IT Security Manager: Asia Cyber Risk & Controls

Manulife Financial; Quezon City; Hybrid; PHP 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Global exposure

Job summary

Manulife Financial Corporation seeks an IT Security Manager to lead information security risk management and CoE operations within the BUSO CoE team. You will engage with regional BUSOs, oversee risk assessments, incident handling, and security program activities while aligning with regional security standards.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional teamwork, continuous improvement, and strong communication to ensure robust security controls across Asia markets.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of progressive experience related to Information Security Management and 3+ years as an Information Security Officer.
• Solid background in Information Security Management, Information Security Risk Assessment (both in project and BAU), Security Incident Handling, Access Review, Data Loss Prevention Management and other security processes like incident/crisis management, access management, vulnerability and patch management, as well as operational processes for business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of Manulife’s Information Risk Management Framework (Risk Identification and Assessment, Risk Treatment, Risk Monitoring, Sustain and Independent Review), CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability), Zero-Trust Tolerance.
• Self-driven, able to meet objectives with minimal supervision; distill complex issues into simple reports, solutions, and designs.
• Proficient in verbal and written communication with the ability to articulate and communicate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct operational tasks centralized from market BUSOs.
• Work with stakeholders to develop standardized processing tasks to streamline operations.
• Set up governance for tasks and engage market BUSO for follow-up/escalation.
• Perform knowledge transfer to new team members and other IT control teams.
• Coordinate with market BUSOs for regular status updates.
• Support operational information risk activities and other operational processes.
• Support security program activities at segment level, including security assessments and consulting services.
• Promote the information risk assessment program across Asia Markets.
• Assist with framework setup for project risk assessments, including playbooks and reporting.
• Perform and review project risk assessments and advise on mitigation.

Skills

Information Security Management

Risk Assessment

Security Incident Handling

Data Loss Prevention

Incident/Crisis Management

Access Review

Vulnerability & Patch Management

Business Continuity Planning

Communication Skills

ReportSimplification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

Tools

BlueCat Address Manager

JIRA

ServiceNow

Devo

PowerBI

Process Unity

Confluence

Archer

Job description

Manulife Financial Corporation seeks an IT Security Manager to lead information security risk management and CoE operations within the BUSO CoE team. You will engage with regional BUSOs, oversee risk assessments, incident handling, and security program activities while aligning with regional security standards.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional teamwork, continuous improvement, and strong communication to ensure robust security controls across Asia markets.