Product Cybersecurity Officer

The opportunity

Polestar is accelerating the transition to sustainable mobility through electric performance. As vehicles become increasingly connected and software‑defined, product cybersecurity is critical to ensuring trust, resilience and regulatory compliance. We are now looking for a Product Cybersecurity Officer to strengthen cybersecurity governance and compliance across Polestar’s vehicle and product portfolio at our headquarters in Gothenburg.

Let us describe the challenge we offer

As Product Cybersecurity Officer, you will ensure that Polestar’s vehicles and associated products meet global cybersecurity regulations and internal security objectives across the full product lifecycle.

This role sits within the Product Cybersecurity organization and focuses on governance, regulatory compliance, and risk oversight, including regulatory readiness, supplier security, and cross‑functional coordination. Acting as a central advisor, you will support vehicle programs and help ensure cybersecurity requirements, responsibilities and deliverables are effectively managed throughout development, validation and post-launch operations..

You will work closely with vehicle engineering, software, suppliers, homologation, legal, compliance and other key stakeholders. You will also contribute to audit and type approval readiness, continuous improvement of the Cybersecurity Management System (CSMS), and alignment with evolving regulations, standards and industry practices.

The position is located at our HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden. We support flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home a couple of days per week.

What you'll do

You will drive governance, compliance, and risk oversight to ensure effective product cybersecurity across Polestar’s vehicle programs.

You will:

• Maintain and continuously evolve the Product Cybersecurity Management System (CSMS)

• Define and track cybersecurity deliverables across vehicle programs

• Define, coordinate and track cybersecurity deliverables, decision points and supporting evidence across vehicle programs

• Govern the TARA methodology and review the quality and consistency of risk assessments

• Lead preparation and coordination of CSMS audits, regulatory assessments and vehicle type approval documentation

• Coordinate cybersecurity regulatory compliance and type approval readiness across vehicle programs, markets and product variants

• Define cybersecurity requirements for suppliers, oversee assessments, and support the management of contractual and regulatory compliance

• Coordinate cybersecurity dependencies across internal functions, suppliers, technology partners and external engineering organizations

Who you are

You are a structured and pragmatic cybersecurity professional with substantial experience in automotive product cybersecurity, cybersecurity governance or related areas. You understand how regulatory obligations, cybersecurity risk management and vehicle program delivery connect, without necessarily being a specialist engineer in each technical domain.

You are comfortable coordinating across technical and non-technical teams, supporting regulatory processes and ensuring that cybersecurity requirements, decisions and evidence are effectively managed throughout the product lifecycle. You communicate credibly with engineers, program teams, suppliers, auditors, homologation stakeholders and senior management, and you are effective at achieving results through collaboration and influence.

To be a great fit for this position, we believe you have:

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, automotive engineering, vehicle programs or closely related areas, including substantial experience in automotive product cybersecurity.

• Strong practical knowledge of UNECE R155, ISO/SAE 21434 and automotive Cybersecurity Management Systems.

• Experience in cybersecurity risk management, including TARA, as well as compliance oversight and audit preparation.

• Experience supporting or leading automotive cybersecurity regulatory compliance, CSMS audits, type approval or regulatory assessments.

• A good understanding of automotive systems and connected vehicle environments, sufficient to govern cybersecurity requirements, risks and compliance activities effectively.

• Experience managing cybersecurity requirements, deliverables and evidence across vehicle programs and suppliers.

• Experience working with OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, technology partners or comparable automotive ecosystems.

• Strong communication, coordination, negotiation and influencing skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or an equivalent relevant discipline; relevant certifications are considered a plus.

People at Polestar

We know that a change is needed. We also know that each one of us can help bring about that change. Our commitment to becoming climate‑neutral by 2040 is just as important to us as being inclusive, diverse, and innovative. Together, we are creating, collaborating, and experimenting to usher in a new era of sustainable mobility. We are an electric performance brand, determined to improve the society we live in.

Is this you?

If you are interested in joining the Polestar crew, don’t wait to submit your application. As part of our recruitment process, you may be asked to complete assessments and participate in background checks relevant to the position. We apply a continuous selection process, and the job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Are you ready for the journey? Which is electric, by the way…