Global Cyber Security Strategy Advisor

• Cyber Security Advisory consults inhouse stakeholders on complex cyber security solutions.• The Advisor coordinates implementation projects to improve the security level of BASF.• This role advises executives, consults on complex Cyber Security inquiries, coordinates the implementation of improvements and monitors progress of the cyber security landscape globallyRESPONSIBILITIES• Advise on the evaluation of security requirements in consultation with all strategic business areas• Support the development of security standards, which apply for all technologies of the IT- and product portfolio.• Responsible for initiation of security projects and the role of professional caretaker for such.• Active exchange of knowledge and collaboration across teams within the IT- organization.• Communication and coordination with various internal stakeholders and communities to raise awareness for security during solution design and to add value for the business strategy.• Steers suppliers to ensure compliance with BASF security requirements; further, conducts escalation and solution of security breaches and deviations.• Active participation in industry networks of colleagues to discuss special topics and developments. Integrates the findings of those discussions into his/her evaluations.• Participation in relationship management with external institutions and communities (e.g. governmental agencies, authorities, press).• Development and evaluation of measures to reduce identified security risks, which have been construed from future threats.• Evaluation of possibilities to improve business and innovations through secure technologies; integration into strategic business requirements.• Evaluation of various innovative technologies with reference to security in business environments (e.g. Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Cyber Security analytics, Cloud).• Application of, and advice on the security strategy with different internal stakeholders and multiplicators.QUALIFICATIONSDegree or comparable in the field of IT, e.g.:• Business Informatics• Industrial Engineering• Computer Science• IT Security• MathematicsProfessional experience:• At least 3 years in comparable positions