General Information Req # WD00083340 Career area: Information Technology Country/Region: Japan State: Tokyo City: Chiyoda-Ku Date: Friday, June 20, 2025 Working time: Full-time Additional Locations:  * Singapore - Central Singapore - Singapore * Japan - Tōkyō - Chiyoda-Ku * Singapore - Central Singapore - SINGAPORE Why Work at Lenovo We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. 
Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). 
This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub. Description and Requirements Employer: Lenovo Japan, LLC
Work location: Akihabara UDX (Tokyo); (3 onsite and 2 remote days in a week could be applicable)
Smoking: Not allowed in the office, but smoking room is available in 5th floor of Akihabara UDX
Employment condition: Permanent Staff (Probation period: 6 months)
Expected salary: Depending on the current salary and experience, we would make our decision
Overtime allowance: Not applicable
Working hours:  9:00-17:45 (Rest time: 1 hour (12:00-13:00)) 
Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, national holidays, year-end holiday, established anniversary day, special holiday, and compensatory holiday
Social insurance and benefits: Comprised of Pension, Health, Unemployment and Worker's Accident Compensation, Defined-contribution pension,  property accumulation savings, Lenovo employee group life insurance, etc.

Job Overview:     

Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, we are developing world-changing technologies that create a more inclusive, trustworthy and sustainable digital society. By designing, engineering and building the world’s most complete portfolio of smart devices and infrastructure, we are also leading an Intelligent Transformation – to create better experiences and opportunities for millions of customers around the world. Join us in defining our world of tomorrow and creating smarter technology for all!

Lenovo’s Chief Security Office is seeking a strategic, confident, and highly credible Senior Manager of Trust & Advocacy to join its global security leadership team, based in the Asia Pacific region. This newly created role will lead Lenovo’s external security advocacy efforts across APAC, helping to build, defend, and sustain trust in our global security posture.

This role will be the company’s primary security interface for high-stakes conversations with customers, regulators, government stakeholders, and partners in Asia Pacific—playing a critical role in proactively addressing geopolitical risk perceptions, regulatory concerns, and heritage-based objections.

Job Responsibilities: 

This role is newly established to lead and execute Trust & Advocacy responsibilities across the Asia Pacific Region, where geopolitical complexity, heritage-based scrutiny, and regulatory divergence require precise, confident, and credible engagement. The Senior Manager will amplify Lenovo’s security posture in-region, act as a direct customer and partner interface, and serve as the security liaison for executive escalations and supporting government engagement related to trust, security, and national concerns.

Core Responsibilities:

External Security Advocacy & Geopolitical Engagement

Lead regional engagements with strategic customers, partners, and regulators to represent Lenovo’s security programs, posture, and maturity.Proactively shape trust narratives and defend Lenovo against region-specific geopolitical and heritage-based objections.Partner with Government Relations, Legal, and Communications teams to ensure alignment of messaging and response strategies.

Customer Trust Enablement & Escalation Support

Serve as the CSO’s security representative in customer escalations tied to trust, national origin, regulatory risk, or ethics.Build and maintain a repository of validated security narratives, materials, and proof points customized for the APAC market.Support in-region Sales, Legal, and Product teams with tailored messaging and objection-handling playbooks.

Trust Narrative Integration & Strategic Messaging

Ensure consistency and localization of Lenovo’s trust messaging across internal security domains and external engagements.Collaborate with the Governance & Assurance team to transform assurance outputs into meaningful trust signals for customers and regulators.Influence executive and board-facing materials that demonstrate Lenovo’s global and regional security maturity.

Job Requirements – Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Competencies (KSAC’s): 

Executive presence and ability to communicate confidently with senior customer, government, and regulatory stakeholders.Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, enterprise security programs, and evolving regional regulations.Proven success in navigating complex geopolitical dynamics across APAC markets.Ability to translate technical security concepts into compelling, business-aligned narratives.Skilled in managing executive escalations and delivering trusted, solutions-oriented outcomes.Strong cross-functional collaboration, especially with Legal, GR, Communications, Sales, and Product teams.Ability to work independently in a lean, fast-paced, high-impact environment.Experience operating in multinational, matrixed organizational structures.

Job Requirements – Prior work experience 

10+ years of experience in security advocacy, enterprise cybersecurity, regulatory affairs, or trust and risk management.Demonstrated experience in leading external-facing security or risk-related engagements with customers or regulators.Proven track record navigating regulatory, reputational, or geopolitical concerns in Asia Pacific.Familiarity with global and regional security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO, GDPR, PDPA, China CSL/DSL, India DPDP, AI Act, etc.).Fluent in English communication. Preferred to have Japanese communication skill, but not mandatory

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in cybersecurity, law, public policy, international relations, or a related field is strongly preferred.Industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CIPP, CISM, CIPM) are a plus.

Travel Requirements:

This role will require travel (at least 50%)

Why This Role Matters

In a region where trust, transparency, and geopolitical perception are increasingly defining factors for business success, this role will be instrumental in enabling Lenovo to scale securely and credibly. You’ll shape the conversations that matter most—when trust is on the line. Additional Locations:  * Singapore - Central Singapore - Singapore * Japan - Tōkyō - Chiyoda-Ku * Singapore - Central Singapore - SINGAPORE * Japan, * Singapore * Japan - Tōkyō , * Singapore - Central Singapore * Singapore - Central Singapore - Singapore , * Japan - Tōkyō - Chiyoda-Ku , * Singapore - Central Singapore - SINGAPORE