Deputy Director - Information Security Lead

PepsiCo; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo seeks an Information Security Lead to guide security strategy across transformation programs, embedding secure-by-design approaches in AI, cloud, data platforms, and automation. You will partner with business and IT leaders to deliver risk-aware roadmaps and measurable security outcomes.

The role emphasizes transformation maturity, threat awareness, and scalable security enablement across global teams, with a focus on proactive risk reduction and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Information Security, Engineering, Computer Science, or IT-related studies preferred.
• 6+ years of IT experience supporting enterprise functions with exposure to ERP, cloud, data/analytics, AI, automation.
• 3+ years of Information Security experience (BISO, security architect, engineer, or risk leader).
• Strong knowledge of NIST Cybersecurity Framework and NIST AI RMF, CIS Critical Security Controls, OWASP Top 10 and GenAI security risks.
• Experience with Agile, product-centric delivery models, and modern program management practices.
• Professional security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC/GSEC) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as security transformation lead for major business and technology transformations, ensuring security requirements are integrated early across strategy, planning, design, and execution.
• Translate transformation objectives into actionable security strategies, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes with business and tech leaders.
• Shape and operationalize secure-by-design patterns for AI/ML, cloud, automation, data platforms, and domain tech.
• Drive alignment of transformation programs with enterprise security strategy, architecture standards, and risk appetite.
• Serve as a security coach to global teams on risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and risk acceptance.
• Identify and remediate systemic security gaps; develop maturity improvement plans.
• Advise on emerging risks related to AI, third-party, cloud concentration, and data protection.

Job description

Overview

The Information Security Lead is a key member of the Business Information Security Office, serving as a trusted security advisor and change agent, enabling secure digital transformation across multiple enterprise business domains (e.g., Supply Chain & Operations, Consumer & Commercial, Finance, HR, Enterprise Platforms). This role partners closely with business, strategy & transformation leads, capability teams, IT, OT, and Cybersecurity stakeholders to embed security-by-design into large-scale transformation initiatives (e.g., AI adoption, automation, cloud, data platforms), while advancing BISO operating maturity, scalable security capabilities, and consistent risk outcomes.

The role focuses on forward-looking initiatives, operating model evolution, and systematic risk reduction—complementing run-the-business BISO activities with a strong emphasis on transformation programs, pattern-based security solutions, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Transformation & Strategy

• Act as the security transformation lead for major business and technology transformation initiatives, ensuring security requirements are integrated early across strategy, planning, design, and execution phases.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to translate transformation objectives into actionable security strategies, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes.
• Shape and operationalize secure-by-design patterns for AI/ML, cloud, automation, data platforms, and domain-specific technologies.
• Drive alignment of transformation programs with enterprise security strategy, architecture standards, and risk appetite.

Risk Management & Advisory

• Serve as a security coach and trusted advisor to global capability and transformation teams on risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and risk acceptance.
• Identify, assess, and report on systemic and transformational security gaps; develop prioritized remediation and maturity-improvement plans.
• Guide teams in adopting defense-in-depth controls and resilience principles within transformation delivery cycles.
• Advise leaders on emerging risks (e.g., AI risk, third-party risk, cloud concentration risk, data protection risk) relevant to the supported business domain.

Operating Model & Enablement

• Advance the BISO operating model by developing repeatable processes, playbooks, metrics, and automation to scale security engagement across transformations.
• Create and deliver tailored security enablement content (briefings, playbooks, patterns, guardrails) for business, transformation, and engineering audiences.
• Identify and remove organizational friction, strengthening collaboration across Business, IT, Architecture, Risk, Privacy, and Cybersecurity teams.
• Support the adoption of Agile and product-centric delivery models while ensuring appropriate security governance.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and transformation leaders as a single point of security accountability for major initiatives.
• Influence decision-making by clearly articulating risk trade-offs in business terms, enabling informed and timely decisions.
• Present on Information Security programs, initiatives, incidents, threat trends, and risk posture as it relates to transformation.

Incident Readiness & Learning

• Partner with incident management and recovery teams to support post-incident recovery and lessons learned, feeding insights back into transformation patterns and controls.
• Continuously deepen understanding of the business, technology, and threat landscape relevant to supported enterprise domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Advanced degree (Information Security, Engineering, Computer Science, or IT-related studies preferred).
• 6+ years of IT experience supporting enterprise business functions or platforms, with exposure to Supply Chain, ERP, CRM, cloud platforms, data/analytics, AI, automation, or domain-specific systems.
• 3+ years of Information Security experience (BISO, security architect, engineer, or risk leader experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale digital or business transformations.
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework and NIST AI RMF
  • CIS Critical Security Controls
  • OWASP Top 10 and LLM/GenAI security risks
• Experience with Agile, product-centric delivery models, and modern program management practices.
• Professional security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC/GSEC) preferred.
• Written and spoken English proficiency.

Skills & Core Competencies

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with executive presence.
• Ability to translate complex technical and security concepts into clear business language.
• Strategic, systems-oriented thinker with a transformation mindset.
• Innovative, collaborative problem solver with a strong bias for action.
• Ability to analyze, simplify, and automate processes for effectiveness and efficiency.
• Proven capability to manage multiple priorities across diverse organizations and geographies.
• High resilience and effectiveness in fast-paced, high-pressure transformation environments.
• Highly self-motivated, well-organized, and detail oriented.
• Dedicated, curious, and resourceful lifelong learner with a continuous-improvement mindset.