Global Head of Cybersecurity & Information Security [EL]

WECRUIT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

WECRUIT PTE. LTD. seeks an experienced cybersecurity leader to drive the Group’s strategy, governance and operations across a geographically distributed organisation.

You will lead enterprise security architecture, risk management and incident response, embedding security into technology projects, cloud migrations and digital initiatives.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in cybersecurity with leadership experience.
• Strong technical background in cybersecurity architecture, cloud, network, identity, endpoint, vulnerability management and security operations.
• Experience leading cybersecurity programmes across multiple markets or geographically distributed organisations.
• Proven experience managing major cybersecurity incidents and cross-functional response teams.
• Experience operating in a matrix organisation and influencing stakeholders across different business units.
• Knowledge of international cybersecurity, privacy and data-protection requirements.
• Experience in operational technology or critical technology environments is advantageous.
• Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in logistics, freight forwarding, shipping, aviation, ports, rail or manufacturing is advantageous.
• Relevant cybersecurity or cloud-security certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group cybersecurity strategy, operating model and transformation roadmap.
• Establish consistent security governance, policies, control standards and risk-management processes across business entities and regions.
• Define and implement enterprise security architecture covering network, cloud, endpoint, identity, workload, email, web and data security.
• Embed security requirements into technology projects, cloud migrations, system integrations and digital initiatives.
• Lead vulnerability, exposure and external attack-surface management.
• Oversee security operations including SIEM, EDR, detection engineering, threat hunting, threat intelligence and managed SOC services.
• Establish a coordinated Cybersecurity Incident Response capability and lead major incident response where required.
• Develop cyber-resilience programmes covering secure backups, recovery testing and business continuity.
• Strengthen cybersecurity across logistics and operational technology environments, including warehouse systems, automation, robotics, fleet technology and EDI/API integrations.
• Drive identity, privileged-access, cloud, data-security and secure-AI initiatives.
• Ensure cybersecurity practices remain aligned with recognised frameworks and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Manage third-party security risks, customer security reviews and cybersecurity due diligence.
• Build and develop the cybersecurity team, manage external providers and provide regular cyber-risk reporting to senior leadership.

Job description

The Role

• We are looking for an experienced cybersecurity leader to drive the Group’s cybersecurity strategy, architecture, governance and operational capabilities across a geographically distributed organisation.

What You Will Do

• Lead the Group cybersecurity strategy, operating model and transformation roadmap.
• Establish consistent security governance, policies, control standards and risk-management processes across business entities and regions.
• Define and implement enterprise security architecture covering network, cloud, endpoint, identity, workload, email, web and data security.
• Embed security requirements into technology projects, cloud migrations, system integrations and digital initiatives.
• Lead vulnerability, exposure and external attack-surface management.
• Oversee security operations including SIEM, EDR, detection engineering, threat hunting, threat intelligence and managed SOC services.
• Establish a coordinated Cybersecurity Incident Response capability and lead major incident response where required.
• Develop cyber-resilience programmes covering secure backups, recovery testing and business continuity.
• Strengthen cybersecurity across logistics and operational technology environments, including warehouse systems, automation, robotics, fleet technology and EDI/API integrations.
• Drive identity, privileged-access, cloud, data-security and secure-AI initiatives.
• Ensure cybersecurity practices remain aligned with recognised frameworks and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Manage third-party security risks, customer security reviews and cybersecurity due diligence.
• Build and develop the cybersecurity team, manage external providers and provide regular cyber-risk reporting to senior leadership.

What We Are Looking For

• 12+ years of cybersecurity experience with proven leadership experience.
• Strong technical background in cybersecurity architecture, cloud, network, identity, endpoint, vulnerability management and security operations.
• Experience leading cybersecurity programmes across multiple markets or geographically distributed organisations.
• Proven experience managing major cybersecurity incidents and cross-functional response teams.
• Experience operating in a matrix organisation and influencing stakeholders across different business units.
• Knowledge of international cybersecurity, privacy and data-protection requirements.
• Experience with operational technology or business-critical technology environments is advantageous.
• Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in logistics, freight forwarding, shipping, aviation, ports, rail or manufacturing is advantageous.
• Relevant cybersecurity or cloud-security certifications are advantageous.

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