Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- IT, Security
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Holzminden
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop the global cybersecurity strategy, lead security operations, and work on implementing security policies while monitoring threats globally.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), you will define and lead Symrise's global cyber and information security strategy at a time of accelerating digitalization and an increasingly complex risk landscape.
- Reporting directly to the Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO), you will be responsible for safeguarding Symrise's global digital ecosystem, production environments, data and critical technology services, while ensuring that security enables innovation, operational resilience and sustainable business growth.
- In this highly visible leadership role, you will shape and deliver a multi-year security roadmap, advise senior management and the Executive Board on cyber risk and resilience, and lead a global organization responsible for protecting the company across all regions, business units and technology environments.
- Main responsibilities include but are not limited to: Define, own and execute the global cyber security strategy and multi-year roadmap, aligned with business priorities, regulatory requirements and the wider IT strategy.
- Leiten und Weiterentwicklung der globalen Cybersecurity-Organisation, um sicherzustellen, dass ihre Struktur, Fähigkeiten und Talente mit aktuellen und aufkommenden Risiken im Einklang stehen.
- Promote a strong and practical security culture through awareness programs, leadership engagement and guidance for employees and managers.
- Planen und verwalten Sie das globale Budget für Cybersicherheit, einschließlich Investitionspriorisierung, Ressourcenallokation, Kostenkontrolle und das Management externer Partner.
- Establish and maintain global security governance, policies, standards, control frameworks, and risk management processes across IT, OT, cloud, digital, and business environments.
- Drive cyber security awareness and transparency through effective dashboarding, threat intelligence reporting, incident visibility and executive communications to enhance organizational responsiveness and resilience.
- Ensure compliance with applicable security and information protection requirements, including ISO 27001, NIS2, GDPR, audit requirements and relevant industry standards.
- Leads global security operations, incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and cyber crisis response.
- Oversee and strengthen enterprise-wide identity and access management, including access governance, privileged access, lifecycle processes, multifactor authentication and Zero Trust-related capabilities.
- Advance the OT security program to protect production and industrial environments while reflecting operational and business requirements.
- Support customer security assessments, audits and contractual security requirements.
- Strengthen cyber resilience through crisis preparedness, IT disaster recovery and coordination with critical business functions.
- Vertrete Symrise in Fragen der Cybersicherheit in Interaktionen mit Kunden, Prüfern, Regulierungsbehörden, externen Partnern und relevanten Branchennetzwerken.
- Keep abreast of emerging cyber threats, technology developments and AI-related risks, proactively evolving security strategies, controls and capabilities in response.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- University degree in a relevant discipline and recognized cyber security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA or equivalent.
Qualifications
- Track record of leading organizations through cyber incidents and crisis situations with sound judgement and decisiveness.
- Deep expertise across cyber security governance, security operations, incident response, identity & access management, cyber resilience and operational technology (OT) security.
- Starkes Wissen über relevante regulatorische und branchenspezifische Rahmenwerke, wie ISO 27001, NIS2 und Datenschutzanforderungen.
- Strong executive leadership capability, including responsibility for teams, budgets, transformation initiatives and Board-level reporting.
- Proven ability to effectively translate cyber security risks and technical concepts into clear business recommendations for senior stakeholders and executives.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate complex, fast-changing environments with agility and pragmatism, balancing strategic leadership with a hands-on approach to problem-solving, decision-making and the execution of critical security initiatives.
Experience
- Extensive leadership experience in defining and leading enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategies and organizations in complex multinational environments.
- Experience embedding security into digital transformation, business operations, production environments and customer-facing processes.
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What we offer
- This is a unique career opportunity for a leader who combines deep security expertise with sound business judgement to define and lead a global information and cyber security agenda.
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Benefits
Food & Drink
Higher Take-Home Pay
Work-Life-Integration
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About Your Employer
Symrise AG
Symrise AG, based in Holzminden, is a publicly-traded provider of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic base ingredients and active substances, as well as functional ingredients.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Industry, Production, Pharmaceutical Sector, Chemical Industry, Biotech
Chief Information Security Officer
- Location
- Holzminden
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
