on TOM and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Define and document "To Be" business processes, identifying gaps in meeting CMMC requirements and implementing solutions
• Lead change impact assessments across people, IT, vendors, and processes, facilitating smooth transitions
• Design and deliver engagement and training programs to support new ways of working and drive compliance with CMMC requirements across all facilities
• This role is critical in ensuring a structured, compliant, and efficient transition, leveraging expertise in business transformation to align operations with regulatory standards

Your profile:

• Extensive experience in audit preparation, business transformation, and project management, with at least 20 years of leadership in these areas
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential, along with the ability to establish and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
• End-to-end knowledge of organizational functions, including sales, procurement, manufacturing, engineering, and quality
• Ability to assess complex security and compliance challenges, design solutions, and drive sustainable improvements aligned with business objectives
• Ethical decision-making and regulatory adherence, ensuring policies and processes uphold CMMC standards
• Fluency in English
• Security relevant function: Excellent, clean personal record is required