Jihène Saadi
Senior Leader | Head of Infrastructure Architecture & Expertise
Toulouse Area France
Employed
Available
Senior Airbus executive with 18+ years of progressive leadership across technical delivery, cybersecurity, large-scale transformation, and strategic management. Proven ability to build and scale high-performing organisations, drive complex multi-country programmes, and align technical strategy with business growth objectives.
Cyber-Security Engagement & Delivery Manager
Capgemini
January 2014
to August 2017
- Built Sogeti's Industrial Cybersecurity department from the ground up — conceived the strategic roadmap, secured executive investment, and held full P&L accountability from launch.
- Grew a new commercial portfolio in critical infrastructure and manufacturing, winning national-scale cybersecurity contracts and generating significant new business value for the practice.
- Directed the end-to-end delivery of national-scale cybersecurity projects using Agile and Waterfall methodologies, maintaining full compliance with client SLAs throughout.
- Recruited and developed a specialised team of OT security consultants and engineers, designing structured career paths and embedding a culture of technical excellence.
- Conducted in-depth industrial risk assessments using EBIOS methodology and ANSSI standards, mapping complex threat and vulnerability scenarios for critical infrastructure environments.
- Delivered the MARRS Project — establishing a comprehensive cybersecurity baseline for manufacturing assets across Airbus's European production plants, fully aligned with IEC 62443 global standards.