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Pon North America (PNA)

Information Security & Privacy Manager - Pon North America

What are we looking for?

Pon is a leading family-owned multinational company headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As a leading mobility company, our bicycles, cars, and innovative mobility solutions support millions every day. We are looking for a service-minded individual with strong business acumen to serve as Information Security & Privacy Manager for Pon’s US affiliate, Pon North America located in Houston Texas, to strengthen our global Security & Privacy Office. Information technology is a critical focus area for Pon, where people are key to determining the correct use of information technology, making our operational companies even more successful. Because of the high degree of automation of our businesses, information security is of extreme importance. At Pon, we aim to implement security by design in our products and services. When incidents occur, our Security and Privacy team will respond swiftly and decisively. As Information Security & Privacy Manager, you will be responsible for understanding and implementing the integral information security within the operational companies of Pon North America and how to translate the Pon information security policies into tactical and operational measures for the Pon operational companies. You will work closely with the Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer (CISPO), the operational companies and other Security & Privacy experts, together constituting the global Pon Security & Privacy Office.

Your most important responsibilities as an Information Security & Privacy Manager are:

● Creating awareness for information security at the management and employee level;

● Implementing the corporate security standards in the operational companies and ensuring all US business units comply with these standards. To this extent you will provide strategic guidance and advice, both solicited and unsolicited;

● Leading the implementation of the Pon Privacy policy in the US and act as the Business Group’s Privacy Officer for PNA;

● Organizing and implementing the Security Incident Response process, proactively coordinating security incidents while monitoring progress of the improvement actions;

● Performing continuous risk analysis in order to find (new) threats in a timely manner, evaluating existing threats and vulnerabilities and their mitigating measures to ensure risk mitigation with concrete actions and advice;

● Accompanying internal and external security audits, initiating improvement actions, and - projects to follow up on audit findings;

● Setting up and leading the US Security Incident Response Team and the operational security employees within Pon North America, working closely together with Pon’s Security & Privacy experts and Security Operations Center (SOC) in Europe;

● Ensuring that all products and services delivered by the Pon North America Business Groups are Security and Privacy compliant by design;

● Reporting the security and privacy status of Pon North America to business management (namely to CFOs of indiGO Auto Group and Pon.Bike and the CISPO).

What do we expect from you?

You have a relevant university degree and 8 to 12 years of experience in information security, CISSP and/or CISM is preferred. You have broad experience in project management, risk management and risk assessments. You are familiar with IT (Security) auditing and best practices and standards, like ISO/IEC 27001/2, NIST CSF, COBIT and COSO. You know about relevant privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA) and Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) and you are current with the latest technological developments in information security.

As Security & Privacy Manager you will focus on providing a valuable customer-service experience for Pon’s operating businesses while at the same time adding tremendous value to the business. You will have excellent communication and persuasive skills, both written and spoken. You are pragmatic, focused on results and you have broad experience in managing people, projects and processes. You are sensitive to your environment and you can work together easily with other disciplines and levels. You stand firmly, you know how to handle conflicting interests and you know how to make the translation to everyday practice, based on the right analysis, but keeping the helicopter view in all cases.

What do we offer?

Our people have the passion to perform, with the trust and freedom to do a good job, they take responsibility for what they do, and have fun in their work. It is the way in which we interact, every day, with each other and with our customers. We offer full comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability. Our retirement plan includes immediate vesting and an employer match of 50% of the first 8% deferred.

Pon’s Profile

Pon is a leading provider of mobility products, services, and solutions to customers and consumers across the globe based in The Netherlands. As a leading mobility company, our bicycles, cars, and innovative mobility solutions support millions every day. What started as a small-scale family business in 1895, has become a successful automotive retailer and the world’s largest bike manufacturer. Apart from the automotive and biking business, Pon is also active in the world agricultural products and services.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Pon North America is Pon’s US subsidiary and comprises 48 legal entities. Pon North America operates primarily in the retail luxury car business and in bicycle manufacturing and retail. With 29 luxury car dealerships in 5 states, indiGO Auto Group is one of the largest luxury car groups in the US, representing Porsche, McLaren, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, Land Rover and Jaguar. Within the US bike industry, Pon’s bicycle business includes 6 bike companies with aspirational brands such as Cervélo, Santa Cruz, Cannondale, Gazelle, Schwinn and Mongoose. In addition, Pon’s bike business includes Mike’s Bikes, an 18-store retail bike operation.

As a family business, Pon invests continuously in new, sustainable mobility solutions and technical innovations. Pon uses an approach that goes back to their early beginnings: no-nonsense, well-thought-out and pragmatic, with the objective to put ideas into practice as fast as possible. Website:

Contact information:

Delise Wilkinson

delise.wilkinson@pon.com

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