Director of Security, Risk & Governance

Showcify, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

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Job summary

Inception42, a G42 company, seeks a Director of Security to set the security strategy and governance for enterprise platforms, cloud services, and product environments. You will translate business priorities into a comprehensive security program, directing investments and ensuring controls operate effectively in production.

You will lead a team, drive risk management, and oversee incident response, vulnerability management, and audits, while aligning with UAE requirements and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an information security function with strategy, delivery and measurable improvements.
• Strong governance, risk, and compliance expertise including policy and control frameworks.
• Ability to translate business priorities and risk into a funded security roadmap and clear ownership.
• Deep practical security operations experience including SIEM, detection tuning, and major incident leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the security strategy, operating model, and prioritized roadmap.
• Own information security governance framework, policies, standards, and assurance; align with ISO 27001/NIST/CIS.
• Direct security risk management with a formal risk register and accountable owners.
• Provide executive reporting on security posture, risks, and remediation investments.
• Lead the security team, defining responsibilities, development plans, and succession priorities.
• Own security operations outcomes across monitoring, detection, alert triage, investigation, and response.
• Direct major incident responses, containment, investigation, recovery, and post-incident review.
• Govern vulnerability and exposure management with proper prioritisation and remediation ownership.
• Oversee security compliance incl UAE requirements, ISO 27001 certification, and audits.

Skills

Security leadership

Governance & compliance

SIEM & EDR

Cloud security (Azure/AWS)

ISO 27001 / NIST / CIS

Executive communication

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Education

CISSP or CISM

Job description

Inception42, a G42 company, seeks a Director of Security to set the security strategy and governance for enterprise platforms, cloud services, and product environments. You will translate business priorities into a comprehensive security program, directing investments and ensuring controls operate effectively in production.

You will lead a team, drive risk management, and oversee incident response, vulnerability management, and audits, while aligning with UAE requirements and industry standards.