Practice Lead Cybersecurity (f/m/d)

• Job ID: 507453
• Posted since: 22-May-2026
• Organization: Controlling and Finance
• Field of work: Assurance
• Company: Siemens AG
• Experience level: Experienced Professional
• Job type: Full-time/Part-time
• Work mode: Hybrid (Remote/Office)
• Employment type: Permanent
• Location(s): Munich - - Germany

About the Position:

As Practice Lead Cybersecurity, you will shape and lead the Cybersecurity Audit Practice within Siemens Internal Audit. You will drive the strategic direction of the practice, own senior partner relationships, ensure delivery excellence across a global audit portfolio, and develop top talent. In this role, you will significantly contribute to strengthening our ONE Tech Company by ensuring robust cybersecurity across all our operations and innovations.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the global Cybersecurity Audit Practice, including strategy, priorities and ways of working.
• Assess cybersecurity risks arising from threat actors, vulnerabilities, and control weaknesses that could impact Siemens.
• Lead and deliver multiple cybersecurity audits across IT systems, products, applications, services, factories, and software development centers.
• Assess end-to-end cybersecurity processes and, where relevant, perform ethical hacking activities as part of audit engagements.
• Communicate key messages and technical findings clearly to senior management, enabling informed decisions and effective remediation actions.
• Own senior collaborator relationships throughout the Siemens businesses, Regions and Functions.
• Coach, mentor, and develop talent, acting as a career coach and leader for a high-performing, inclusive team culture.
• Lead recruiting efforts by identifying top talent and participating in interviews to build and sustain a strong cybersecurity audit bench.
• Represent Siemens externally at relevant cybersecurity conferences – both as participant and speaker – building thought leadership for the practice.

Your success is grounded in:

• 15+ years of professional experience within Siemens, a relevant industry, or a Big4 (or comparable) firm.
• Relevant experience in cybersecurity audit and audit methodology.
• Strong track record of continuous learning and staying current with trends in cybersecurity in a fast-changing environment. This includes a keen understanding of how AI is transforming cyber threats and defense strategies.
• Hands-on and/or leadership experience in one or more areas such as application/software security, blue/red teaming, industrial security controls, network security, cloud security, secure SDLC, IT operations, penetration testing, etc.
• Strong “executive narrative” capability turning technical findings into decision-ready insights and driving commitment to remediation.
• Strong academic background, e.g., degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, or Finance.
• Extensive leadership experience with a strong affinity for both business and technology, including effective communication with senior stakeholders.
• Strong multi-project management and team leadership skills in complex, international environments.
• International mindset and willingness to travel and work across diverse teams.
• Fluent in German and English.
• Recognized certifications (e.g., CISA/CISSP/CISM/CCSP and/or offensive security credentials such as OSCP).

What we offer you:

• Mobile working options (subject to local policy)
• A broad range of learning and development opportunities
• An inclusive culture where you can bring your whole self and thrive
• Additional local benefits as applicable

Since each of over 300,000 team members feels that other benefits are particularly important, and we cannot list our entire benefit portfolio here, you can find more information here.

The individual benefits are subject to regulatory, contractual, or corporate conditions.

You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you!

At Siemens, we believe that feeling valued and included is the foundation for doing great work. That’s why we aim to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, and where individual perspectives and experiences are celebrated. Our commitment to fairness and respect extends to every applicant.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from persons with disabilities. In the case of equal qualifications, severely disabled applicants and applicants with equivalent status will be given preference.

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