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Our Story

At Wooga, we are very proud of the diverse, creative and friendly environment we have established and we believe you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry. Each of our Woogas plays an important role in our success as a company and in shaping our culture. We really value our razor-sharp focus on story-driven casual games, excellent craftsmanship, truly collaborative way of working, and the values we strive to live up to every day. We create joyful experiences that awaken our players’ desire to see what happens next. Based in the heart of Berlin, with over 300 employees from around the world, we work together to create high-quality casual games with engaging stories at the core of the experience.

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and strategic Director of Information Security to lead our efforts in safeguarding the organization's digital assets. In this critical role, you will be responsible for developing and managing a comprehensive security program that ensures our ability to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from potential threats in a dynamic and evolving risk environment. Join our team to champion resilience, foster innovation, and lead the charge in protecting our organization from ever-changing security threats.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify Threats: Establish processes to assess, monitor, and mitigate risks across the organization’s systems, networks, and data assets
Protect Assets: Implement robust security policies, technologies, and frameworks to safeguard critical infrastructure and sensitive information
Detect Vulnerabilities: Build and manage systems for early detection of vulnerabilities and threats, ensuring timely remediation and minimal impact
Respond to Incidents: Lead and coordinate incident response efforts, including investigation, mitigation, communication, and lessons learned
Recover Operations: Develop and maintain a comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery plan to ensure swift recovery with minimal disruption
Compliance and Governance: Ensure adherence to relevant security standards, legal requirements, and industry best practices
Awareness and Training: Foster a culture of security awareness by delivering training programs and promoting best practices across the organization
Leadership and Collaboration: Lead cross-functional teams and work closely with stakeholders to align security initiatives with business objectives

About you

Proven experience in information security leadership, risk management, and incident response
Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and regulatory requirements
Expertise in security technologies, tools, and processes, including SIEM, network, cloud (AWS), encryption, and endpoint protection
Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Effective communication and leadership abilities to engage with both technical teams and executive stakeholders

Please note: Research has shown that some under-represented groups in the gaming industry (eg: women) tend to apply only if they meet every single requirement. Here at Wooga, the desire to learn and the willingness to solve problems are more important to us than your experience on paper. We encourage you to apply even if you do not think that you tick all the boxes - thinking outside of such boxes and embracing the diversity of mindsets and backgrounds is what we believe makes our teams thrive.

Our Promise

Shape the future! Challenge the status quo and team up with a diverse group of experts (over 57 nationalities!) working on crafting the world’s best games.
We offer a generous relocation package and home search support if you are not already located in Berlin. Did we mention that we also cooperate with Kindergartens?
Make use of a significant education budget and extra days off for self-development. Join our meet-ups, talks, brown bag lunches, internal trainings, workshops and many others.
Enjoy the yoga, mindfulness app, sports and transport subsidies. And a Purpose Day to donate your time to a worthy cause!
Did you know that German is the third most commonly taught language worldwide? Learn it too! We offer German language classes for you and your significant other.
With our hybrid work model you will work in the office with your teams twice a week, to encourage in-person collaboration and team bonding The other three days you can choose if you want to work from home or from the office. We also offer 10 days a year to work from abroad. We got your back!

At Wooga we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for everyone who works here or with us, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion (or lack thereof) and game preferences. Be yourself, we like you that way!

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Each of our 300 Woogas play an important role in growing our success as a company and in shaping our company culture. We are proud of our razor-sharp focus on story-driven casual games, the excellent craftsmanship we put into them, and our truly collaborative way of working.

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