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We are recruiting for our client, who is US based F100 GCC. Job Title: Associate Director, Cyber Security Location: Hyderabad, India Job Summary: The Associate Director of Cyber Security will serve as a key member of the Cyber Security leadership team, responsible for developing and executing the enterprise-wide cyber security strategy. This role leads multiple functional areas across security operations, engineering, governance, risk management, and compliance. Reporting directly to the Head of I/O & Cyber Security, the Associate Director will provide strategic direction, operational oversight, and technical leadership to protect the organization’s information assets, systems, and infrastructure from internal and external threats . Key Responsibilities: Leadership and Management: Lead and manage a team of technical resources located offshore, ensuring high performance, motivation, and professional development. Oversee Security Operations Center (SOC), incident response, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and endpoint protection. Direct the development and implementation of security architecture, tools, and frameworks across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Partner with IT, legal, compliance, risk, privacy, and business stakeholders to manage security risk and ensure adherence to industry frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS). Drive the maturity of identity and access management (IAM), data loss prevention (DLP), zero trust architecture, and secure DevOps initiatives. Develop and maintain security policies, standards, metrics, and reporting to executive leadership and audit bodies. Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing, diverse cybersecurity team across technical and GRC domains. Manage relationships with external vendors, partners, auditors, and regulatory entities. Support cyber incident response planning, tabletop exercises, and executive-level simulations. Stay informed of emerging threats, trends, and technologies to proactively guide strategy and investments. Project Deliverables: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of technical projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. Collaboration: Work closely with onshore teams, to align offshore activities with overall business objectives and project goals. Resource Allocation: Efficiently allocate and manage technical resources to meet project / operation demands and optimize productivity. Quality Assurance: Implement and maintain quality assurance processes to ensure the highest standards of technical delivery. Communication: Facilitate effective communication between offshore and onshore teams, ensuring transparency and alignment on project status, risks, and issues. Problem Solving: Proactively identify and resolve technical and operational challenges to ensure smooth project execution. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing regular updates and addressing any concerns or requirements. Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred. Experience: 5–10+ years of progressive experience in cyber security, including at least 5 years in senior leadership roles. Technical Skills: Deep understanding of cyber security frameworks (NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, MITRE ATT&CK) Leadership Skills: Demonstrated experience building and managing enterprise security programs in complex, regulated environments. Proven ability to influence at all levels, including executives and board members. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills. Problem-Solving: Strong technical foundation in network security, cloud security (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI), security engineering, and incident response. Cultural Awareness: Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and manage teams across different time zones. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in a global organization with distributed teams. Certification in (CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, etc.) strongly preferred. Experience and Certifications in ITIL, Agile and DevOps practices. Experience working in Retail & Manufacturing. Knowledge of managing regulatory environments such as HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR. Experience integrating security in agile, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines Show more Show less
