Head of Enterprise Cybersecurity (f/m/d)

ABOUT US
At Daimler Truck, we change today's transportation and create real impact together. We take responsibility around the globe and work together on making our vision become reality: Leading Sustainable Transportation. As one global team, we drive our progress and success together - everyone at Daimler Truck makes the difference. Together, we want to achieve sustainable transportation, reduce our carbon footprint, increase safety on and off the road, and develop smarter technologies and attractive financial solutions. All are essential to fulfilling our purpose: for all who keep the world moving.
Become part of our global team: You make the difference - YOU MAKE US.
Enterprise Cybersecurity protects Daimler Truck's global enterprise environments and enables secure digital transformation. The function brings together cybersecurity strategy, operations, identity security, architecture, technology governance, cyber risk management and emerging technology security. You will lead an international organization of approximately 160 employees, including five direct reports, and steer an annual budget responsibility of approximately EUR 40 million.
 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Define and execute the Enterprise Cybersecurity roadmap in line with business priorities, the evolving threat landscape and the overall cybersecurity strategy.
• Steer teams of global cybersecurity operations, including SOC capabilities, threat detection, incident response and cyber resilience programs.
• Drive the global identity security strategy and ensure secure, scalable authentication, authorization and privileged access controls in close alignment with IT Infrastructure.
• Drive enterprise security architecture, security-by-design principles, cloud security standards and the integration of cybersecurity requirements into IT platforms and initiatives.
• Establish trusted partnerships with Segment CISOs, business units and corporate functions to identify, steer and reduce cybersecurity risks across Daimler Truck Group.
• Enable teams to assess and integrate emerging cybersecurity capabilities, including AI security, automation and advanced detection technologies.
• Provide transparent executive-level reporting on cyber risks, incidents, investments and remediation progress, and align external cybersecurity communication with authorities and regulators when required.

THAT IS WHY YOU ARE A MATCH

• Bachelor / Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline; additional qualifications in leadership, transformation management or business administration are preferred.
• Several years of broad enterprise cybersecurity experience across security operations, identity and access management, cloud security, security architecture and cyber risk management.
• Proven leadership experience in managing large international cybersecurity teams and leading transformation and modernization programs.
• Strong executive stakeholder management, decision-making and communication skills, with the ability to align business, IT and cybersecurity priorities.

You do not have everything? No problem. Your skills are important to us, but your motivation is even more important.

#MAKEYOURMOVE and apply now - we look forward to hearing from you!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Do you feel inspired by our offer and want to become part of the team? Then apply exclusively online with your application documents.
We particularly welcome online applications from candidates with disabilities or equivalent status. For questions, please contact the local disability representative at [email protected], who will be pleased to support you after your application during the further selection process.