Senior IT Risk & Governance Leader (GRC)

Safeguards Secure Solution Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Safeguards Secure Solution Sdn Bhd is seeking a driven Senior Executive, IT Risk & Governance to lead the IT Compliance function. You will establish and maintain our GRC framework to ensure regulatory alignment for technology initiatives, information security, and IT operations.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in financial services or regulated industries, and familiarity with BNM RMiT, COBIT, and ISO/IEC 27001.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Security, Risk Management or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in IT Governance, IT Risk Management, Information Security, IT Audit or Compliance.
• Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, ISO/IEC 27001, CISSP preferred.
• Knowledge of BNM RMiT, COBIT, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, ITIL.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and ability to work independently under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Compliance: Support the GRC framework and monitor compliance with standards (BNM RMiT, PayNet, PDPA).
• IT Risk Management: Maintain enterprise IT risk registers, coordinate risk assessments, track remediation milestones.
• Policies & Standards: Develop, review, and update internal IT governance, data privacy and information security policies.
• IT Audits & Remediation: Facilitate audits, regulatory assessments, and due diligence; close audit findings.
• Vendor & Third-Party Risk: Monitor third-party IT risks and due diligence questionnaires.
• Governance Reporting: Prepare KPIs, KRIs, dashboards, and management reports on risk exposures and audit results.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT/CS/Security/Risk Management

Job description

Safeguards Secure Solution Sdn Bhd is seeking a driven Senior Executive, IT Risk & Governance to lead the IT Compliance function. You will establish and maintain our GRC framework to ensure regulatory alignment for technology initiatives, information security, and IT operations.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in financial services or regulated industries, and familiarity with BNM RMiT, COBIT, and ISO/IEC 27001.