Simon Bell

Background

About Simon Bell

Results-driven Prince2-certified senior program/project manager with over 25 years in IT, including 20+ years of global project management and 10+ years of hands-on Cyber Security delivery. Led large-scale initiatives across the financial services, manufacturing, government, and international sectors, managing budgets up to $30M and teams of 20+. Combines technical acumen, executive-level stakeholder management, and delivery excellence, with deep experience in cyber uplift programs, infrastructure transformations, and security operations.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Lion: Developed and delivered a multi-year, NIST-aligned Strategic Cyber Security Program across IT and OT; directly delivered PAM, malware protection, and vulnerability management controls.• Commonwealth Bank: Led the creation and delivery of a $27M Cyber Security Operations Centre; later promoted to manage strategic cyber programs including data protection and network security.• REST Superannuation: Delivered vulnerability and identity security stream uplift (Intune, MAM, CyberArk, SailPoint integration, Nucleus - Unified Vulnerability Management) aligned to NIST CSF 2.0.• Transport NSW: Led the ASD Essential 8 uplift across the agency cluster including OT control reporting and endpoint hardening.• Palo Alto Networks: Led regional deployments of Prisma, Strata, and Cortex for strategic clients including CBA and BHP.• United Nations - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Delivered a 1,700-user Windows XP migration project 1 month early and 20% under budget, across multiple European locations.