Information Security Officer

Information security plays an increasingly important role in how we serve our customers, meet regulatory requirements and support sustainable business growth. As our business continues to evolve, we're looking for an Information Security Officer to help strengthen and further develop information security across Fellowmind Finland.

This is an independent specialist role with broad ownership and visibility across the organisation. You'll combine information security expertise with strong stakeholder collaboration, turning security, regulatory and customer requirements into practical ways of working and helping to strengthen our security culture.

The role is primarily based in Helsinki or Tampere, where many of your closest stakeholders and colleagues are located. While English is our corporate language and you'll collaborate extensively with colleagues across the international organisation, much of your day-to-day stakeholder collaboration, communication and awareness work takes place in Finnish. Therefore, professional working proficiency in both Finnish and English is essential for success in this role.

Your mission is to maintain and further develop Fellowmind Finland’s information security management system and ensure that information security becomes an effective, sustainable part of business operations. You will coordinate governance, risk management and improvement activities, support implementation of security controls, and maintain a clear view of risks and priorities.

The role has a strong governance and coordination focus, supported by sufficient technical understanding to work effectively with IT and security specialists. As an independent specialist, you'll work across functions and teams throughout the organisation, helping bring together business, technology and compliance perspectives to move security initiatives forward.

You are not expected to personally configure every security technology or own every operational control. Your impact comes from setting direction, bringing the right people together and ensuring that agreed actions move forward.

You will work closely with local management, Internal IT, Legal, HR, delivery teams and sales. You will also collaborate with information security colleagues across the Fellowmind Group to share knowledge, align ways of working and coordinate common security topics.

Your Areas of Focus

Information Security Leadership & Development

• Lead the development of information security in Fellowmind Finland and act as the organisation's primary security contact.
• Maintain oversight of security objectives, risks, improvement initiatives and local implementation of group-wide security practices.

ISMS, Risk Management & Compliance

• Maintain and continuously improve the Information Security Management System (ISMS) in alignment with ISO/IEC 27001.
• Coordinate risk assessments, control follow-up, audits, management reviews and corrective actions.
• Help ensure compliance with relevant requirements, including GDPR, NIS2 and emerging regulations such as the EU AI Act.

Business & Customer Enablement

• Provide information security expertise to support business decisions and operational development.
• Support sales and customer-facing units with security questionnaires, tenders, contractual reviews and customer assurance discussions.
• Help integrate information security into delivery practices, customer projects and business decision-making.

Security Awareness & Incident Coordination

• Promote and develop security awareness through communication, training and practical guidance.
• Guide and coordinate the implementation and improvement of technical security controls.
• Coordinate security assessments, testing and remediation follow-up.
• Maintain oversight of information security incident management and support coordination, escalation, investigation, communication and lessons learned.

Security Architecture & Third-party relationships

• Manage third-party security assessments and coordinate the identification and follow-up of supplier security risks.
• Participate in procurement and supplier onboarding to ensure that relevant security requirements are assessed and addressed.
• Support secure design and architecture decisions when new internal infrastructure, applications or technology services are introduced or significantly changed.

• Several years of experience in information security, security governance, risk management or compliance.
• Practical knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001 and experience in maintaining or developing an ISMS.
• Understanding of relevant regulatory topics such as GDPR, NIS2 and the evolving EU AI regulatory landscape.
• Good technical understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud environments and key information security principles and controls.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise a broad range of topics and drive progress by engaging stakeholders across the organisation.
• Professional working proficiency in both Finnish and English, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A relevant educational background or equivalent hands-on experience in information security or related fields.
• Experience in a Microsoft-focused environment and familiarity with Microsoft security technologies such as Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel and Purview.
• Experience with customer assurance, supplier security, privacy collaboration or AI governance.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CISA

Information security at Fellowmind isn't a separate support function operating on the sidelines. It's closely connected to our people, customers and everyday business.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to shape how information security develops across Fellowmind Finland while working with stakeholders from leadership and business teams to IT, HR and legal experts. You'll be part of our Revenue Operations unit, a team focused on enabling sustainable growth, high-quality operations and continuous improvement across the business.

This is a role for someone who enjoys combining specialist expertise with collaboration, influencing decisions, and turning complex requirements into practical actions that create real business value.

Practical steps

Perhaps you're already working in information security, governance or compliance and looking for a role where you can have a broader impact across the organisation. Or perhaps you've been building security practices from a different angle and are ready to take the next step.

Either way, we'd love to hear your story.

The application period is open until 8.11.2026, and we're aiming for the selected person to start in early 2027. We'll review applications throughout the process and keep candidates informed of next steps.

During the recruitment process, you'll meet our recruiter, your future manager, future colleagues and key stakeholders from both Finland and our international information security community. Before making a final decision, we'll also contact your references.

📩 For more information about the role and Fellowmind, please contact Riikka Ketola (riikka.ketola@fellowmind.fi).

AI as part of our recruitment process

Technology is part of our everyday work, and we also use AI as a supporting tool in recruitment. It may help us with tasks such as drafting job advertisements, preparing application materials and compiling interview notes, allowing us to spend more time where it matters most: meaningful conversations with candidates.

AI is never used to make hiring decisions independently. All evaluations, decisions and selections are always made by people.