Director – Information Security
Lead cybersecurity across a major diversified Group
We are partnering with a major UAE organisation to appoint a senior Information Security leader who will play a critical role in protecting its technology and information estate across the Group and its subsidiaries.
This is a broad Group-level mandate spanning security strategy, governance, architecture, Security Operations, incident response, cyber resilience and regulatory assurance.
The opportunity
You will help establish a truly Group-wide security operating model, ensuring security is embedded into technology strategy, architecture and delivery from the outset.
You'll lead the Group Security Operations Centre and exercise functional authority across subsidiary security teams, while working closely with senior executives, Board-level stakeholders, regulators and strategic partners.
Key responsibilities
- Define and enforce Group-wide cybersecurity policies and standards
- Own the Group security posture across subsidiaries
- Lead the Security Operations Centre and incident response capability
- Oversee vulnerability management, penetration testing and application security
- Establish security-by-design across technology architecture and delivery
- Lead security architecture across cloud, infrastructure, network, endpoints and emerging technologies
- Own cyber resilience and disaster recovery planning
- Manage outsourced cyber security services
- Lead security audits, regulatory assurance and risk management
- Provide executive and Board-level reporting on cyber risk
- Build and lead the wider security organisation
What we're looking for
- 12–15+ years in information or cybersecurity leadership
- Experience within a large, complex and multi-entity organisation
- Previous CISO, Deputy CISO or equivalent senior-level accountability
- Strong experience across Security Operations, incident response and security architecture
- Experience with ISO 27001, data privacy and relevant regulatory frameworks
- Experience managing outsourced security services
- Comfortable operating through influence across teams that don't directly report to you
- Strong executive and Board-level communication skills
- CISSP, CISM or relevant certification strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
Experience within a listed company, multinational organisation or major diversified Group would be highly attractive.
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Relocation: International candidates from Europe and APAC will be considered.