About us

With our strong brands GMX, WEB.DE and mail.com and over 42 million active users, we are the leading email and communications platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From this strong market position, services and apps are developed that simplify users' digital lives - from office tools and cloud solutions to personal ID management.

Your Tasks

Are you ready to accelerate your leadership career within a dynamic digital organization? Do you aspire to elevate information security for over 42 million users to new heights? Do you thrive on collaborating with people and driving sustainable improvements? If so, you are exactly who we are looking for!

As the Team Lead – Information Security within our Governance & Assurance division, you will take on the following key responsibilities:

• Lead a Dedicated Team as the "Second Line of Defense” : Oversee strategic information security functions including ISMS (Information Security Management System) and BCMS (Business Continuity Management System).
• Project Planning and Coordination: Manage initiatives such as security assessments, audits, and awareness programs, ensuring timely and effective delivery.
• Stakeholder Alignment and Reporting: Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to produce focused, actionable reports tailored to diverse audiences.
• Continuous Team Development: Foster ongoing growth in teamwork, knowledge, and skills through coaching, training, and professional development initiatives.
• Ensure Team Readiness: Maintain the team’s up-to-date expertise on security and governance requirements, equipping them to meet evolving challenges confidently.

We Appreciate

Are you adept at rapidly building strong networks across an organization? Can you communicate with confidence at all levels? Do you hold a technical degree or equivalent qualification? Do you set high standards of quality and understand how information security drives business success? If yes, we would be delighted to receive your application. The following attributes will significantly enhance your candidacy:

• Proven Leadership Experience: Several years of managing and growing high-performing teams, driving proactive change, and cultivating a constructive, positive work environment.
• In-Depth Knowledge of Relevant Legislation and Standards: Strong expertise in NIS-2, GDPR, ISO 27000 series, NIST frameworks, and best practices such as OWASP and ISACA.
• Technical or IT Background with Practical Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience in information security and related technical disciplines.
• Passion for Continuous Learning: Proactively engage in ongoing professional development across information security, technology, business, leadership, and personal growth domains.
• Outstanding Communication Skills: Fluent in both German and English (C1 level), with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively across all organizational levels.

What else we would like to tell you

• Our corporate culture: No dress code, flat hierarchies, open and transparent communication.
• Individual development opportunities: diverse training programs, e-learning and internal communities, leadership training, language courses, mentoring.
• Benefits and additional services: company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, discounts on own products, job ticket, company car, bike leasing, corporate benefits portal.
• Attractive working conditions: 30 days holiday, hybrid working, full-time and part-time arrangements, free choice between Linux, Mac, or Windows.
• Social: team events, summer and winter parties, family and care service, sports and fitness programs, subsidized canteen, free fruit and drinks, health courses.
• Topics that are also important to us: Sustainability, diversity, and our values and leadership principles - find out more on our website mail-and-media.com.