Head of Information Security Center of Excellence Germany (m/f/x)

At Liebherr-IT Services GmbH, we value the development of individual and entrepreneurial needs and therefore live the flex office: We work in a hybrid model with flexible working hours - both on site and mobile. We are expanding our Corporate Information Security Team and looking forward to welcoming new colleagues and leaders. To strengthen our global Corporate Information Security (CIS) organization and provide an effective local environment for our teams, we are looking for a Head of Information Security Centre of Excellence (m/f/x). Reporting directly to the Global CISO, the Head of Information Security Centre of Excellence (m/f/x) provides local disciplinary leadership for CIS employees and ensures the organizational and operational conditions required for global CIS teams to work effectively, while supporting functional leaders who retain accountability for global capabilities, priorities, delivery, capacity and skills. The role also supports the continued development and transformation of the global CIS organization.

Creating passion: your responsibilities

• Provide disciplinary leadership for locally assigned CIS employees, including performance management, development, coaching and recognition, in close alignment with functional managers.
• Ensure clear accountability between local disciplinary leadership and global functional leadership, escalating unresolved conflicts to the Global CISO.
• Build an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing local CIS community while reinforcing the values, leadership principles and strategic direction of the global CIS organization.
• Ensure local people-management practices comply with applicable employment, co-determination and Works Council requirements in collaboration with HR and Legal.
• Coordinate local succession planning, talent development and leadership coverage with the Global CISO, functional managers and HR, while functional leaders retain accountability for global capability, capacity and skills planning.

Contributing your strengths: your qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in cybersecurity, information technology or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Proven people-leadership experience in an international matrix organization, including disciplinary management, performance management and talent development.
• Proven ability to build trusted partnerships with HR, senior leaders, support functions and geographically distributed teams.
• Experience supporting centrally managed financial and administrative processes in an international organization.
• Experience leading organizational transformation, operating-model development or cross-functional strategic initiatives.
• Strong judgement, integrity and discretion when handling confidential employee and organizational matters.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder-management and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to influence across organizational and cultural boundaries.
• Fluent English and German are required; additional languages are advantageous.
• Practical knowledge of applicable employment law, co-determination requirements and collaboration with Works Councils or equivalent employee representative bodies is required.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.

Our commitment to you: your benefits

• Attractive remuneration and social benefits
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Freedom for creative work
• Company pension scheme
• Crisis-proof workplace
• Individual development and training opportunities
• Employee benefits & discounts
• Bicycle leasing through salary conversion
• Healthy & regional catering in the company restaurant
• Company health management programme
• EGYM Wellpass

One Passion. Many Opportunities.

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The Company

Liebherr-IT Services GmbH has its head office in Oberopfingen near Kirchdorf an der Iller and develops IT solutions for the entire Liebherr Group, coordinates the cross-location IT applications, and advises the companies in the entire Liebherr Group on IT issues.

Location

Liebherr-IT Services GmbH
St. Vitus 1
88457 Kirchdorf/Oberopfingen
Germany (DE)

Contact

Verena Maucher