Business Security Partner
Posted 21 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Business Security Partner for the Business Functions”
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyComputer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Technology (or related)
Study levelMaster's
CertificationsCISSP, CISM
Information Security serves as Nokia’s center of excellence for cybersecurity, responsible for defining security policies and standards, shaping the cybersecurity architecture and roadmap, and overseeing security monitoring, detection, and incident management.
We actively partner with Nokia’s Business Segments and Business Functions to drive product security, customer security, and regulatory compliance initiatives, while engaging with governments and industry stakeholders on evolving security requirements.
Together, we safeguard Nokia’s people, processes, systems, products, and services, reinforcing our position as a trusted partner in the 5G era and beyond.
In this role, you will join the Business Security team, which drives enterprise-wide security initiatives across business environments. The team focuses on protecting critical company information, securing third-party engagements, and partnering with business leaders to identify, assess, and mitigate security risks. As a trusted advisor, you will help integrate security into business operations and strategic decision-making, ensuring that security enables innovation and growth.
Responsibilities
The Business Security Partner role requires an in-depth understanding of Business Segment and Business Function (BS/BF) operations, priorities, and strategic objectives, combined with broad expertise in Information Security processes, governance, risk management, and security controls. This knowledge is essential to ensure effective alignment between business needs and security requirements while driving Nokia's security objectives across the organization.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Ensuring security governance is established within assigned BS/BFs, including defining, proposing, and maintaining appropriate governance structures and operating models.
- Ensuring all Information Security related roles and responsibilities are defined, communicated, and formally nominated within the business.
- Establishing and facilitating regular interworking channels, governance forums, and interlock meetings between Information Security and BS/BF leadership teams to drive security risk reduction and strategic alignment.
- Creating awareness within BS/BFs regarding security risks, emerging threats, required security measures, and the evolving threat landscape.
- Providing regular updates to BS/BF management on relevant incidents, cyber threats, security posture, and key security developments.
- Assessing BS/BF priorities, concerns, and business objectives, and aligning them with Nokia's Information Security priorities, programs, and initiatives.
- Communicating Nokia's security strategy and roadmap to BS/BF stakeholders.
- Monitoring, tracking, and co-steering the implementation of agreed security roadmaps, initiatives, controls, and remediation programs within assigned BS/BFs.