Information Security Team Lead, Exasol

• A highly collaborative leader who can deliver at pace in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially the ability to translate technical subjects to non-technical audiences
• Experience working in a small, agile organization and understanding of its dynamics
• Proven experience in implementing or leading an ISO27001 capability
• Experience building security functions in green/brown field environments
• Working knowledge of security best practices for cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
• Experience supporting data privacy practices, such as conducting DPIA assessments or managing an outsourced DPO service
• Knowledge of global data privacy legislation such as GDPR, CCPA, PECR
• We are looking for passionate individuals who thrive on collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to help share the future of data technology

Desirable

• The Information Security Team Lead will be responsible for managing the information security function at Exasol and across all subsidiaries
• Reporting to the VP Information Technology, you will oversee the day-to-day management of the information security function and team, while driving the information security strategy and program
• You will be nominated as the official Information Security Officer of Exasol with a dotted line to the Board
• You will be joining a growing international technology company and will play a pivotal role in implementing security best practices across the organization
• Leading a team of two, you will have the opportunity to shape direction and drive organizational change
• With a focus not only on IT Security and hard skills, you will have the opportunity to develop a Security native mindset across Engineering, support all other functions and be a vital part of the secure future of Exasol
• Having an entrepreneur mindset and being willing to get your hands dirty
• Seeing soft skills as important as hard skills and help developing them within your team
• Design and implement a security strategy aligned with company goals and objectives
• Function as a translator and adopt the language of stakeholders to translate complex Information Security related topics into simple words
• Work with the wider leadership team to cultivate a security-centric culture within the organization
• Regularly report to the board on the state of security at Exasol and the wider threat landscape
• Lead the security function to deliver pragmatic and hands-on solutions
• Collaborate with technical stakeholders to embed security-conscious mindsets within IT and engineering team
• Lead security incidents and conduct lessons learned exercises to drive continuous improvements
• Act as the main point of contact for client queries, presenting Exasol’s security posture and program when required
• Help the organization understand its risks and design plans to mitigate key risks
• Accountable for the successful running of the ISMS
• Build an effective data protection capability, working closely with the DPO and internal data protection coordinators to deliver a globally oriented service