About this opportunity:
The main purpose of this exciting role is to enable sales of our full product and service portfolio. This by understanding our customers security needs and by providing them with proof points conveying our comprehensive security position and how this will support us to achieve their desired security goals! As a Customer Cyber Security Director (CSD) you will be responsible for strengthening Ericsson's capability to sell, deliver and develop solutions that optimally meet our customer's security needs.
You will
- Be part of a great team, with diverse security and privacy skillset where you continuously will learn, be supported and grow.
- Be empowered to proactively establish yourself as a trusted security advisor towards the customer (as well as towards internal stakholders)
- Give proactive security advice to Ericsson Customer Units (CU) and other decision-makers.
- Serve as the key contact between the Customer and Ericsson regarding Security, Privacy and BCM.
- Ensure the Customer's Security and privacy concerns are identified, understood, acknowledged, addressed and accurately reflected in the contract. Build a structure to verify that we deliver what we promised (contractually) when it comes to security by collaborating with our full security community
- Support in both the pre-sales and post-sales capacity, assessing the customers’ requirements. Based on your proven security experience and collaboration skills advising our customers on the correct solutions or services that meet their expectations
- Proactively advise customers in a wide range of security domains, including risk assessment, incident handling, data management, product privacy, product security hardening, security controls and procedures and vulnerability assessment, etc.
- Have oversight of project delivery and gap closure by analyzing customer technology, defining business requirements, and participating in risk analysis
To be successful in the role you must have
- 8-10 years of cybersecurity experience from the telecommunication area.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in information technology, security or other similar technical area or equivalent experience.
- The ability to lead internal security projects effectively, balancing strategic oversight with hands-on management. The ideal candidate should be a trusted advisor capable of providing strategic guidance while also being prepared to address critical, high-priority tasks on short notice, requiring extensive cross-functional facilitation within Ericsson.
- Strong relationship management skills, enabling effective coordination between internal and external cybersecurity teams and key stakeholders.
- Proven ability to communicate security and compliance expertise to both internal and external audiences, supporting Ericsson’s security posture to key decision-makers.
- Solid domain expertise in telecom industry and/or IoT, including confirmed experience working with product security, privacy and general cybersecurity.
- Understanding of solution security aspects applicable to the telco space. Such as security implications of: Open RAN, Service Based Architecture, Core and Ran interfaces/API Security, network slicing, distributed cloud solutions, Managed service solutions, XaaS Solutions, etc.
- Proficient understanding of the context of local security-based regulation within the communication space.
- Solid understanding and knowledge of security frameworks, assurance schemes and regulations
- Solid communication and presentation skills (in written and spoken English) with international and social competence.
Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply?
