Cybersecurity Manager

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Responsibilities are to:

• Develop product Cyber Security activities according to Brain Technology Development Plan (TDP). Actively participate to the development of the related strategy within Valeo.
• Develop a Cybersecurity expertise particularly in automotive embedded, wireless communications and cloud interfaces and usage. Data Protection expertise is a plus.
• Ensure correct deliveries of Brain projects (Security, Cost and Delay). Within allocated projects, follow the full development life cycle from design to production, and until decommissioning. Create project deliverables as per the automotive industry standards and regulation, mainly ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE WP.29: cybersecurity risk assessments, security concepts (SW and HW security controls, support to component system architecture), security test plans and optionally execution, production cybersecurity requirements (interface with IT/IS teams), corrective tasks for post-production incident management. Ensure the interface with the customer and the suppliers on cybersecurity. Participate to supplier selection when needed.
• Participate to peer reviews on project deliverables. Senior engineers participate to reviews and assessments.
• Develop high-level automotive product expertise, be able to understand Valeo products from all operational entities, understand when the projects have items relevant to Cybersecurity or Data Protection.
• Participate to the Group System (SW and HW) standards, methodology or tool strategy.
• Support regular security audits.
• Understand the ecosystem. Senior engineers should be able to use their ecosystem knowledge to select appropriate key suppliers.
• Participate on demand to automotive cyber security working groups and events in France/Japan (i.e. PFA).
• May participate to projects with research institutes and schools of engineering’s research chairs, e.g. IRT SystemX, ParisTech Telecom.
• Regular communication to his/her management, or more generally to Brain (e.g. Project Management Committee)

Skills

• Information technology with Cybersecurity specialisation. University degree in Electronics, System or Software Engineering with post-graduation field experience is also acceptable.
• Proven knowledge in cybersecurity
• risk analysis, including the specification of security controls
• system hardening
• secure coding, including the development of security mechanisms (e.g. firewall, boot sequence, OTA updating, access controls)
• Significant knowledge in software development
• Knowledge in either automotive, embedded systems or industrial systems
• The following skills can additionally help:
• System architecture, including security by design; privacy by design or functional safety by design are a plus.
• Network architecture
• Cloud solutions
• Wireless technologies, e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, mobile networks
• IoT cryptography
• Electronics
• Privacy engineering, including Privacy Impact Assessments; understanding of the national personal data protection law or European GDPR
• Product testing & validation
• Language: English and Japanese
• Very good communication skills: clarity, concision, able to adapt reporting to customer or management expectations.
• Empowerment, team player

Mobility

• International travels: on rare occasions, mainly Germany, Ireland, China, India, Egypt. Should be allowed to entry all countries where Valeo has customers, partners or suppliers, including the USA and Israel.

Location

• Tokyo, Japan

Job: R&D Department/Product Manager

Organization: RO/PL R&D

Schedule: Full time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Permanent contract

Job Posting Date: 2025-10-01

_Join Us !

Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

Our Story:

Valeo is a global tech company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility industry. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest innovative companies. We offer a large number of job opportunities that are as diverse as they are rewarding. Whether you are a student seeking an internship, a recent graduate, or an experienced professional, you will find an interesting opportunity at Valeo for you!

More information on www.valeo.com