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Our Client
Leading Fintech Company based in UAE
Your Responsibilities
- Operate as the primary support to the Head of Information Security (UAE) to deliver the information security program for UAE covering governance, risk and compliance areas.
- Maintain UAE’s information security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures in line with Group CISO standards to ensure information security risks are appropriately managed.
- Own all aspects of the delivery of certification audits to ensure NI UAE remain successfully certified against PCI DSS, ISO27001, ISAE2 3402 and NESA requirements
- Ensure other information security compliance requirements are met for client, scheme and local regulatory requirements in consultation with Legal and Regulatory team
- Conduct periodic risk assessments. Record, maintain and track information security risk registers. Implement controls for the execution of risk treatment plans and update the risk register
- Develop, track and report KPIs and KRIs for the UAE information security and report risk posture as directed by Group CISO through Head of Information Security UAE
- Represent information security during IT Change Management processes including emergency change management meetings to identify risks and ensure compliance with information security requirements
- Be part of new technology and business initiatives, reviews and provide information security SME consultation and advises to ensure compliance with various information security requirements
- Communicate to the management on a regular basis on compliance status and any issues related to meeting the business compliance commitments
- Review information security exceptions and highlight risks associated with the exception to relevant audience to make sound risk-based decision following risk management frameworks
- Manage the delivery of information security projects to meet the NI information security strategies and goals
- Be part of the security incident response group as required for managing / coordination of relevant investigation including data leaks, compromises etc.
- Prepare and maintain information security dashboards, reports on a periodic basis
Third Party Risk Management
- Work with Group CISO and Head of Procurement to develop and implement a third-party information security governance and risk management framework to identify, evaluate, remediate and track complex business and technology risks introduced through Third party
- Support the creation of relevant policies and procedures that support the successful implementation and maintenance of third party risk management operating models
- Create and maintain third party risk registers for the UAE as per the risk management program. Track issues for closure and highlight at relevant platforms
- Participate in the new third party engagement due diligence process and ensure risk on information security is kept at acceptable levels and highlight risks as appropriate
- Identify and suggest technology enhancements to support third-party risk management processes
- Conduct periodic formal end to end third party risk assessments on existing third party through various modes including onsite visits. Document risk assessment in a formal report, including any identified deficiencies in third party’s Information Security program. Assess remediation plans and non-compliance acceptances where information security standards compliance cannot be achieved
- Represent client during any third party audits/reviews (from clients) from information security area, respond to client questionnaires as required
- Serve as a subject matter expert and process ambassador as it relates to TPRM related processes, procedures, and workflows
- Partner with other internal teams such as business team, operating units, IT, legal, HR, Enterprise Risk to ensure that risks are clearly articulated in a manner that is understood by business and technology audiences
- Actively participate and provide inputs in decision making for management by broadly analyzing and mapping impact of current decisions on identified risks with third party
Your Qualifications
- 8 to 10 years of experience in managing Information security GRC in a large technology complex leading banking, financial, payment service provider institutions
- Sound experience in managing end to end third party risk management reviews and audits. Experience with multinational audit firms is an advantage
- Strong hands on experience in managing and maintaining PCI DSS certifications in large PCI DSS compliance environments could be beneficial
- Strong experience in certification and compliance maintenance of ISO 27001, ISAE 3402, NESA and other legal, regulatory requirement
- Bachelors preferably IT discipline. Post graduate degree will be an added advantage
- Certifications such CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 etc.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills. Must be able to present and articulate complex information security risks to technical and non-technical audiences in simple manner
Halian Group
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