Security Director - Telecom & IoT

About the role

Ericsson is looking for a Security Director in Singapore whose main purpose is to strengthen the company's ability to sell, deliver and develop solutions that meet customers' security needs. The role acts as a trusted security advisor to customers and internal partners, and as the key contact between the customer and Ericsson on security, privacy and business continuity matters.

Key responsibilities

• Advise Ericsson Customer Units and other decision-makers proactively on security, and act as the main point of contact for customers on security, privacy and BCM.
• Ensure customers' security and privacy concerns are understood and reflected accurately in contracts, and work with the security community to verify that commitments are delivered.
• Support both pre-sales and post-sales, assessing customer requirements and recommending the right solutions or services.
• Advise on risk assessment, governance, data management, product privacy, security hardening, ISO 27001 controls, vulnerability assessment and more.
• Drive project delivery and gap closure by analysing customer technology, defining business requirements and taking part in risk analysis.
• Lead internal security projects, coordinate internal and external cybersecurity teams, and communicate security and compliance expertise to internal and external audiences.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in information technology, security or a similar technical area, or equivalent experience; a Master's is preferred.
• 8-10 years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Solid domain expertise in telecom and/or IoT, including product security, privacy and general cybersecurity.
• Understanding of solution security in the telco space (Open RAN, Service Based Architecture, Core and RAN interfaces, network slicing, distributed cloud, managed services, XaaS).
• Knowledge of local security-based regulation in communications and of security frameworks, assurance schemes and regulations.
• Strong relationship management, communication and presentation skills in written and spoken English.