Service Portfolio Manager Advanced Services (f/m/d)

Location: Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Job ID: R0144611

Date Posted: 2026-10-02

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY GERMANY AG

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description:

The opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, we are advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible, and secure. As a pioneering technology leader, we collaborate with customers and partners worldwide to enable a carbon-neutral energy future for generations to come.

This role is responsible for leading and developing the Cybersecurity and Advanced Services portfolio for Grid Automation Service Europe.

You will transform customer needs, cybersecurity regulations, standards, and market developments into standardized, scalable, and commercially viable service offerings for operational technology environments such as Substation Automation and Control Center systems.

Working with Service, Sales, Engineering, cybersecurity specialists, and country organizations, you will help strengthen and harmonize our cybersecurity capabilities across Europe.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead and further develop the Cybersecurity and Advanced Services portfolio within Service Europe, Grid Automation.

• Define and standardize cybersecurity services across Europe, including scope, delivery models, responsibilities, prerequisites, and service boundaries.

• Drive offerings across key OT cybersecurity areas, including assessments, system hardening, vulnerability and patch management, backup and recovery, monitoring, and incident response.

• Translate customer requirements, cybersecurity regulations, industry standards, and market developments into practical, scalable, and commercially attractive service offerings.

• Support Sales and Tendering with service scoping, solution mapping, technical responses, customer presentations, workshops, and sales enablement.

• Develop reusable methods, templates, playbooks, and tools to enable consistent quoting, selling, and delivery of cybersecurity services across European countries.

• Build and strengthen delivery capabilities through harmonization, technical guidance, training, knowledge transfer, and close collaboration with service engineers and cybersecurity specialists.

• Drive continuous portfolio development, including cybersecurity assessments, IEC 62443 maturity, incident response and recovery capabilities, technology and vendor evaluation, and alignment with the global cybersecurity organization.

Your background

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Automation, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable technical field.

• Several years of professional experience in OT/ICS cybersecurity, SCADA, industrial or substation automation, cybersecurity services, or technical service/product management.

• Strong understanding of OT environments, critical infrastructure, and the differences between traditional IT cybersecurity and cybersecurity for industrial control systems.

• Practical knowledge of key cybersecurity topics such as network segmentation, system hardening, vulnerability and patch management, endpoint protection, backup and recovery, monitoring, and incident response.

• Knowledge of IEC 62443 is highly desirable; experience with ISO 27001, NIS2, or other relevant cybersecurity standards and regulatory frameworks is an advantage.

• Experience defining or managing technical services, service portfolios, or solutions, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear service scopes and compelling customer value propositions.

• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across Service, Engineering, Sales, Product Management, partners, customers, and senior stakeholders.

• Fluent English and willingness to work in an international environment and travel within Europe when required

More about us

Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of cybersecurity services for critical energy infrastructure across Europe. You will combine cybersecurity expertise, customer engagement, and portfolio development while helping Hitachi Energy strengthen the security and resilience of tomorrow’s energy systems.

Our employee benefit programs are tailored to each country, depending on location of employment and job grade.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.

For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.