(Senior) Information Security Manager (f/m/d)

Permanent contract, full-time, Cologne/ Flexible

Who we are


We are part of the team behind Kaufland.de: Several thousand merchants and millions of products make our multi-channel portal one of the largest marketplaces in Germany. Our work is characterised by a dynamic corporate culture, with a start-up mentality and the opportunities offered by a large corporation in the background. We combine knowledge and many years of experience in e-commerce with flat hierarchies and a highly motivated team. Whether as an intern or an executive: We take every idea seriously, because we want to work together in shaping the future of e-commerce!

We love flexibility! We offer you the best environment to work in a flexible and focused way: You decide whether you want to work in our office in Cologne // Darmstadt while at the same time having the opportunity to work remotely. We want to offer you the most attractive workplace in e-commerce and a maximum of flexibility for your personal work-life balance.

Day-by-day, our development team of about 190 experts pursues the goal of creating the best-possible customer shopping experience for the Kaufland.de marketplace. We are here to inspire millions of customers, to help them find, purchase and get the things they love. To enrich the lives of our customers, we collaborate in cross-functional teams, in which product owners, product designers, frontend and backend engineers, data scientists and lean managers join forces. Details regarding the challenges of the respective product areas can be found here:  https://www.real-digital.de/team/tech/. 


Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail

  • You take ownership for the further development of our company-wide information security management system (ISMS)
  • You develop and implement technical as well as organizational security processes and controls and optimize them for the company standards of real.digital
  • You use your technical knowledge and experience to create security concepts and develop appropriate security measures
  • You advise our business units in day-to-day business, implementing and adhering to our policies and standards, as well as current best practices in information security (incl. training activities)
  • You have a strong understanding of how to identify technical or organizational risks and vast experience in evaluating these risks
  • You prepare and coordinate internal & external audits and the tracking of correctives and corrective actions
  • You favor using modern technologies in your daily work and are on the lookout for new tools and features


Your profile – this is what we expect from you

  • You have previous working experience in the field of information security and information security risk assessment as well as in dealing with compliance aspects (creating policies and processes, evaluating risks)
  • You possess a very good knowledge of information security and standards (e.g. ISO/IEC 270xx) and prudential requirements for IT (e.g. MaRisk, BAIT)
  • You have a very high capacity for abstraction, perseverance, strong methodical skills and your actions are always based on partnership
  • You possess strong negotiation skills, are decisive and experienced in dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and areas of the company
  • Your way of working is results-oriented, binding appearance and presentation strength
  • You have the drive to continuously develop both yourself and your colleagues further in order to become a little bit better every day
  • You have excellent communication skills, are willing to embrace our company culture and values and enjoy working in an international, english-speaking team
  • Business fluent (C1) German language skills are essential


What we offer

  • Work as you feel comfortable! We offer you the best possible flexibility in terms of working hours and location. Create your own work-life!

  • A highly-motivated and qualified team from different fields and numerous nations

  • A sophisticated product with millions of users and a broadly-based technology stack

  • A dynamic environment with a start-up mentality, no superfluous red tape and hierarchy, as well as plenty of courage and trust to break new ground

  • Free choice of hardware – we provide you with the development environment of your choice

  • Always up-to-date – you receive four days of special leave and a budget of €1,300 per year to attend relevant fairs and conferences

  • Top conditions at the Urban Sports Club for fitness, team sports, yoga and more

Why are you the perfect fit for this position? Don't bother with cover letters - we're interested in facts and figures!
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Your contact person: Lea Sycha
real.digital
real,- Digital Payment & Technology Services GmbH
Habsburgerring 2
50674 Köln

*Our company will be renamed in the future for company law reasons.

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