IT Security Officer

In this role, you will be responsible for defining, implementing, and maintaining security and AI policies, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, and guiding the organization through increasingly strict security requirements—while keeping aflexible, business-oriented retail mindset.

You are hands-on, pragmatic, and able to translate security rules into workable solutions that enable the business rather than slow it down. You pro-actively reach out to the business stakeholders to build up a strong and sustainable relationship.

Digital & Information Security

• Ensure the security of our digital environment, including e-commerce platforms, internal systems, data flows, and integrations with third-party partners.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks across Hunkemöller’s complete IT landscape.
• Support incident response activities and coordinate investigations, remediation, and follow-up actions.

Stakeholder Management & Enablement

• Guide teams across IT, e-commerce, digital, and business functions through security requirements.
• Act as a trusted partner who balances security, risk, and commercial needs. Act as a key advisor to the business on security and regulatory topics
• Raise security awareness across the organization through training and clear communication.

Policy and Governance

• Create, implement, and maintain information security and AI policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Translate regulatory and security requirements into clear, practical policies that work in a retail environment.
• Regularly review and update policies to reflect new threats, technologies, and regulations.

• Work closely with technical teams to implement security measures in practice.
• Review architectures, processes, and third-party setups from a security perspective.
• Proactively identify improvement areas and drive security initiatives end-to-end

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Security Officer, Information Security, or similar role.
• Strong hands-on mindset with the ability to move from policy to execution.
• Solid knowledge of security regulations, compliance frameworks, and data protection laws.
• Experience working with complex digital landscapes, preferably in retail, e-commerce, or omnichannel environments.
• Proven ability to work with third-party vendors and reseller ecosystems.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills—able to explain security to non-technical audiences.
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach: firm on security, flexible in execution

• A key security role in a large, international retail organization.
• The opportunity to shape security and AI governance at scale.
• A dynamic environment where security truly enables the business.
• Competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements