Associate Director, Threat Exposure Management & CD Business Operations

GSK; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking an Associate Director, Threat Exposure Management in Bengaluru to lead a defined area of the capability and its team. You will drive delivery against the capability roadmap, coach the team and represent the area in CSO governance and cross-functional forums.

You will maintain a continuous view of threat exposure across vulnerabilities, attack surface, configuration drift and control coverage, prioritising by exploitability and business impact while ensuring data quality and timely

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in vulnerability exposure management.
• Working knowledge of risk-based prioritisation of technical findings.
• Practical experience with operational reporting and process improvement.
• Significant experience in cyber security within the relevant domain.
• Proven experience leading a team or a substantial programme of work.
• Experience managing delivery to plan, quality and timelines.
• Excellent relationship management, influencing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a defined area of the capability, including its people, delivery and outcomes.
• Manage delivery against the capability roadmap and escalate blockers early.
• Develop team capability through coaching, review and structured feedback.
• Represent the area in CSO governance and cross-functional forums.
• Maintain a continuous view of GSK’s threat exposure across vulnerabilities, external attack surface, configuration drift and control coverage.
• Prioritise exposure using exploitability, asset criticality and business impact rather than raw severity scores.
• Operate exposure and vulnerability tooling, including coverage assurance and data quality.
• Track remediation against agreed service levels and escalate where it slips.
• Manage the exception and risk acceptance process with documented residual risk.

Skills

AI for Cybersecurity

AI Observability

Cloud Security

Threat Exposure

Cyber Threat Intelligence

EPSS

Enterprise Modeling

Enterprise Technologies

Forensic Data Analysis

Incident Management

Infrastructure Security

Intrusion Detection

Intrusion Prevention

ML Security

Offensive Cyber Ops

Security Monitoring

Security Operations

Security Planning

Security Protocols

Security Risk

Security Technologies

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Qualys

Tenable

Rapid7

CSPM

ServiceNow

Power BI

Job description

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Job Purpose

The Associate Director, Threat Exposure Management will lead a defined area of the Threat Exposure Management capability and the team or programme that delivers it. This is a leadership role accountable for a defined area of the capability.

About the team

Threat Exposure Management maintains a continuous, prioritised view of where GSK is exposed, spanning vulnerabilities, attack surface, configuration drift and control coverage. The team also runs the business operations of the Cyber Defense function, keeping its planning, reporting and delivery rhythm on track.

Key responsibilities

This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead a defined area of the capability, including its people, delivery and outcomes.
• Manage delivery against the capability roadmap and **escalate** blockers early.
• Develop team capability through coaching, review and structured feedback.
• Represent the area in CSO governance and cross-functional forums.
• Maintain a continuous view of GSK’s threat exposure across vulnerabilities, external attack surface, configuration drift and control coverage.
• Prioritise exposure using exploitability, asset criticality and business impact rather than raw severity scores.
• Operate exposure and vulnerability tooling, including coverage assurance and data quality.
• Track remediation against agreed service levels and **escalate** where it slips.
• Manage the exception and risk acceptance process with documented residual risk.

Basic Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline, or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in vulnerability or exposure management.
• Working knowledge of risk-based prioritisation of technical findings.
• Practical experience with operational reporting and process improvement.
• Significant experience in cyber security within the relevant domain.
• Proven experience leading a team or a substantial programme of work.
• Experience managing delivery to plan, quality and timelines.
• Excellent relationship management, influencing and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with continuous threat exposure management practice.
• Experience with enterprise vulnerability and attack surface tooling.
• Familiarity with EPSS and the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
• Data visualization skill in Power BI.
• Relevant certification such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, GIAC, CRISC.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, life sciences or another highly regulated industry.
• Typical tools and technologies: Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, external attack surface management tooling, CSPM, ServiceNow, Power BI.

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Skills

AI for Cybersecurity, AI Observability, Cloud Security, CrowdStrike Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), Cyber Threat Intelligence, Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS), Enterprise Modeling, Enterprise Technologies, Forensic Data Analysis, Incident Management, Infrastructure Security, Intrusion Detection, Intrusion Prevention, ML Security, Offensive Cyber Operations, Security Monitoring, Security Operations, Security Planning, Security Protocols, Security Risk, Security Technologies

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Inclusion at GSK

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at [e-mail] to discuss your needs.