Regional Chief Information Security Officer

- Act as the regional ambassador for Group Information Security policies, standards, and frameworks. - Govern locally the core security domains managed centrally by the Group CISO teams. - Ensure consistent implementation of security programs across APAC entities and sites. - Facilitate the adoption of Group and regulatory requirements, policies, and controls. - Streamline reporting into the Group CISO centralized governance and reporting framework. - Oversee and coordinate with the Local CISO in India, ensuring alignment with Group standards and collecting consolidated reporting. - Facilitate the rollout of global security initiatives and projects within the region. - Support regional business units in security related decision making and risk management. - Oversee governance of security operations in APAC, including incident response facilitation and escalation. - Follow up on vulnerability management. - Coordinate SOC responses for regional incidents. - Ensure BCP/DR plans coverage and alignment with Group. - Track implementation of security awareness programs adapted to APAC cultural and regulatory contexts. - Maintain a regulatory watch for APAC jurisdictions (e.g., MAS, IRDAI, CBIRC, APRA). - Facilitate internal and external audits, regulatory questionnaires, and ensure timely remediation of findings. - Prepare and coordinate responses for local and regional regulatory inquiries and inspections. - Ensure timely coordination with the group incident manager and CISO for reporting of critical incidents to regulators as required by local laws. - Facilitate regional risk assessments and integrate results into the Group risk framework. - Oversee the integration of third party security risk management for vendors operating in APAC. - Support secure architecture reviews for regional projects. - Support the security team in the implementation of regional security KPIs, risk dashboards, and compliance status reporting to the Group CISO. - Provide regular updates to APAC leadership on security posture and risk exposure. - Represent APAC in global security working groups and forums.