Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) – Mumbai

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead and strengthen our client’s information security, cybersecurity governance, risk management and compliance programmes in Mumbai.

Key responsibilities

• Define and drive the enterprise‑wide security strategy, roadmap, policies and governance framework.
• Lead compliance programmes for standards such as SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and manage internal and external audits.
• Oversee security operations, threat detection, incident response and privileged‑access management across cloud and on‑premise environments.
• Conduct enterprise risk assessments, third‑party risk management and support customer security assessments.
• Build, mentor and manage high‑performing security, compliance and governance teams.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in information security leadership roles.
• Proven ability to work with executive leadership, technology teams, auditors and regulators.
• Strategic thinker who can align security initiatives with business objectives.

Required skills

• Cloud security
• SIEM operations
• SOC 2 Type II compliance
• ISO 27001 compliance
• Privileged Access Management
• Data protection
• Incident response
• Enterprise risk management