Regional CISO

Regional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Reporting To:Global CISOAbout the Role We’re looking for a bold, high-caliber cybersecurity leader ready to fast-track into a full CISO role within six months. This role is ideal for a dynamic security professional with deep technical expertise, strong customer presence, and the ambition to drive enterprise-wide security transformation.Key Responsibilities 1. Security Strategy & Governance Shape and execute enterprise security strategy. Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and frameworks. Build the security roadmap and maturity model for continuous improvement. 2. Risk Management & Compliance Run end-to-end risk assessments and drive mitigation plans. Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, RBI, and other regulatory standards. Lead vendor/third-party risk assessments and due-diligence. 3. Security Operations & Incident Response Oversee daily security operations, monitoring, and threat response. Lead incident response, RCA, and post-incident improvements. Collaborate with SOC teams and external threat intelligence partners. 4. Cloud & Infrastructure Security Secure AWS, Azure, and GCP environments with strong architectural governance. Embed security in infrastructure, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines. 5. Identity & Access Management Drive IAM strategy, least-privilege controls, MFA, SSO, and PAM initiatives. 6. Security Awareness & Training Lead security awareness programs and phishing simulations. Deliver training for technical and non-technical stakeholders. 7. Customer & Stakeholder Engagement Represent security in customer meetings, audits, and RFPs. Deliver impactful security presentations to clients and leadership. Engage directly with customers to build trust and articulate security value. 8. Leadership & Mentorship Mentor and upskill junior team members. Lead cross-functional security initiatives. Shadow executive decisions to prepare for transition into the CISO role.MUST HAVE TECHNICAL & LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES :A. Cloud & SaaS Expertise (Non-Negotiable) Deep AWS security (IAM, VPC, KMS, encryption, GuardDuty, WAF, multi-region security). Multi-tenant SaaS security experience. Strong AppSec, SAST/DAST, API/microservices security. Solid DevSecOps and CI/CD integration skills. B. Customer-Facing Technical Leadership Proven ability to defend SaaS architecture to enterprise CISOs. Experience with RFPs, due diligence, audits, and regulatory discussions. Strong communicator capable of translating deep technical concepts. C. Hands-On Operator in a Lean Team Can independently build policies, decks, and security artefacts. Able to make informed engineering decisions without heavy support. End-to-end incident response expertise. D. SaaS / Product DNA Experience in SaaS, product engineering, or cloud-native companies. (Not a fit: candidates with only large IT services background lacking real technical ownership.)Qualifications BE/B.Tech with15+ yearsin IT/Cybersecurity. 3–5 yearsin security leadership roles. 3–5 yearsin customer-facing security engagements.Preferred Certifications CISSP, CISM, CCSP ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor CEH (optional but valued)#CyberSecurity #CISO #Cyber #Leadership #InfoSecJobs #CloudSecurity #SaaSSecurity #AWSecurity #SecurityLeadership #CyberCareers #TechLeadership #DevSecOps #AppSec #SecurityOperations #RiskManagement #ComplianceJobs #CISORole #HiringNow #SecurityEngineering #ProductSecurity #SecurityTalent #CyberHiring

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