As HESS Director Security & Business Continuity, you will serve as Nammo Group's strategic lead for security, emergency preparedness and business continuity. Working closely with sites, business units and corporate functions, you will strengthen organizational resilience, develop Group security and business continuity standards, and support their implementation across Nammo's European operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, maintain and implement Nammo Group's Security and Business Continuity policies, directives and governance documentation.

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of Nammo Group's security and business continuity framework.

• Develop and maintain Nammo Group's Business Continuity Plan, aligned with recognised standards such as ISO 22301.

• Lead security risk assessments, emergency preparedness and contingency planning across the Group.

• Develop and improve crisis management processes, emergency preparedness and contingency response capabilities.

• Plan, coordinate and conduct tabletop exercises and internal audits within Security and Business Continuity.

• Develop organisational capability in Security, Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Management and Business Continuity in collaboration with Learning & Development.

• Support sites in identifying, preventing and reducing business disruption risks.

• Build strong relationships with IT, Corporate functions and site HESS teams to strengthen security, resilience and business continuity across the Group.

We believe you bring

To succeed in this role, you will likely have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Science or a related technical discipline. Relevant professional experience may compensate for formal education.

• Minimum five years of experience within security, business continuity, HSE, quality, manufacturing or continuous improvement, preferably in an international industrial environment.

• Experience working with management systems and internationally recognised standards, such as ISO 22301 and other relevant ISO standards.

• Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Experience from one or more of the following areas will be an advantage:

• Defence, manufacturing or other highly regulated industries.

• Law enforcement, intelligence, corporate security, crisis management or business continuity.

• Energetic materials and process safety.

• Project management.

• Internal or external auditing.

• Working across multiple countries and cultures.
  

Who you are

You are an influential and collaborative professional who enjoys working across functions, countries and organizational levels. You build trust through clear communication and strong stakeholder management, and you are comfortable driving change and achieving results in a matrix organization. You combine a proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a structured and quality-focused approach, and have the resilience and persistence to drive long-term initiatives in a complex, international organization. You balance strategic priorities with operational support while contributing to a strong HESS culture across the Group.

You share our core values of Dedication, Precision and Care and contribute to strengthening the One Nammo culture through collaboration, integrity and a commitment to excellence.

Location and travel
The role involves regular travel across Nammo's European operations, with occasional travel to the US. For practical reasons, we expect you to be based in one of the Nordic countries or the UK, within convenient travelling distance of both an international airport and a Nammo site. Other European locations might be considered

Why Nammo?
Nammo is a technology-driven company with operations in multiple countries and strong industrial roots. We work on meaningful challenges in defence and aerospace, and we're growing. This role offers the opportunity to shape security and resilience across an international industrial group, working closely with experienced colleagues and contributing to strategic initiatives that protect people, operations and business continuity.

Do you want to know more?

To ensure a fair and thorough selection process, we are collaborating with The Assessment Company, a professional partner specializing in recruitment and assessment. Feel free to contact one of our advisors in The Assessment Company if you have any questions regarding this position or the process.

Katrine Prebensen Tindeland: +47 480 26 486 / katrine.tindeland@theac.no

Oskar Øby: +47 908 90 268 / oskar@theac.no

We are currently recruiting for two other HESS Director positions at Nammo:

• HESS Director – Europe

• HESS Director – Environmental Management
  

The roles have overlapping responsibilities but different focus areas. Please indicate in your application whether you are applying for one or several of the positions.