Director of Cyber Security

Confidential; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution in Saudi Arabia is seeking a cyber security specialist to lead and implement cyber security strategies and policies. The role requires developing security frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing a high-performance team. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree, and a Master's degree and professional certificates are preferred. This position offers the opportunity to manage security measures and enhance organizational security awareness in the fintech and banking sectors.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of cyber security principles and practices.
• Ability to analyze security technologies and compliance frameworks.
• Experience in developing awareness programs related to information security.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cyber security strategies and policies.
• Monitor cyber security infrastructure and address operational needs.
• Collaborate with IT to ensure security measures are in place.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Professional Certificates

Job description

Purpose

To plan, direct and lead the development and implementation of strategies, policies and procedures relating to Cyber Security, ensuring the proper establishment of related frameworks, controls, tools that will enable neoleap to proactively identify, monitor and mitigate any potential business risks /threats, whilst maintaining the highest level of confidentiality, integrity, and security of information., within the organization policy and procedure.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

Key Accountability Areas

Key Activities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the design and development of cyber security strategies, policies, procedures, guidelines and plans to ensure that all cyber security activities align with neoleap's strategy and planning documents.
• Define and embed a Cyber Security Policy Framework to address the needs of neoleap and other external stakeholders in alignment with relevant legislation and industry standards to enhance cyber security compliance.
• Drive and deliver changes / updates to neoleap's cyber security systems, processes, and procedures by continuously analyzing and reviewing new security technologies and processes to ensure best practices.
• Monitor the current cyber security infrastructure and define the security systems that needs to be designed / implemented to meet organization requirements by identifying security needs, researching cyber security standards, studying architecture/platform and integration issues as well as preparing cost estimates.
• Collaborate with the IT team to ensure appropriate security measures and mechanisms are in place to guard against unauthorized access to electronically stored and /or transmitted information and protect against anticipated threats and vulnerabilities.
• Follow up and investigate any critical /complex issues of security breaches and threats as reported by the security procedures, including driving the resolution of the issue to safeguard the integrity of data and IT systems.
• Oversee the development and delivery of measures and metrics to support the assessment, reporting and ongoing improvement of the cyber security processes and systems.
• Develop comprehensive cyber security awareness programs and cascade them to the concerned parties to ensure the dissemination of information security awareness throughout neoleap.
• Prepare and present reports related to cyber security matters, policies, or programs to Chief Risk and Control Officer to make recommendations as appropriate and follow through with direction received

People Management

• Participate in the identification and recruitment of key talents for their respective Department
• Manage, guide and assist direct reports to perform their functional operations in accordance with set policies and procedures
• Set performance objectives, provide necessary support, evaluate/appraise the team and provide regular feedback on performance
• Uphold a high-performance working environment and promote the Organization's Values

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• Master's Degree Preferred.
• Professional Certificates.

Industry :

Financial Services

Fintech

Banking