Urgent! IT Director, Cybersecurity (Global, CISSP, Zero-Trust)

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

Job summary

TRUST RECRUIT PTE. LTD. seeks a senior cybersecurity leader to design and govern a global–regional cybersecurity model.

You will shape strategy, target architecture and roadmaps across networks, cloud, data and zero-trust security, while controlling baselines, standards and risk processes. You will oversee security operations and incident response across multiple regions, lead major cyber incidents, and coordinate with executive leadership.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 5+ years leading technical security teams across multiple regions.
• Strong technical expertise across security architecture, networks, cloud, IAM, endpoint, vulnerability management, SIEM, EDR and security engineering.
• Proven experience building and transforming cybersecurity capabilities across geographically distributed organisations with varied maturity levels.
• Demonstrated leadership of major cyber incidents, including response, recovery, executive communication, regulatory engagement and remediation.
• Experience establishing and leading distributed incident‑response teams and coordinating internal and external specialists.
• Proven ability to lead through matrix structures, influence regional teams without direct authority and drive consistent standards across diverse markets.

Responsibilities

• Define and operate the Group’s global–regional cybersecurity model, including governance, decision rights, accountability and escalation.
• Develop the Group cybersecurity strategy, target architecture and roadmap across network, identity, endpoint, cloud, data, application and zero-trust security.
• Establish and enforce global security-control baselines, policies, standards, exceptions and risk-acceptance processes.
• Provide security oversight across technology delivery, cloud transformation, system integrations and digital initiatives.
• Lead vulnerability, exposure and attack-surface management, including asset discovery, risk-based prioritisation and remediation.
• Oversee security operations, including SIEM, EDR, threat intelligence, threat hunting and managed SOC performance
• Establish and lead a global Cybersecurity Incident Response Team, serving as Incident Commander for material incidents and coordinating response, recovery, forensics and communications.
• Strengthen cyber resilience through backup, disaster-recovery and operational-continuity standards and testing.
• Secure OT, logistics and operational environments, including warehouses, automation, robotics, fleet, facilities and external integrations.
• Lead identity, cloud and data-security programmes, including MFA, PAM, encryption, DLP, key management and secure AI adoption.
• Align cybersecurity with recognised frameworks and regulatory requirements across key jurisdictions, including China, GDPR, Singapore and Hong Kong.
• Lead third-party cyber risk, customer security assessments, cyber‑insurance requirements and M&A security due diligence and integration.
• Build and lead the global cybersecurity team, manage budget and external providers, and provide clear cyber-risk reporting to the CIO and Group Risk & Audit Committee.

Job description

Highlights:

• 5 days work week, normal office working hour
• Great remuneration & benefits
• Location: East

Responsibilities:

• Define and operate the Group’s global–regional cybersecurity model, including governance, decision rights, accountability and escalation.

• Develop the Group cybersecurity strategy, target architecture and roadmap across network, identity, endpoint, cloud, data, application and zero-trust security.

• Establish and enforce global security-control baselines, policies, standards, exceptions and risk-acceptance processes.

• Provide security oversight across technology delivery, cloud transformation, system integrations and digital initiatives.

• Lead vulnerability, exposure and attack-surface management, including asset discovery, risk-based prioritisation and remediation.

• Oversee security operations, including SIEM, EDR, threat intelligence, threat hunting and managed SOC performance

• Establish and lead a global Cybersecurity Incident Response Team, serving as Incident Commander for material incidents and coordinating response, recovery, forensics and communications.

• Strengthen cyber resilience through backup, disaster-recovery and operational-continuity standards and testing.

• Secure OT, logistics and operational environments, including warehouses, automation, robotics, fleet, facilities and external integrations.

• Lead identity, cloud and data-security programmes, including MFA, PAM, encryption, DLP, key management and secure AI adoption.

• Align cybersecurity with recognised frameworks and regulatory requirements across key jurisdictions, including China, GDPR, Singapore and Hong Kong.

• Lead third-party cyber risk, customer security assessments, cyber‑insurance requirements and M&A security due diligence and integration.

• Build and lead the global cybersecurity team, manage budget and external providers, and provide clear cyber-risk reporting to the CIO and Group Risk & Audit Committee.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 5+ years leading technical security teams across multiple regions.

• Strong technical expertise across security architecture, networks, cloud, IAM, endpoint, vulnerability management, SIEM, EDR and security engineering.

• Proven experience building and transforming cybersecurity capabilities across geographically distributed organisations with varied maturity levels.

• Demonstrated leadership of major cyber incidents, including response, recovery, executive communication, regulatory engagement and remediation.Experience establishing and leading distributed incident‑response teams and coordinating internal and external specialists.

• Proven ability to lead through matrix structures, influence regional teams without direct authority and drive consistent standards across diverse markets.