IT Compliance & Cybersecurity Lead

Job Description

• Effectively work with a cross-functional teams to drive compliance to local IT regulatory expectations by understanding the regulatory requirements, establishing policies and processes & engagement with Business, Operations, CISO, IT teams, compliance, local management
• Engage with technology stakeholders to proactively identify risks at a detailed and technical level, design and implement technical risk mitigating measures, ensure that IT is effectively driving remediation activities and to continuously improve IT risk posture
• Develop key security and technology processes such as managing company assets, cloud infrastructure, secure development, and vendor assessments
• Manage audit/ regulatory reviews including coordination, communications, and required actions with internal auditors, external auditors, regulators and internal stakeholders as appropriate
• Lead and mentor team effectively to achieve outcomes, and build a high-performing and motivated team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in computer science, technology or related disciplines
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in the banking/ financial industry, prior team management experience is required
• Strong leadership skills to sustain a high-performing and motivated team
• Knowledge and expertise of industry Information Security Standards and relevant certifications (ISO 27001, NIST, CISSP, PCI DSS or equivalent); SOX 404 knowledge a plus
• IT audit background in banking / financial industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to get along with all levels including senior partners
• Strong capability for running multiple tasks simultaneously understanding priority and delivery timeline
• Comfortable with ambiguity and changes in a fast-paced environment