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Director of Information Security

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the strategic plan and roadmap for Sama governance, risk management, and compliance for information security.
• Monitor continuous improvement of policies, procedures, and technology (including automation) related to security and compliance to enable risk reduction, business enablement and operational efficiencies
• Independently assess compliance, security, privacy, legal and business risks and advise the management team accordingly
• Manage internal and external security audits in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Lead BCP and Incident Response initiatives
• Identify and classify Sama’s Information assets with respect to their sensitivity and criticality to the business across all functions and departments
• Interact with the Sales Team for contract review and completion of customer security questionnaires and audits with a high level of customer service and responsiveness
• Establish trusted relationships with business stakeholders across a geographically distributed team to foster continuous improvement and change management in compliance practices
• In collaboration with Product/R&D, establish standards and workflows that ensure our product development teams are building and maintaining secure, compliant software systems
• Led development of security and compliance KPIs and metrics to track program effectiveness
• Maintain and mature comprehensive security awareness and training programs
• Interact with industry experts and stay abreast of best practices in the security and compliance space to maintain technical expertise and apply these practices to Sama business challenges
• Willingness to participate in global conference calls and meetings outside of normal business hours to facilitate global business

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 8+ years of related experience; 2-3 years of leading/managing teams
• Prior experience establishing and maintaining InfoSec programs, compliance and other programs for regulations or certifications such as ISO, GDPR, SOC2, TISAX etc.
• Global Privacy experience and knowledge is an added advantage (EU, US, APAC ideally)
• One or more industry certificates e.g. CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CIPP, PMP, PRINCE2
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects and prioritize work in a fast-paced atmosphere with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing and maturing security programs in a fast-paced start-up/emerging growth environment
• Prior experience with B2B SaaS products, enterprise application
• Capable of thinking independently and creatively to analyze situations and potential repercussions and communicate and execute the necessary steps to solve problems
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team displays a cooperative work style
• Ability to interact effectively with employees at all levels of the organization
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal) with the ability to present clear, well-thought-out recommendations
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to discreetly handle highly confidential and proprietary information
• Ability to deal with ambiguity effectively

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