IT Director, Cyber Security - Europe & Africa (m/w/d)

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Position Overview: 

Our IT Director Cyber Security Europe and Africa protect Lear’s people, data, and operations from the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, using innovative solutions and best practices, prioritizing the continuous cultivation of our security first mindset, ensuring cyber resilience, and operational excellence.

Key Tasks

Embody the Lear Leadership Model by identifying, promoting, retaining, and developing key talent within the regional IS organization. 

Act as focal interface between Business, IT and Security  Highlighting potential, risk  preventative actions (etc.) in a condensed and formalized manner for Senior Management Interface

Ensure the regional IT organization is set up to support secure delivery of key business projects or initiatives t (e.g., Foundry, Launches, GBS, M&A).

Assume accountability as focal point for EMEA regional system cyber security topics including disaster recovery, cyber incident response, regional compliance. 

Ensure  peers have demonstrated awareness of security accountability within their IT functions and implement corrective actions to ensure delivery of Lear goals across 2024. 

Actively seek to increase the level of diversity within the Regional IT/IS organization. 

Perform regular (minimum semi-annually) regional system recovery and tabletop crisis exercises. 

Lead security or other related incidents, following established Incident Response and Crisis Communications procedures to handle incidents promptly and effectively; acting as a liaison between technical and business teams.

Identify, assess, and recommend secure replacements of or mitigation plans for legacy technologies, working with central teams to reduce vulnerabilities 

Improve the controls environment via documentation, process improvements, training, and automation.  

Act as regional liaison for ongoing and future data protection initiatives (Cloud Storage Blocking, USB Controls, Data Loss Prevention) 

Onboarding and deployment of secure cloud solutions to support IDEA by Lear technologies. 

Deploy Third party risk platform and work with purchasing and central team to build a skilled team. 

Ensure the successful and secure launch of the Foundry Platform across 3 key projects. 

Drive and support of NAC and Segmentation efforts to secure systems for new projects and remediation efforts for risky legacy systems. 

Oversee seamless integration of IGB and other M&A activities within EMEA IT Operations structure and security process.

Work collaboratively with IT Leadership, Country Security Councils, External Bodies and Affiliations to ensure Lear is at the forefront of regulatory compliance topics 

Act as regional stakeholder for the IT Country Security Council and its efforts to assess, identify, and remediate gaps with regulatory compliance for all countries in which Lear operates

Directly support regular internal / external / customer (e.g., TISAX) audit and certification activities within the EMEA region 

Ensure awareness of leading industry standards, megatrends, risks and legislative changes through proactive attendance, learning and participation with associated bodies.

Key Requirements

•Experience of holding regional management level position within cyber security in multinational Corp (preferably cantered around manufacturing)

•Ability to work collaboratively with functional peers, stakeholders and committees from both Operations and Product Cyber Security Teams.

•Demonstrated experience and technical background in information system cyber security

•Personnel association with relevant security councils, groups, bodies, organizations and / or Universities would be beneficial

•Personnel Certifications : CISSP Qualified (Requirement) plus CISA / CISM advantageous

•Fluency in English Language, second language competency useful (GH / GS input)