Regional Security Manager for Original Equipment Solutions

Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) is emerging as a stand-alone global leader in the automotive area, with over 17,000 employees and €2 billion in annual sales. Operating in 15 countries across 35 locations, including technology centers, OESL will build on Continental's rich legacy to deliver high-quality parts to major OEMs and commercial vehicle customers worldwide. 

Why Join OESL ?

• Greater Impact: Take part in shaping the future of a dynamic  organization, with the opportunity to bring ideas to life and reap significant professional rewards
• Growth and Innovation: Work in a fast-moving, environment that encourages innovation and offers opportunities for continuous growth and expanding your skill set 
• Creative Space: Experience the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up culture within a global organization, enjoying both the creative freedom and the responsibility needed to thrive in modern working environments
• Tight-Knit Team: Join a highly collaborative team where individuals have the power to shape their work, make meaningful contributions, and drive collective success

In your role as Regional Security Manager (m/f/diverse), you will work in a dynamic environment and modernize and optimize the OESL Cybersecurity framework, system landscape and service provider portfolio with us. The role handles the relationship between the central Cybersecurity Departments and locations/tech centers towards our business customers as well as to our internal and external suppliers for all Cybersecurity related topics. You will be an integral part of the global team Regional Security Management within the Cybersecurity department.

Your responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the relationship between our global OESL's Cybersecurity department and the local IT management teams & manufacturing engineering teams
• Ensuring seamless communication between these areas
• Being local contact partner (m/f/d) to support regular operations support for all CS related topics for local IT/OT organization in own area of responsibility
• Provisioning training on current available central Cybersecurity rules for local IT/OT areas
• Planning of local security assessments, aligning with team lead of Regional Security Management as well as local teams
• Conducting local security assessments in IT/OT areas based on current Cybersecurity rules as well as central/local instructions and manuals
• Identifying results pursuant to security assessments
• Analyzing these results, reviewing with local teams and defining corrective actions
• Tracking of realization of these corrective actions
• Aligning to controls as defined in Cybersecurity rules for application, if needed defining adjustments and reporting back to central team CS Management Systems
• Contributing for defining local reporting requirements and advising feedback to central CS reporting group
• Review central reporting with focus on local IT/OT organization in own area of responsibility and analyzing together with local teams

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field
• Several years of experience in IT infrastructure (client, server, virtualization, storage, Backup & Recovery, OS, data center and cloud environment), and/or cybersecurity
• Proven expertise in these working areas and related work processes
• Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) at an advanced level
• Fluent German and English skills in written and spoken
• Strategic view on working closely together with different type of stakeholders (e.g. external Auditors, Plant Management)
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to collaborate with other central, regional and local IT teams
• Extended problem-solving skills, with a focus on governance aspects

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

What we offer:

• Hybrid schedule – Work-life balance is important, so we offer a flexible schedule with mobile and flexible working models, sabbaticals or cross-border work
• Corporate Benefits – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products - like restaurants, fitness programs etc.
• System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that allows you to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (according to your improvement idea)
• Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company
• Competitive Compensation in line with your personal contribution & company performance 

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Our Commitment

• Influence: We offer opportunities to have a greater impact and reap more rewards professionally
• Initiative: We encourage our people to grow, take on greater responsibilities, be innovative, and gain new capabilities
• New Work: We value the flexibility and agility that makes modern working possible and makes a customer-centric company successful
• One team: We believe in a culture of belonging to a tight team of individuals who can drive success together

These aspects influence the selection process in building our new team of pioneers. We are an exclusive unit to belong to and look forward to meeting you

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