As a Regional Information Security Officer, you will serve as the company’s senior-most security and trust advisor, representing the full breadth of the company’s security capabilities across all lines of business—including Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), SaaS applications, and industry solutions. Reporting into the company Integrated Cyber Center (ICC) organization, this role blends deep industry expertise, cybersecurity strategy, and executive engagement to drive trust, transparency, and resilience at global scale. You will act as a senior thought partner to customer CISOs and regulators, engage with industry forums and standards bodies, support field and product alignment, and contribute directly to the company’s security narrative and customer confidence initiatives. Your work helps shape how the customers and industry perceive and experience the company’s commitment to security and resilience.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to CISOs and other security executives in all industry sectors across the company’s regional customer base and regulators.
- Lead strategic customer discussions on the company’s security strategy, technical capabilities, compliance posture, and contractual commitments.
- Represent the company in global and industry security forums, consortiums, and standard bodies.
- Act as an industry liaison during security events or crises, ensuring timely, accurate, and credible communications with customers, executives, and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Product Security, Product Development, Security Operations, GRC, Legal, and Global Industries teams to ensure customer-facing security messaging aligns with operational reality.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity or risk management, with significant exposure to the industry.
- Former CISO, Deputy CISO, Security Architect, or compliance executive preferred.
- Deep understanding of global security regulations and standards applicable to the industry (e.g., NIST, ISO, PCI, HIPAA, FFIEC, etc.).
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills—comfortable briefing both technical and executive audiences.
- Strong presence in industry communities and experience driving impact through influence, not just authority.
- Experience navigating crisis or incident response and regulatory engagement.
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with technical depth.
