Cyber Security Governance Manager

Job description / Role

Position Title: Cyber Security Governance Manager
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: up to 40,000 AED, all-inclusive depending on experience and qualifications
Job Location: Dubai, UAE

About the Client:
The hiring company is one of the well-known financial institutions in the UAE

Job Role:
• Assess and oversee and manage all technology-related compliance across the group, including information security, data privacy, business continuity, identity management, user access and data integrity
• Responsible for developing and implementing policies, procedures and controls to ensure that the group’s practices remain observant to all pertinent local, Federal and international laws and industry standards in relation to data privacy and security, and specifically GDPR
• Determine and maintain an inventory of all regulatory, commercial and group technology compliance requirements and the group’s Privacy Program
• Facilitate the creation and modification of all technology-related compliance policies and procedures, privacy policies and procedures, and documentation for the processing of personal data
• Create an IT compliance and data privacy risk assessment framework and periodically assess the regulatory, commercial and organizational, inherent and residual IT compliance and data privacy risks
• Support the creation of an inventory that documents how and why the group collects, shares and uses personal data
• Ensure that data security practices — in particular, logging, monitoring and auditing practices — do not conflict with privacy requirements
• Work closely with the technology service teams to anticipate potential privacy problems embedded in the use of emerging technologies
• Conduct frequent compliance report monitoring activities on collaborating partners, third-party service providers' and other data processors' levels of privacy compliance

Requirements

Requirements:
• Open to Arabic Nationals
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science or any related discipline is required
• With advanced degree in law (J.D) or Master’s Degree in Business Administration and (MIS) Information Security or related field is preferred
• Minimum 10 years of work experience in privacy, data protection, security, risk management, auditing and/or compliance, preferably in financial institutions
• Must obtained two or more certifications of Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Privacy Management (CIPM), and/or Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), and one or more of: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Experience in auditing frameworks and international standards, such as ISO standards, COBIT and ITIL
• Extensive knowledge of local, Federal, and international privacy laws, regulations, and industry best practices
• Familiarity and experience with cloud computing, online services, web and enterprise applications, and data analytics
• Experience or familiarity with governance, risk and compliance (GRC) tools and how they can be used to support privacy related GRC activities
• Knowledgeable of software development life cycles (SDLCs)
• Strong knowledge of technology environments, including information security, encryption methods and privacy-based solutions
• Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic

About the Company

RTC-1 Employment Services is a licensed recruitment firm based in Dubai, UAE. Our team has been in the market since 2004 and we are supporting various industries with their staffing needs across the Middle East and Africa.