Vice President, Information Security Manager

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of India CISO Function Leader to join our CISO team. This role is located in Pune

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

Lead and manage the India CISO function

Ensure SLAs, KPIs, and performance benchmarks are consistently met or exceeded

Own operational excellence and continuous improvement for the India CISO function

Act as the primary point of contact for all India CISO function operations

Provide regular reporting, metrics, and operational insights to global management and business stakeholders

Support global projects, incident response coordination, and threat mitigation initiatives

Lead recruitment, retention, and development of high-performing professionals within the India CISO function

Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and accountability

Provide mentoring, succession planning, and performance management for team members

Establish and enforce standard operating procedures, runbooks, and escalation protocols

Ensure alignment with internal audit, compliance, and regulatory frameworks

Support Global Incident Response processes

Ensure adherence to security standards and timely resolution of vulnerabilities and risks identified

Participate in global risk assessments and control testing

Identify opportunities for automation, tool consolidation, and process efficiency

Promote innovation in threat detection, metrics reporting, and engineering workflows

Collaborate with global teams to evaluate and deploy new tools and technologies

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience

10+ years of cybersecurity experience, with 5+ years in a leadership or management role

Proven experience managing offshore or geographically distributed security teams

Strong understanding of Security Operations Centre operations, threat intelligence, incident response, and common security tooling

Demonstrated ability to lead complex security functions in a fast-paced, enterprise-scale environment

Strong leadership presence and interpersonal skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement across time zones and cultures

Results-oriented with a focus on delivery, accountability, and quality

Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change in a global organization

Experience in financial services, fintech, healthcare, or other regulated industries

Familiarity with IT service management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, JIRA) and metrics-driven performance management

Understanding of cloud security operations (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)