Security Transformation Manager

Accenture; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an Information Security Manager to lead the organization's information security program, governance, risk management, and compliance initiatives. You will partner with business, technology, and security teams to raise the security posture and protect enterprise assets.

In this role you will own security operations, incident response, asset inventory, SOPs, and executive risk reporting, while mentoring a team and supporting audits and regulatory reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any domain.
• 10+ years of experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or Security Operations.
• 3+ years of leadership or people management experience.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of Information Security Governance, Risk Management, Security Operations, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Security Architecture & Compliance Frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage information security programs, policies, standards, and governance processes.
• Oversee security asset inventory, asset classification, ownership, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with security frameworks, regulatory requirements, and internal policies (ISO 27001).
• Conduct risk assessments and drive remediation plans to mitigate identified security risks.
• Manage security operations, security governance, and incident response coordination.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application, and business teams to improve security controls and governance.
• Define and enforce security-related SOPs.
• Establish security metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting on risk, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Drive automation & continuous improvement initiatives to enhance security visibility and operational efficiency.
• Lead, mentor, and develop security professionals while managing performance and capability growth.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and stakeholder engagements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Governance & risk management

Security operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Automation tools

Security tooling deployment

Vulnerability scanning tools

Automation & reconciliation

ISO 27001/NIST/CIS

Job description

Manager for Info Sec - Tools & Operations - Inventory team

Management Level

Level 7 - Security Transformation Manager

Role Description

The Information Security Manager is responsible for leading the organization's information security initiatives, ensuring effective governance, risk management, compliance, security operations, and protection of enterprise assets. The role partners with business, technology, and security teams to establish a strong security posture and support regulatory and organizational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage information security programs, policies, standards, and governance processes.
• Oversee security asset inventory, asset classification, ownership, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with security frameworks, regulatory requirements, and internal policies (e.g., ISO 27001).
• Conduct risk assessments and drive remediation plans to mitigate identified secure asset inventory discrepancies security risks.
• Manage security operations, security governance, and incident response coordination.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application, and business teams to improve security controls and governance.
• Define and enforce security-related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Establish security metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting on risk, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Drive automation & continuous improvement initiatives to enhance security visibility and operational efficiency.
• Lead, mentor, and develop security professionals while managing performance and capability growth.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and stakeholder engagements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any domain
• 10+ years of experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or Security Operations.
• 3+ years of leadership or people management experience.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills
• Strong understanding of: Information Security Governance, Risk Management, Security Operations, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Security Architecture & Compliance Frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, etc.)

Good to have

• Certification such as CISSP, CISM
• Experience in automation tools for reconciliations
• Prior involvement in security tool deployment or vulnerability management integration

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360 value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360 value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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