Field CISO (OT/ICS) EMEA (m/f/d)
Summary
Act as a customer-facing OT/ICS security expert, advising industrial clients on resilience, asset visibility, and OT/IT convergence while partnering with sales teams to close enterprise deals.
You'll partner directly with our sales teams globally, stepping into strategic and enterprise deals where technical credibility with OT/ICS security leaders is the deciding factor — spanning both our established backup/recovery/configuration story and our expanding OT asset inventory and OT/IT convergence narrative with Octovision. You'll also build the enablement that raises the bar for every deal you're not personally in the room for. Deal Engagement
- Serve as the senior technical and strategic voice in customer conversations with CISOs, VPs of OT/Plant Security, and operations leadership, engaging peer-to-peer on backup, disaster recovery, configuration management, and OT asset visibility in industrial environments
- Partner with Account Executives and Solution Engineers on strategic and enterprise opportunities, joining at the point where technical credibility and objection handling matter most
- Address hard questions on OT-specific risk: segmentation, air-gapped and hybrid environments, ICS attack surface, recovery time objectives in live production environments, configuration drift, and the asset visibility gaps that make all of the above harder to manage
- Speak credibly to OT/IT convergence: how asset inventory (Octovision) underpins vulnerability management, risk-based prioritization, and governance as OT and IT security programs increasingly share tooling, data, and accountability
- Build mutual close plans with sales teams; help define technical/security exit criteria for late-stage deals
Enablement & Scale
- Design and deliver ongoing training for Solution Engineers and Account Executives on OT security, resilience, and asset inventory/convergence topics, so credibility doesn't depend solely on your personal availability
- Build reusable assets: battlecards, discovery question frameworks, ROI/risk narratives, and competitive positioning across both the established backup/recovery portfolio and the growing asset management/Octovision motion
- Act as a coach and technical mentor to the SE organization, raising the baseline OT and OT/IT convergence fluency of the broader team over time
Market & Product
- Represent AMDT's point of view at industry events, customer roundtables, and OT security forums — covering both resilience/recovery and the emerging OT asset management/convergence conversation
- Feed field insights and customer objections back to Product and Marketing to sharpen positioning and roadmap priorities, including forOctovisionas it scales
- Stay current on OT/ICS threat landscape, regulatory developments (e.g., NIS2, IEC 62443), OT/IT convergence trends, and competitive movements (e.g., Octave/Cyber Integrity and adjacent players)
- 8+ years in OT/ICS security, industrial operations, or plant floor technical leadership — hands-on experience with backup, disaster recovery, configuration/change management, or OT asset inventory/visibility in a manufacturing, energy, or industrial environment is essential
- Bachelor’sdegree in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology (IT), or related fields required
- Direct, lived experience being on the other side of the table:you've owned OT recovery, change management, or asset visibility as a practitioner, not just studied it
- Working knowledge of OT/IT convergence dynamics — how asset inventory data feeds vulnerability management, risk prioritization, and shared governance between OT and IT security teams
- Comfortoperatingas a peer with senior security and operations executives at Fortune 500 industrial and energy companies
- Prior pre-sales, sales engineering, or customer-facing vendor experience preferred, but practitioner credibility is non-negotiable — we can teach sales process to an expert faster than we can teach OT depth to a salesperson
- Strong communicator who can flex between boardroom-level strategy and hands-on technical depth in the same day
- Demonstrated ability to build training/enablement content and develop others, not just carry deals solo
- Ability to travel up to 40% to customer sites and industry events
- OT/ICS security, industrial operations, or plant floor technical leadership — hands-on experience with backup, disaster recovery, configuration/change management, or OT asset inventory/visibility in a manufacturing, energy, or industrial environment is essential
- Transformative Opportunities & Inclusive Culture: Be part of a dynamic, evolving company where growth is encouraged, your contributions are valued, and where you collaborate and thrive within a diverse, supportive community.
- Rewarding Performance: Benefit from a competitive, performance‑oriented compensation package designed to celebrate your achievements and reward the value you bring.
- Flexible Work Options: Work how you work best – remotely, hybrid, or from our state-of-the-art office.
- Future Security: We invest in your future, contributing 20% towards a comprehensive pension plan.
- Supplementary Health Coverage: Enjoy added security with additional health insurance that supports your well‑being beyond the basics.
- Corporate Benefits: Take advantage of exclusive discounts on selected brands to enrich your everyday life.
- Continuous Learning: Access Preply for easy language learning, supporting your personal and professional growth.
- Celebrating Milestones: Enjoy special bonuses and gifts for significant life events like marriage, the birth of a child, or your anniversaries with us.