Operational Lead Cyber Security

At Lantmännen, our mission is to create value from Field to Fork. Our businesses play an important role in food production, agriculture, energy and infrastructure, making cyber security a critical part of ensuring stable and secure operations. We are now looking for an Operational Lead Cyber Security who wants to help strengthen our cyber resilience while enabling the continued development of our business. If you are motivated by collaboration, continuous improvement and making a real impact, this could be your next challenge.

This is what you will do
In this key role, you will work closely with business units, IT teams and external partners to strengthen Lantmännen's cyber resilience. You will coordinate incident response activities, ensure effective collaboration across stakeholders, and drive improvements to security processes, services and capabilities.

When major security incidents occur, you will take the lead in coordinating response efforts, involving the right stakeholders, supporting decision-making and ensuring established procedures are followed. You will also proactively identify trends, analyze recurring incidents and drive remediation activities to reduce future risk.

You will take ownership of key security services and operational processes, including areas such as the Security Operations Center (SOC), security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management and relevant security tooling such as SIEM and EDR/XDR. Together with service owners, vendors and managed security partners, you will set expectations, follow up on performance and ensure that our security capabilities evolve in line with the threat landscape and business needs.

You will work closely with stakeholders across our businesses and within the IT organization, driving the agenda for continuous improvement and helping to build a strong security function that safely enables the business.

The role combines both strategic and operational responsibilities. You will contribute to long-term planning, capability development and process improvements while remaining hands-on and pragmatic when security incidents or urgent operational matters arise. Success in the role requires a structured and collaborative approach, strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to take ownership when needed.

You will be part of the IT Operations team at Lantmännen, a Group function supporting all business units, and report to the Manager Competence Center Operation and Security Center. You can be located in either Stockholm or Malmö.

This is what you need to succeed

You have:

• Several years of experience working within Cyber Security, preferably in Security Operations, incident response or a comparable operational security role.
• Experience coordinating or leading security incident response activities.
• Experience working with a Security Operations Center (SOC), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) or similar operational security environments.
• Good understanding of security monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability management and SIEM and EDR/XDR capabilities.
• Experience working across large or complex organizations where collaboration with multiple stakeholders and service owners is required.
• Experience driving initiatives, continuous improvements or projects within security or IT.
• Strong communication skills, written and spoken, in both Swedish and English.

You are:

• Independent and comfortable taking ownership, making decisions and driving initiatives forward.
• Structured and able to balance long-term improvements with operational priorities.
• A relationship builder who collaborates effectively with colleagues, vendors and stakeholders across the organization.
• Analytical and capable of assessing risks, identifying root causes and creating sustainable solutions.
• Solution-oriented and comfortable navigating complex situations in a changing environment.
• Calm and decisive under pressure, with the ability to create direction in complex situations.
• Able to communicate technical concepts and security risks clearly to a broad range of stakeholders.

You share our values - Openness, Holistic view, Drive - and our promise of taking responsibility from Field to Fork.

What we offer you
At Lantmännen, you work with things that matter. Together, we develop sustainable solutions for the future of farming, food, and energy. As an international group operating across multiple markets and industries, we offer a wide range of development opportunities. Here, there is always more to explore.

With business in mind and people at heart, we foster a culture where individuals can grow, collaborate, and make a real impact. Internal mobility and continuous development are natural parts of how we grow, both as a business and as employees.

That is how we make it matter, from field to fork.

Sounds interesting?
We hope so! You apply for the position online, preferably as soon as possible but no later than 08/10. In your application, you have the opportunity to add your CV or LinkedIn profile.

For a more objective and inclusive recruitment process, we do not accept personal letters but instead ask you to answer selection questions relevant to the position. The recruitment process includes both psychometric tests and competency-based interviews, with the aim of promoting a fair evaluation for all candidates. At Lantmännen, it is important that everyone has equal opportunities for employment and development within the group.

As a final candidate, a background check will be conducted through our external supplier. If you have any questions about the position or the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact the Talent Acquisition Specialist, [email protected]

We look forward to your application!