Chief Information Security Officer

Project overview

We are looking for an experienced and action-oriented CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) for an assignment with a major organization. The assignment involves overall responsibility for leading, developing, and monitoring the organization's information security work, with a focus on both strategic governance and practical implementation.

We are looking for someone who can combine structured and long-term security work with concrete improvement measures. The role requires clear leadership, extensive experience, and the ability to translate security requirements, guidelines, and risk assessments into actual results within the business.

Assignment Description / Tasks

As CISO, you will be responsible for leading and further developing the organization's systematic information and IT security work. You will drive both strategic initiatives and operational improvements, ensuring that security work is conducted systematically and continuously monitored.

Responsibilities

Mandatory Requirements

We are looking for someone with:

Meritorious

Personal Qualities

To succeed in this assignment, we see you as a confident and clear leader with a structured and solution-oriented approach.

You have the ability to switch between strategic issues and operational execution. You are self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented, with a clear focus on creating real security improvements.

You thrive in a role where you take responsibility, drive change, and translate theory into practical action.

• Establish and follow up on methods for systematic IT security work.
• Develop and update information security guidelines, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Lead, conduct, and follow up on activities according to the annual work plan for information security.
• Lead continuity planning, including developing plans for situations where critical systems are unavailable.
• Project manage and follow up on security improvements identified through the SOC (Security Operations Center).
• Conduct risk assessments of critical systems.
• Prepare annual reports on security audits and incidents.
• Update support methods, information security policy, and associated guidelines.
• Ensure coordination between the organization's information assets and GDPR registers of personal data processing.
• Follow up on security requirements from critical suppliers and conduct supplier audits.
• Ensure that relevant security requirements are considered in procurements.
• Manage training planning and activities to strengthen security awareness in the organization.
• Senior and extensive experience in information security.
• Documented ability to lead and drive information security work.
• Good leadership skills and the ability to translate strategic security initiatives into concrete improvements.
• Experience in information security work within authorities or large organizations.
• Experience with security-protected procurements (SUA).

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Duration: Initialt 1 år från uppdragsstart
• Location: Stockholm City, SE
• Languages: Swedish