Gofore is an international digital transformation consultancy with Finnish roots. We employ nearly 1,800 experts across 23 cities in Finland, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Spain, and Estonia. With our technology and business expertise, we work for functional, secure and equal services for the digital society and sustainable solutions for the intelligent industry. Our diverse group of professionals share a pioneering ambition to create a more humane and responsible digital world. Our values guide our business: Gofore is a great workplace that thrives on customer success. In 2024, our net sales amounted to EUR 186,2 million. Gofore Plc’s share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland. Our vision is to be the most significant digital transformation consultancy in Europe.
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We are looking for a Lead Service Owner for Red Teaming in Gofore Group’s Cybersecurity and Functional Safety service area. The role has end-to-end responsibility for defining, developing, and managing the Red Teaming service portfolio, ensuring strategic alignment with Gofore’s cybersecurity vision and business goals.
This position reports directly to the Head of Service Area, Cybersecurity & Functional Safety and collaborates closely with people leads, other Service Owners, business units, and regional leads across Finland, DACH, and Spain.
Lead Service Owner is accountable for the overall success of Gofore’s Red Teaming offering — from strategy and portfolio management to commercial performance and competence development.
The role requires a blend of strategic leadership, deep technical understanding, and solid stakeholder management to position Gofore as a trusted partner in offensive cybersecurity services.
Key Responsibilities
Service Ownership and Strategy
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Define and maintain the Red Teaming service strategy, ensuring alignment with Gofore’s cybersecurity and business strategies.
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Own the Red Teaming service lifecycle, including vision, roadmap, service models, and continuous improvement.
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Ensure service scalability and repeatability across different market segments (industry, public sector, defense, space).
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Establish measurable objectives for service growth, profitability, and customer value delivery.
Offering and Business Development
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Develop and maintain the Red Teaming offering portfolio, integrating with related cybersecurity services (Blue Teaming, Purple Teaming, Threat Intelligence, Governance, Risk & Compliance).
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Drive commercial growth through close collaboration with sales, account management, and delivery teams.
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Provide technical and business support in strategic sales cases and major customer engagements.
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Identify market trends, customer needs, and emerging technologies relevant to offensive cybersecurity.
Quality Assurance & delivery support
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Provide subject-matter leadership and guidance to Red Teaming leads and specialists.
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Mentor senior consultants and foster a culture of professional growth, technical excellence, and collaboration.
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Support recruitment, onboarding, and competence development of cybersecurity professionals.
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Strengthen Red Teaming capability and collaboration across Gofore’s international units (Finland, DACH, Spain).
Governance and Reporting
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Monitor and report on service performance, including key metrics such as revenue, utilization, quality, and customer satisfaction.
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Manage service-related risks and ensure alignment with Gofore’s information security, compliance, and quality management frameworks.
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Participate in service area leadership forums, contributing to strategic decision-making and cross-service alignment.
What we hope from you?
Professional Experience
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At least 5 years of experience in Red Teaming, penetration testing, or offensive security.
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Proven track record in leading service or business development within cybersecurity.
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Experience in managing or mentoring technical teams and subject-matter experts.
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Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across organizational and geographical boundaries.
Technical Skills
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In-depth understanding of Red Teaming frameworks, methodologies, and tools (including C2 frameworks, custom attack tools, automation).
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Familiarity with key cybersecurity standards and compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, IEC 62443, TIBER-EU, HIPAA).
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Ability to translate technical insights into business value and strategic recommendations.
Leadership and Personal Skills
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Strategic and analytical mindset with strong decision-making capability.
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Capability and willingness to act as a people leader
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Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
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Demonstrated ability to balance commercial, technical, and people-related priorities.
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Fluent in English (Finnish and/or German/Spanish language skills considered a plus).
Performance Indicators
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Growth and profitability of the Red Teaming service area.
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Service quality, customer satisfaction, and delivery excellence.
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Employee engagement and competence development within the Red Teaming unit.
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Successful integration and collaboration across cybersecurity service lines and international units.
What we offer
Comprehensive well-being and smooth everyday life are at the core of Gofore. Our goal is to be a work community where working is inspiring, rewarding, and enhances your professional skills. Our customer satisfaction is high, our NPS being 62 (2025), and our reputation for providing high-quality services to our customers is solely thanks to our top experts. Gofore employees receive particularly good feedback for their customer-oriented attitude. Our employee satisfaction is based on a skilled community and collaboration.
We are proud of our transparent culture, pioneering spirit, and the fact that we have a greater purpose than just generating profit – striving for a more humane, sustainable, and ethical digital world and working life. With us, you will become part of a community where you are close to other experts in your field and at the same time work closely with other top experts on customer projects. We are organized in a customer-oriented manner, which allows visibility towards individual and team successes and professional development, for example, within a specific industry.
The community spirit of Gofore employees also extends outside of work through various activities such as small event workshops, board games, and family days. To ensure optimal balance, we offer flexible working conditions and tools that you can choose from according to your needs. In addition, we have comprehensive benefits. Gofore has its own collective agreement that reflects our employees. You can familiarize yourself with it here.
Interested?
Please submit your application and we’ll be in touch with you! The position is filled as soon as the suitable candidate is found. You may read here what happens when you send your application and how recruitment progresses at Gofore.
We recognise and understand neurodiversity, and are willing to adapt our recruitment process based on your needs.
