Chief Transformation Officer - Governance, Risk & Cybersecurity, APAC

Servicenow; Sydney; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

ServiceNow is seeking a seasoned security and governance executive to engage with our largest customers' C‑Suite leaders, advising on risk, governance, and AI governance on the NOW platform.

You will partner with Sales, Strategy, and Engineering to shape enterprise risk transformations, accelerate deal cycles, and position ServiceNow as the orchestration platform for risk, security, and compliance at scale.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in senior leadership cybersecurity/governance roles.
• Former CISO/CRO or equivalent senior cybersecurity/governance executive experience.
• Experience engaging CROs, CISOs, and Board-level risk committees as a trusted advisor.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow products (AI Control Tower, Veza, Armis, GRC, IAM) ideal.

Responsibilities

• Engage CXO executives and advise on risk, governance, and AI governance on the NOW platform.
• Partner with Sales and Strategy to build GTM strategy and thought leadership.
• Accelerate sales cycles by engaging with CROs, CISOs, and Board risk stakeholders.
• Provide product and marketing feedback to Engineering and Field Marketing on risk, security, and governance roadmap.

Skills

CISO experience

Executive communication

Risk governance

AI governance

Board engagement

SaaS/GRC knowledge

APAC network

Tools

GRC tooling

Job description

What you get to do in this role:

You will engage with our largest customer's C-Suite Executives-particularly CROs, CISOs, CEOs, and Board members-leveraging your extensive governance, risk, cybersecurity, and operational transformation experience to articulate how breakthrough security and risk outcomes are achieved on the NOW platform. In the course of these CXO engagements, you will advise and work closely with key internal Executives and our Sales and Strategy teams to build strategic GTM strategy and thought leadership positioning around our risk, governance, and security capabilities. Accelerate sales cycles by meeting and working closely with our most strategic customer CROs, CISOs, and Board-level risk stakeholders (Fortune 500), positioning our AI Control Tower, patented identity access management (Veza), and IT/IoT/OT security capabilities (Armis) as transformational solutions for AI governance and cybersecurity resilience. Partner with client CROs and CISOs to develop enterprise cybersecurity and governance transformation strategies, and position ServiceNow as the orchestration platform for risk, security, and compliance at scale. Build credible thought leadership through industry-leading governance, risk, and cybersecurity frameworks that help ServiceNow strategic clients accelerate their digital risk and security transformations-particularly around AI governance, identity governance, and threat intelligence integration. Develop and drive prospect pipelines by hosting CXO risk and security roundtables, delivering industry keynotes on governance and AI safety, and leading executive-level field marketing activities focused on Board and C-suite risk conversations. Provide critical product and marketing feedback to Engineering, Security, and Field Marketing teams on our risk, security, and governance product roadmap, with special focus on competitive positioning in the CISO and GRC segments.

To be successful in this role you have:

• Former CISO, Chief Risk Officer (CRO), or equivalent senior cybersecurity/governance executive experience-C-level or VP-level preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in Senior leader roles leading large-scale cybersecurity, risk management, governance, or technology transformation initiatives, achieving breakthrough outcomes and organizational change.
• Deep expertise in enterprise cybersecurity frameworks, risk governance, compliance, and AI governance-including hands-on knowledge of regulatory environments (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, industry-specific frameworks).
• Demonstrated expertise in emerging cybersecurity and AI governance challenges, including identity governance, threat intelligence, AI risk controls, and zero-trust architecture.
• Extensive experience engaging external CROs, CISOs, Chief Compliance Officers, and Board-level risk committees as a trusted advisor and transformation partner.
• Experience with or deep knowledge of SaaS/PaaS platforms for risk, security, governance, or AI governance; familiarity with ServiceNow products (especially AI Control Tower, Veza, Armis, GRC, IAM capabilities) is ideal.
• Expert-level executive presentation skills, including large presentations to Board risk committees, executive briefings, and small-group roundtables with C-suite risk stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate effectively across internal and external organizations, including Engineering, Sales, Chief Security Officers, Chief Risk Officers, government and regulatory bodies, and strategic partners.
• Adaptable and flexible, thriving in a highly dynamic, metric-based environment while maintaining credibility with risk-averse enterprise audiences.
• The ideal candidate has experience as an Industry Analyst, CISO advisor, or CRO consultant with deep expertise in governance, risk, and cybersecurity transformation.
• Executive-level consulting or advisory experience supporting C-suite and Board-level clients on cybersecurity strategy and risk transformation preferred.
• Strong local APAC executive network and credibility within regional CRO/CISO community; ability to leverage existing business connections to drive customer engagement.
• Experience or credibility in positioning AI governance and AI security as enterprise-critical transformation priorities.
• Location is flexible and willing to include applicants based in Singapore

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Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orie