Head of Security Operations India

Point72 Asset Management, L.P; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 11,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity Leave

Paternity Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Mental wellness programs

Job summary

Point72 Asset Management, L.P seeks a seasoned Security Leader in Bengaluru to drive security operations across our global technology platforms. You will shape a high-performing India-based team, oversee threat detection, monitoring, and incident response, and partner with global information security leaders to align with firm-wide standards.

You will develop and implement automated workflows, dashboards, and executive metrics, while mentoring security professionals across multiple time zones to

Qualifications

• 10+ years in security operations
• 5+ years leading security teams in India using multi-timezone shifts
• Experience with monitoring, detection, and incident response
• Ability to develop dashboards, reports and executive metrics
• Experience leading cross-functional incident response and remediation

Responsibilities

• Lead security operations capability in India for a global investment platform
• Scale Bengaluru security operations team via hiring, coaching and career development
• Oversee monitoring, detection, triage, investigation, and response across global tech environments
• Direct incident response for high-impact events with clear decisions and remediation
• Partner with global security leaders to align India ops with firm-wide standards
• Improve detection quality, response workflows and risk reduction
• Establish executive-level metrics communicating performance and capacity

Skills

Security leadership

Incident response

Security monitoring

Threat detection

Vulnerability management

Executive metrics

Hiring & coaching

AI SOC Agents

Tools

Splunk

Case management automation

Job description

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.

As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead Point72’s security operations capability in India, shaping a high-performing team that protects a global investment platform
• Build and scale the Bengaluru security operations team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development
• Oversee continuous monitoring, detection, triage, investigation, and response across global technology environments
• Direct incident response for high-impact events, coordinating clear decisions, timely escalation, and effective remediation across stakeholder groups
• Partner with global information security leaders to align India operations with firmwide strategy, control priorities, and operational standards
• Improve detection quality, response workflows, and operational processes to reduce risk and increase execution speed
• Establish executive-level metrics that communicate operational performance, threat trends, response effectiveness, and team capacity

WHAT'S REQUIRED

• 10 or more years of experience working in security operations or managed detection and response
• Five or more years of experience leading security teams in India, including responsibility for growing information security talent across multiple time zones and shift-based operating models
• Strong knowledge of security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and operational risk reduction
• Demonstrated ability to leverage Splunk for security triage and investigate, dashboard development, and report creation.
• Developed and implemented automated workflows in case management systems to decrease triage time.
• Development and implementation of skills for training and tuning of AI SOC Agents.
• Experience leading security incidents, coordinating cross-functional response, and driving remediation through closure
• Ability to define, track, and communicate executive metrics to senior leadership clearly and effectively
• Strong people leadership skills, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Maternity, Adoption & related leave policies
• Generous paternity and family care leave policies
• Employee Assistance Program & Mental wellness programs

ABOUT POINT72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen with over $58.5 billion in assets under management (as of July 1, 2026). Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth. For more information, visit www.Point72.com .