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NN Group in the Netherlands is seeking a proactive security officer to drive the management of information security risks with a data-driven focus. You will work in the CISO department to enable NN to become data-driven, leveraging data lakes and PowerBI to automate and improve stakeholder reporting.
Responsibilities include maintaining security standards, automating processes, and guiding risk assessments while communicating effectively with management and DevOps teams.
The NN Group IT Organization is looking for a passionate experienced security officer who is able to take a proactive role in the management of information security risks with a focus on enabling NN to become data-driven in our CISO department. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of IT security and compliance methods, industry standards, and have a strong conceptual understanding of data-driven working. Being able to get the message across and gain buy-in with all your stakeholders is a very important part of your mission. Additionally, the candidate must be committed to staying up-to-date with security trends and advancements, and identifying opportunities for new initiatives that can lead to further enhancements. The candidate should have strong knowledge of data lakes and PowerBI. Our key goal is to automate more data towards our stakeholders.
In our organisation all business units are responsible for ensuring the security of our IT environment. One of the key responsibilities of the Group Information Security team is to maintain and update the IT security standards, procedures and processes that apply to all business units within NN Group. Our ongoing challenge is to optimize these procedures and processes, automate as much as possible to increase quality and reduce the complexity for all stakeholders to maintain the required levels of compliancy.
NN invests in an inclusive, inspiring work environment and in skills and competences for the future. We match this with employee benefits that are in line with what is needed today and in the future. This way, we offer our employees the opportunity to get the best out of themselves.
You are proactive and result-driven and ensure you meet agreements made. You are concise and have an eye for detail, while keeping the overall picture and goal in mind. You have a clear communication style, and know how to align with and report to higher management and your stakeholders. You know how to manoeuvre in political environments. You have hands-on experience with security and risk processes and procedures, so that you understand what impact changes to these processes and procedures can have on the organization. You are strong on content, but understand organizational challenges and are able to move security forwards in a professional, pragmatic, and cooperative way of working.
The Group information security team has been repositioned within NN Group in line with the security challenges we face today. You will be joining a growing team (currently 8 team members) and working with enthusiastic colleagues who are diverse in background, age and a variety of skills, with intensive daily interaction, cooperation and supporting each other on difficult topics. We are very keen on keeping our environment secure and safe, continuous learning by coaching on the job and by training and education. And very important: having a lot of fun in working together and time to spare for the occasional team drinks and other outings.
Our approach to diversity and inclusion is simple. It is about embracing everyone. Our networks play a crucial role in achieving our D&I goals. They aim for meaningful change and create many opportunities to engage, connect and support colleagues. Everyone at NN can take an active part in multiple networks including NN Pride, NN Cultural Diversity Network, NN Young Professionals, Woman in Leadership Network and NN Neurodiversity network.
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NN Netherlands is the head office of NN Group, a financial services group with over 180 years of history, helping people care for what matters most to them. We are committed to the financial, physical, and mental well-being of our colleagues and customers – through our products, services, and meaningful advice.