Head of Security Operations and Resilience - Automotive Business

SKF has been around for more than a century and today we are one of the world’s largest global suppliers of bearings and supporting solutions for rotating equipment. Our products can be found literally everywhere in society. This means that we are an important part of the everyday lives of people and companies around the world. 

In September of 2024, SKF announced the separation of its Automotive business, with the objective to build two world-leading businesses. The role you are applying for will be part of the automotive business. This means you will have the opportunity to be a part of shaping a new company aimed at meeting the needs of the transforming global automotive market.

Are you passionate about ensuring security? Do you thrive on the challenges of managing security operations, threats, and vulnerabilities? Are you driven to establish and maintain resilience capabilities on a global scale? Apply now for the role as 

Head of Security Operations and Resilience
- Automotive Business

As the Head of Security Operations and Resilience, you will be a highly visible leader in shaping and executing strategies to safeguard against security disruptions, cyber threats, and systemic risks. Leading a team of specialists, you will oversee the Security Operations Center (SOC), threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and enterprise-wide resiliency initiatives such as business continuity planning (BCP), disaster recovery planning (DRP), crisis management, and managing operational risks across IT, OT, and physical environments.

This high-impact role combines strategic leadership with hands-on responsibilities, ensuring preparedness and recovery from security incidents while proactively preventing future disruptions. You will collaborate deeply with internal stakeholders and external partners, driving cross-functional initiatives to maintain a secure and compliant environment.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Operational Security Resilience

• Lead efforts to implement a comprehensive resiliency strategy aligned with regulations
• Execute and maintain the cyber resilience framework, ensuring rapid response & recovery.
• Define resilience objectives, KRIs, and performance metrics.
• Work closely with CISO management to embed resilience principles into processes.
• Facilitate tabletop exercises and simulations, implementing continuous learnings.
• Coordinate with stakeholders during cyber events to support SOC and senior managers
• Integrate cyber resilience into enterprise risk management and IT security.
• Oversee and enable business continuity and disaster recovery plans, ensuring readiness.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and auditors, preparing reports and responses, where needed

Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management

• Oversee a threat intelligence program to proactively identify vulnerabilities
• Facilitate a vulnerability management program to proactively manage vulnerability lifecycle
• Partner with cybersecurity and risk teams to integrate threat intelligence into planning.
• Implement continuous improvement processes based on lessons learned.

Vendor and Supply Chain Management

• Assess and mitigate risks associated with third-party vendors.
• Establish due diligence processes for critical suppliers, including resilience testing.
• Develop contingency strategies for vendor-related disruptions and ensure robust exit strategies.
• Collaborate with procurement and risk management teams to integrate resilience into vendor selection and onboarding.

 
Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a senior resiliency and security operations role.
• Expertise in cyber resilience frameworks and incident response.
• Strong knowledge of operational risk management and ways to mitigate with security controls
• Experience with cyber resiliency tests and simulations.
• Ability to develop practical resilience strategies working with business
• Thorough understanding of technical security capabilities to enable oversight
• Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Relevant degree and certifications are highly regarded.

SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we firmly believe that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore, we only focus on your experience, skills, and potential. Come as you are – just be yourself. #weareSKF 

Our offer
We offer an opportunity to make a difference in the Automotive Business, working together with a highly motivated team that shares a mission to protect and secure, as well as contribute to the greater good of the company. You will have considerable influence over how and when you work, enjoying both freedom and responsibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Some additional information

Location: For the right candidate, we are open to considering several EMEA locations within the Automotive Business scope, specifically Gothenburg (Sweden), Luton (UK), Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (France), Schweinfurt (Germany), Houten, (Netherlands) or Airasca (Italy). 

This position is a global role and reports to CISO. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Anna Barkin Johansson, Recruitment Expert EMEA, at Anna.Barkin.Johansson@skf.com (Please note that we do not accept applications via email). 
 
Is this you?  
If the answer is yes, please submit your application, along with your CV in English, by May 25th, 2025. 

At SKF, we are committed to promoting fairness and inclusivity throughout our recruitment process. To achieve this, we may include assessments and verify the information in your application in compliance with country-specific laws and regulations. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment expert.