Job Specifications
LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.
Announcement
In June 2025, LYB announced entering into an agreement and exclusive negotiations for the sale of four olefins & polyolefins sites and the associated business in Europe. The sites to be sold are located in Berre (France), Münchsmünster (Germany), Carrington (UK), and Tarragona (Spain). The sites together represent a scaled olefins and polyolefins platform strategically located in proximity to a longstanding customer base and with access and connectivity to key infrastructure.
Closing of the proposed transaction is currently expected in the first half of 2026. From the start, the new company will be a scaled leader in European Olefins & Polyolefins. Powered by strategically located assets, a diverse product portfolio, and operational excellence, it aims to transform the business, fostering an agile, entrepreneurial culture where fast decision-making and hands-on collaboration drive transformation and growth.
Are you ready?
You will be crucial to a successful transition and, when the sale is closed, success of the new company. You will become part of a new dynamic organization with around 1,800 employees, headquarters in Rotterdam and production sites in France, Germany, UK and Spain with a strong focus on customer excellence. We stimulate candidates from the area of Carrington (UK), Berre (FR), Tarragona (ES) or Münchsmünster (GE) to apply!
This is the role
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is responsible for defining, implementing, and managing the company’s information and operational technology (OT) security strategy and roadmap, aligning with enterprise IT and business objectives.
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the CISO leads a hybrid security model that leverages a Managed Security Provider (MSP) for security operations and an internal Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team for policy, audit, and risk oversight.
This role is critical for protecting intellectual property, systems, and data, ensuring that the organization’s cybersecurity posture supports both safe manufacturing operations and business growth while enabling innovation across IT and OT environments.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute the enterprise cybersecurity strategy aligned with the IT roadmap and business priorities.
Act as the principal advisor to the CIO, Board, and executive leadership on cybersecurity risk, threat intelligence, and compliance posture.
Integrate security into IT projects, plant modernization, cloud migrations, and digital transformation initiatives.
Represent information security in IT governance forums and architecture councils.
Lead the internal GRC function responsible for cybersecurity policy, audit, and enterprise risk management.
Ensure compliance with key regulatory and industry standards.
Conduct regular risk assessments, coordinate internal and external audits, and report findings to the CIO and executive leadership.
Oversee the company’s MSP, ensuring effective monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
Maintain clear SLAs, KPIs, and escalation procedures, and operational metrics for the MSP’s performance.
Lead coordination between IT, OT, and MSP teams during security incidents, ensuring business continuity and operational safety.
Ensure compliance of both IT and OT networks with corporate cybersecurity policies and secure configuration standards.
Partner with IT infrastructure, network, and operations teams to maintain secure architectures across corporate, cloud, and plant systems.
Collaborate with operations and engineering to implement cybersecurity controls for industrial control systems (ICS/OT), including network segmentation, access management, and patch governance.
Oversee data protection, encryption, and identity management initiatives across sites.
Manage cybersecurity due diligence and oversight for vendors, suppliers, and partners.
Collaborate with Procurement and Legal to integrate security requirements into contracts and service agreements.
Promote cybersecurity awareness and accountability across all levels of the organization.
Oversee employee training programs on phishing, safe system use, and industrial cy