Senior Specialist Information Security GRC

Tabby | تابي; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexi Perks

Job summary

Tabby is a UAE-based fintech innovator seeking a Senior Information Security Specialist (GRC) to lead governance, risk, and compliance activities in a dynamic UAE environment. You will mentor junior staff and drive continuous improvement of the GRC framework while aligning with regulatory expectations.

You will collaborate with legal, audit, and business stakeholders to deliver mature risk management and comprehensive regulatory reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive experience in information security governance, risk management, or compliance.
• Demonstrable experience independently leading risk assessment cycles, regulatory compliance programmes, or audit coordination activities.
• In-depth knowledge of at least two regulatory frameworks applicable to Fintech (CSF, NCA ECC, PDPL, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) is required.
• Experience in a regulated Fintech or banking environment is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, risk, and compliance activities and mentor junior team members.
• Own and maintain the enterprise information security risk register and risk reporting.
• Lead third-party information security risk management and supplier assessments.
• Design and execute control testing programmes and gap analyses.
• Coordinate regulatory self-assessments and compliance attestations.

Skills

Governance

Risk management

Compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / SE / Cybersecurity / Risk Management

Master's degree in Information Security / Risk Management / MBA (advantage)

Job description

Job Description:

Department: InfoSec GRC

Location: UAE

Description

About us:

Tabby is on a mission to give people power over their money. For too long, financial systems have worked for the institutions that built them, not the people using them. Runaway interest, fine print and limited access have left many behind, feeling shut out of a system that wasn't setting them up for success.

We're building a different kind of system in a complete money app to send, spend and save. One that's clear, flexible and puts people and businesses in control. Founded in 2019, we serve customers and businesses across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Millions of customers and 65,000 global brands, government services and small businesses rely on us today.

What began as a better way to pay at checkout has grown into a financial system working the way it should have all along.

About the role

The Senior Information Security Specialist (GRC) independently leads complex governance, risk, and compliance activities and serves as a subject matter expert in one or more GRC domains - enterprise information security governance, risk management frameworks, regulatory compliance, or third-party risk management.

The role produces high-quality GRC deliverables, provides technical mentoring to junior and mid-level team members, and contributes directly to the continuous improvement of the organization's GRC framework, risk treatment processes, and compliance reporting mechanisms. The Senior Specialist bridges technical execution and programme leadership, collaborating with leads, legal, audit, and business stakeholders to deliver mature, effective GRC outcomes aligned with the UAE Fintech regulatory environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, review, and continuous improvement of information security policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with CSF, NCA ECC, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for assigned regulatory domains, providing authoritative interpretation of requirements and translating them into implementable control objectives.
• Monitor and proactively track regulatory and legal developments affecting information security, assessing impact and recommending updates to the governance framework.
• Prepare and review governance documentation (RACI matrices, security charter updates, governance committee packs) and present findings to senior stakeholders.
• Lead the preparation of regulatory self-assessments and compliance attestations, coordinating evidence gathering and quality-reviewing submissions before senior sign-off.
• Mentor junior team members on governance documentation quality, regulatory interpretation, and risk assessment methodology.

Enterprise Risk Management

• Lead the execution of complex enterprise information security risk assessments, applying advanced qualitative and quantitative methodologies to produce risk profiles aligned with the organisation's risk appetite.
• Own and maintain the enterprise information security risk register, ensuring accuracy, currency, and appropriate escalation of significant risks.
• Lead BIA processes for critical business functions, coordinating with asset owners, analysing recovery requirements, and producing BIA outputs for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning.
• Design and execute control effectiveness testing programmes, producing findings reports with gap analysis and risk-ranked remediation recommendations.
• Lead third-party information security risk management, designing assessment frameworks, conducting in-depth vendor reviews, and maintaining the third-party risk register.
• Produce executive-quality risk reporting with trend analysis, emerging risk identification, and treatment progress tracking for senior management and committee consumption.

Compliance Programme Delivery

• Lead compliance monitoring activities for CSF, NCA ECC, PDPL, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS, producing gap analyses, treatment plans, and periodic compliance status reports.
• Manage internal and external audit cycles, coordinating evidence collection, reviewing evidence quality, engaging with auditors, and tracking remediation to closure.
• Design and deliver the security awareness programme, producing targeted content for different staff segments, conducting awareness sessions, and analysing effectiveness metrics.
• Develop and maintain GRC programme metrics dashboards, ensuring KPIs and KRIs are accurately measured and presented to senior management on schedule.
• Lead the integration of information security requirements into third-party contracts, procurement processes, and major project onboarding.
• Contribute to the development of the information security programme strategy, identifying capability improvement opportunities and recommending investment priorities to the Lead.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Knowledge Leadership

• Serve as the primary GRC point of contact for assigned business and technology teams, providing expert guidance on security requirements, risk treatment, and compliance obligations.
• Lead information classification and security requirements reviews for significant IT, product, and business projects.
• Contribute to the GRC knowledge base, developing reusable templates, guidance documents, and training materials for internal use.
• Represent the GRC function in cross-functional working groups, project steering committees, and regulatory workstreams.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or a related field.
• A Master's degree in Information Security, Risk Management, or Business Administration is an advantage.

Experience

• 3+ years of progressive professional experience in information security governance, risk management, or compliance.
• Demonstrable experience independently leading risk assessment cycles, regulatory compliance programmes, or audit coordination activities.
• In-depth knowledge of at least two regulatory frameworks applicable to Fintech environments (CSF, NCA ECC, PDPL, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) is required.
• Experience in a regulated Fintech or banking environment is strongly preferred.

Certifications & Licences

• ISO 27001 Lead Implementer (required).
• CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) or CISM: required or actively working toward.
• CDPSE (Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer) is an advantage for PDPL specialists.

Benefits

• A working environment that gives you autonomy and responsibility from day one.
• You should be comfortable with the idea that the quality of your work will influence the shape of your career.
• Participation in the company’s employee stock options program.
• Health Insurance
• Flexi Perks: A monetary benefit that gives you the freedom to use it as you choose - whether for health and well-being, education and professional development or travel needs!

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