Head of Cybersecurity
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Job Summary
The opportunity
Polestar is accelerating the transition to sustainable mobility through electric performance. As we continue to grow as a global U.S.-listed organization strong and resilient cybersecurity capabilities are critical to protecting our business products and customers. We are now looking for aHead of Cybersecurityto lead Polestars Cybersecurity domain at our headquarters in Gothenburg.
Let us describe the challenge we offer
As Head of Cybersecurity you will lead Polestars Cybersecurity domain with accountability for the execution performance and continuous improvement of cybersecurity engineering and security operations across enterprise IT cloud platforms and product environments.
This senior leadership role sits within the Security organization and is accountable for ensuring that cybersecurity capabilities are effectively implemented and operated in alignment with Polestars security strategy business objectives and risk appetite. You will provide direction prioritization and oversight across cybersecurity engineering and operations ensuring effective delivery and clear risk visibility.
As a key execution partner to the CSO you will translate strategy into operational outcomes while managing and developing leadership and senior specialist roles within the domain.
This is a people manager role with responsibility for leading teams within cybersecurity engineering and security operations. The position is located at our HQ in Gothenburg Sweden. We believe in empowerment and offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home a couple of days per week.
What youll do
You will lead manage and continuously improve Polestars Cybersecurity domain ensuring effective cybersecurity engineering and security operations across the enterprise and product environments.
You will:
Lead and manage Polestars Cybersecurity domain covering cybersecurity engineering and security operations
Directly manage and develop lead and specialist roles within the domain
Own execution of the areas of responsibility defined for Security Engineering & Operations
Ensure effective cybersecurity engineering across infrastructure cloud identity endpoint and application security
Ensure effective security operations including threat intelligence SOC/VSOC event and incident management and incident response
Ensure effective collaboration with Product Cybersecurity domain to ensure well-functioning end-to-end delivery of engineering and operations
Set priorities allocate resources and balance demand across engineering and operations
Govern performance and contractual compliance of outsourced managed security services providers
Define track and report cybersecurity KPIs risk indicators and maturity metrics
Collaborate closely with Security Governance & Assurance Product Cybersecurity Digital R&D and Corporate Security
Provide regular reporting and risk insights to the CSO and executive stakeholders
Who you are
You are a confident and experienced cybersecurity leader with strong technical depth and the ability to operate at enterprise level. You combine handson understanding of cybersecurity engineering and operations with strong leadership prioritization and stakeholder management skills. You thrive in a complex fastpaced and crossfunctional environment.
To be a great fit for this position we believe you have:
Minimum 10 years of experience in cybersecurity including leadership roles across engineering and/or operations
Minimum 5 years of peoplemanagement experience leading senior specialists and leadlevel roles
Strong technical understanding of cybersecurity engineering cloud and infrastructure security IAM and security operations
Experience overseeing security monitoring incident response and threat intelligence capabilities
Experience managing hybrid delivery models with internal teams and external providers
Proven ability to translate cybersecurity strategy into executable plans and measurable outcomes
Strong leadership prioritization and stakeholder management skills
Degree in Engineering Computer Science Cybersecurity or a related field; relevant certifications are valued
People at Polestar
We know that a change is needed. We also know that each one of us can help bring about that change. Our commitment to becoming climateneutral by 2040 is just as important to us as being inclusive diverse and innovative. Together we are creating collaborating and experimenting to usher in a new era of sustainable mobility. We are an electric performance brand determined to improve the society we live in.
Is this you
If you are interested in joining the Polestar crew dont wait to submit your application. As part of our recruitment process you could be asked to complete assessments and participate in background checks relevant to the position. We apply a continuous selection process and the job post will remain open until the position is filled.
Are you ready for the journey Which is electric by the way
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