Cybersecurity Central Coordinator

Company Description

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2024, Continental generated sales of €39.7 billion and currently employs around 190,000 people in 55 countries and markets.  

Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2024, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.9 billion euros. Continental's tire division employs more than 57,000 people worldwide and has 20 production and 16 development sites.  

Join our global Cybersecurity Central Coordination team and help turn Information Security governance into effective action across Continental regions, locations and business functions. As Cybersecurity Central Coordinator, you will translate policies, standards and regulatory requirements into coordinated activities and measurable outcomes.
You will connect central, regional and local cybersecurity stakeholders, strengthen security awareness and compliance, and create transparency on risks, incidents and improvement measures.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate cybersecurity activities across assigned regions, locations and business functions.
• Support the implementation of Information Security policies, standards and service-management processes.
• Monitor Cybersecurity services and agreed service levels and follow up on delivery issues.
• Maintain dashboards and reports covering compliance, risks, incidents and improvement actions.
• Coordinate remediation of audit findings and support risk assessments and security controls.
• Contribute to Information Security roadmaps, standards, solution concepts and operating-model improvements.
• Support Cybersecurity projects by tracking milestones, dependencies, risks and actions.
• Facilitate stakeholder collaboration, knowledge sharing, awareness, training and phishing-resilience activities.
• Support provider, portfolio and sourcing activities and assess relevant market and technology trends.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in Cybersecurity or Information Security.
• Strong knowledge of Cybersecurity governance, processes, service management and risk management.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional and international stakeholders.
• Experience in project or process coordination and collaboration with service providers.
• Ability to translate legal, regulatory and business requirements into practical actions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.
• Business-fluent English and excellent communication skills.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC or ISO 27001 are an advantage.

Additional Information

Being part of a global IT team of thousands of colleagues working on various innovations and tasks, there is always an opportunity to grow and move into different directions within our corporation.

On top of that you can expect the following benefits:

• Individual development planning based on your personal needs and targets (e. g. mentoring, trainings or global internal Software Academy)
• Work from home up to 2 days a week (unless workshops etc. require physical presence)
• Option to work from other EU countries up to 40 days per year
• Agile and collaborative workstyle
• Opportunity to make a difference

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  Employee discounts
• An international team across 4 locations in a globally active organization
• Company and tariff pension plan
• Health insurance
• Assistance with child-care
• Relocation package offered if needed
• Canteen on-site
• On-site physicians
• Sabbatical option

If this sounds like a perfect match for you and if you want to become the next supporter of our core values Trust For One Another, Passion to Win and Freedom to Act, we are looking forward receiving your application.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging are important to us and make our company strong and successful. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

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