Head of Information Security & Data Privacy
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
About the Role
Job Purpose The Head of Information Security & Data Privacy designs and implements the organization’s information security strategy, ensuring the protection of critical data and systems.
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Job Purpose
The Head of Information Security & Data Privacy designs and implements the organization’s information security strategy, ensuring the protection of critical data and systems.
This role drives a culture of security and compliance by managing risks, upholding privacy standards, and championing best practices while directly supporting the organization’s trust, resilience, and business continuity objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the organization’s information security and data privacy strategy, policies, and frameworks.
- Lead the implementation of controls to safeguard information assets across all business units and technology platforms.
- Assess risks, carry out periodic security and privacy audits, and facilitate remediation plans.
- Oversee compliance with relevant laws and regulations (e.g., GDPR, local data protection acts), acting as the main liaison for audits and regulatory bodies.
- Promote cybersecurity awareness and training initiatives to cultivate a security-focused workforce.
- Respond to security incidents, conduct investigations, and manage breach protocols and reporting.
- Collaborate with IT, legal, HR, and business teams to embed privacy-by-design and security best practices in processes and technologies.
- Advise management on emerging threats, trends, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.
- Manage third-party security risks, including supplier assessments and data processing agreements.
Key Skills, Qualifications & Experience
*Education & Certifications*
: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Professional certifications such as CISM, CISSP, CISA, or similar strongly preferred.
*Experience*
: Minimum 10 years of experience in information security and data privacy roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership or managerial position.
*Technical Skills & Competencies:*
- In-depth knowledge of information and cyber security frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST).
- Excellent understanding of data privacy laws, regulations, and standards (such as GDPR).
- Proficient in risk management, security incident handling, and regulatory compliance.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Ability to drive cultural change and security awareness across diverse teams.
- Experience overseeing vendor security and third-party risk management.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Zand
Manager - KYC & EDD
Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose The Manager - KYC & EDD oversees and manages end-to-end Know Your Customer (KYC) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies. This role play
Officer Treasury Operations
Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose: To provide treasury support to settle foreign exchange, money market, securities & repo trades with good understanding of accounting entries flows to core banking. To test, validate the new products in all t
Manager - Digital Channel Sales (Payments)
Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose The Manager - Digital Channel Sales (Payments) drives both product and sales outcomes for digital banking channels—including the mobile banking app, web banking platform, APIs, and development portal. This ro
Functional Associate – Payments
Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose The Functional Associate serves as the vital link between business, operations, and IT teams for payments, cards, and digital channels (web and mobile apps). This role supports product managers throughout the
Officer - Card Operations
Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose: To drive the end-to-end operations of ZAND Bank’s debit and credit card business, ensuring seamless processing, reconciliations, settlements, and dispute management in line with scheme and regulatory standar
Manager - Regulatory and Operations Audit
Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose In this role, you will conduct audits of business, risk, financial, compliance as well as operational processes across the bank and its subsidiaries. Key Responsibilities Plan and execute audits across assig
Assistant Manager - Wealth Management Operations
Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose: To oversee the Wealth Management operations for the bank, ensuring smooth day-to-day functioning while upholding security protocols, compliance standards, and operational efficiency. This role involves super
Asst Manager / Manager - Regulatory Compliance
Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose: As Assistant Manager or Manager in Regulatory Compliance, you will contribute to ensuring that the bank operates within the scope of prevailing regulatory requirements, promoting compliance culture, and acti
Manager - KYC & EDD
Dubai, UAE
Officer Treasury Operations
Dubai, UAE
Manager - Digital Channel Sales (Payments)
Dubai, UAE
Functional Associate – Payments
Dubai, UAE
Officer - Card Operations
Dubai, UAE
Manager - Regulatory and Operations Audit
Dubai, UAE
Assistant Manager - Wealth Management Operations
Dubai, UAE
Asst Manager / Manager - Regulatory Compliance
Dubai, UAE