Senior Cybersecurity Officer - Greater India

Job purpose

Reporting to the Regional CISO, the Senior Cybersecurity Governance Officer is part of the APAC Cyber Security Governance, Risk and Compliance team and will be in charge of challenging, reviewing and enhancing cybersecurity posture (process, people, technology) at the Regional and Zone level, with a specific focus on India.

This experienced, key leader must bring a security-first culture to everything we do at Schneider Electric while appropriately protecting and managing the risk to our customers and the company.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Be the subject matter expert on Governance, Risk and Compliance
• Ensure Cybersecurity is taken as a key topic within Schneider Electric for the benefit of our customers,
• Challenge internal organizations and enhance our IT and OT cybersecurity posture (people, process, and tools),
• Raise awareness amongst our Schneider Electric India Zone leadership,
• Support and help animate a cybersecurity ecosystem program consisting of Schneider Electric's subsidiary companies,
• Coordinate a cybersecurity action plan with Customers, Subsidiaries, and Business representatives,
• Management of incidents within the APAC scope, leveraging our cybersecurity posture with Customers and internally,
• Execute security reviews, considering incidents, vulnerabilities, policies compliance, audits, security check, external scoring remediation,
• Control and enforce security policies deployment and needed national security standards,
• Ensure deliveries of Governance KPIs and dashboard.

Leadership and soft skills

• Ability to present problems within the larger scope of Business strategies,

• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills,

• Customer service-oriented mindset,

• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities,

• Experience & understanding of the complexity of working in a regional team,

• Ability to identify issues/risks, analyze and understand underlying causes and devise appropriate action plans,

• Ability to work with maximum autonomy.

Technical skills

• Five years of demonstrable professional experience in IT and OT Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance role, preferably at a regional or country level for a Global Multinational Corporation,

• Preferably at least one certification as a Certified Information Security Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC) or equivalent years of demonstrable experience in a Cybersecurity Governance or Cybersecurity leadership role,

• Preferably one certification as a GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCIA) or GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) or equivalent years of demonstrable experience in a Cybersecurity Defense Technical role,

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or Engineering/Science is mandatory. An MSc or MBA would be better,

• Experience with projects in an international manufacturing environment is preferable,

• Familiarity with ICS/OT/IoT cybersecurity concepts,

• Fluent in English, strong communication skills at a managerial level,

• Familiarity with security standards: ISO7001, NIST, IEC 62443.

Travel %

• Projected travel up to 40% (primarily within India)

Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or Engineering/Science is mandatory. An MSc or MBA will carry weightage.

Schedule: Full-time
Req: 009103