Project Manager for Crypto & Security Competence Center (m/f/d)

We are currently looking for an experienced Project Manager.

You will be an integral member of the Project Management Office for the Competence Center for Crypto and Security, a central organization within NXP, that drives and develops security solutions.

As a Project Manager your responsibility will be to represent the Crypto and Security Group in Product Development Teams containing diverse technical experts coordinating all security related activities, clearly communicating schedule, risks and issues for appropriate and timely closure.

Your Responsibilities

• Crypto and Security Group Representative on Product Development projects from concept to security certification, tracking security related activities.

• Support the Product Development Teams in applying the Competence Center for Crypto and Security Project Methodology

• Facilitating project calls with global cross-functional teams to drive progress and resolve security issues.

• Acting as the first line of contact for escalation of security issues.

• Writing Security Group Reports for Project Milestone Reviews

• Creating top level project plans with milestones, timelines, ownership.

• Ensuring that security goals are met and plans are on track.

• Ensuring security risks are identified, questioned and mitigation steps executed.

Your Profile

• Bachelor or Master degree, preferred in Electrical Engineering, Security Engineering or Computer Engineering.

• Solid experience in project management within the semiconductor industry.

• Management experience with proactive and solution-oriented approach.

• Experience with Project Management tools such as MS Project or similar.

• General understanding of embedded system design and architectural definition.

• Preferably have knowledge of security concepts and standards ISO 21434 and IEC 62443 including cryptography.

Furthermore, you should have:

• Strong systematic skills and familiarity with complex environments.

• Proven strong managing skills, team player and able to track the status quo.

• Flexibility, be calm under pressure and comfortable taking ownership in ambiguous environments.

• Willing to travel when necessary (typically 1 -2 times per year).

• This role is reporting to the Head of the Crypto and Security Project Management Office and is located at the NXP sites in Glasgow in the UK or Gratkorn in Austria.

The Security Project Management team are a truly global and diverse team of experienced project managers from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences supporting the security by design approach on a wide variety of product developments across multiple business lines. They work in close collaboration with the Security Stakeholders in the Crypto and Security Group and with the Product Development Engineers and Managers to ensure security objectives are achieved.

Please note: The successful candidate may/will be responsible for security related tasks. The assignment may/will be in scope of security certifications, therefore a conscious and reliable way of working is necessary.

For applications in Gratkorn: NXP provides market competitive compensation according to the benchmarking of the electronic and semiconductor industry. Due to the Austrian Equal Treatment Act we are obligated to state the employment group of our applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) “Kollektivvertrag für Angestellte Gewerbe und Handwerk und in der Dienstleistung“, this position (fulltime) is graded in Employment Group V after 6 years. Your individual experiences and expectations will be considered in the application process. Moreover, we provide attractive benefits to our employees like home office, flexible working time, meal benefits and more.

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