Product Security Governance Officer | Quality Management

The opportunity
If you are reading this, you probably already know that Polestar is an electric performance car brand. We work hard to create a unique experience for the customer, owner, and driver. We are currently looking for you who are ready to take on this exciting role as Product Security Governance Officer, working with Quality Management in our team within our Quality & Logistics department.

The thrill of driving the car combined with the digital experience of buying, owning, and controlling a Polestar require us to push the limits of technology by making sure our products and projects uphold an outstanding quality aligned with our ambitious goals.

We have set a moonshot goal for climate-neutral cars in 2030 as part of our sustainable future. To be able to do this we need to quality assure our projects - We are therefore growing this team within quality. In this important role, you will make sure that Polestar projects are qualitatively aligned with our sustainability-thinking and our goals.

This position is located at our HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden. We believe in a hybrid model when it comes to remote and onsite work, knowing that both in-person collaboration and individual time to focus are needed. What matters most is that people get the time, and support, to do what needs to be done. And to enjoy doing it, of course.

The responsibilities
As a Product Security Governance Officer, your role will be primarily to secure governance activities within our Product Cyber Security Organization. Ensuring of the entire processes, procedures, and guidelines of identifying, containing, analyzing, and recovering governance activities, during the lifetime of Polestar products globally. See below for a more thorough breakdown of the various tasks and areas you'll be responsible for:

- Host and coordinate meetings with both internal and external teams by using strong leadership and teamwork skills

- Maintain processes and be responsible to provide high expertise on Cyber Security Management System - development and operations.

- Identify interfaces/overlapping parts between CSMS and other management systems (e.g. SUMS, ICSMS, ISMS, QMS...)

- Assist Product CISO for securing CSMS governance within projects.

- Ensure alignment between vehicle security activities and ISMS, provide considerations of cyber security-critical tools.

- Drive initiatives within Product Cyber Security management as and when required for which you will need effective communication skills and presentation abilities to steer governance within.

- Conduct Independent Security reviews and confirmational reviews.

Additionally, you will maintain a general understanding relevant policies and directives of the organization. Ensure activities are in accordance with legal, contractual, and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate
In order to succeed in this role, and at Polestar in general, there are a few characteristics you'll need to have. Tenacity. Flexibility. Curiosity. The ability to take the initiative, to meet deadlines and requirements, and to abandon ideas when they're not feasible. Though you have deep and wide experience within the field, you’re still curious and not afraid to try new approaches and out of the box methods. You have a service oriented mindset, excellent communication skills, and eager to find solutions even if the path forward is not straight. You are a prestigeless leader, promotes free thought and is energized by ideas from others in the team.

In addition, you'll need the following qualifications:

- Bsc or Msc degree in Technical University or equivalent

- Prior project management experience with Knowledge of ISO standards like ISO 27k/NIST, ISO 31000, ISO21434 and a understanding of UN ECE R155/R156, GDPR etc.

- Extensive relevant work experience within Vehicle systems with an exposure of R&D related activities

- Ability to communicate complex cybersecurity issues in a simple manner

- Previous experience in project management, from the automotive industry is meritorious.

Polestar is an international company, with various backgrounds represented. English, therefore, is the language of written and spoken communication. And though we have a global presence, we maintain the growth-mindset. Change happens often at Polestar. But so does progress. Expect an accelerating, exciting environment.

The process

If the above matches your ambitions, be sure to apply. Our selection process is ongoing, and the job advert will remain open until it’s filled.

The Polestar journey is an electric one.