Managing Director - Head of Cybersecurity TIAA India

Head - Cyber Security - IN

The Head – Cyber Security (IN) establishes strategic direction for TIAA GC  GCFM team and ensures delivery of cyber security capabilities and services, including policy and governance, platform enablement, operational execution, and continuous improvement. The role is accountable for building centralized and scalable support for cyber platforms, driving consistency and efficiency, and partnering with senior stakeholders across the enterprise to align cyber security outcomes with corporate objectives. This role is also responsible to take care of Cyber Security needs for TIAA GC entity.

Organizational Scope

This role leads a large, multi-disciplinary cyber security organization in India encompassing the following functional areas:

Security Operations & Intelligence — Security Operations Center (SOC), AI for Cyber and Cyber for AI, and ML SecOps, delivering 24x7 threat detection, response, and intelligence-driven security operations.

Engineering & Architecture — Security Engineering, Security Architecture, Secrets Management, and Custom Application Development, responsible for designing and building the security technology foundation of the enterprise.

Identity & Access — Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM), ensuring least-privilege, zero-trust access principles are embedded across the enterprise.

Platform & Cloud Security — Platform Security Operations (PlatSecOps), Cloud Security, and Network & Endpoint Security, protecting TIAA's hybrid infrastructure and cloud-native environments.

Secure Development — DevSecOps and Application Security, integrating security natively across the software development lifecycle and enabling product teams to build securely by default.

Risk, Compliance & Third-Party Security — Third Party Risk Assessment, driving accountability for vendor and partner security posture and supporting audit and regulatory compliance obligations.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Leadership and Cyber Platforms 

Provides technology-informed leadership to guide architecture, platform strategy, and security capability evolution. Ensures cyber platforms and tooling are scalable, standardized where appropriate, and fit for purpose. Translating complex business needs into measurable deliverables helping teams make informed trade-offs across risk, cost, time-to-deliver, and usability.

Maintains awareness of the external threat landscape and evolving security practices to continuously improve controls and resiliency. Drives simplification and modernization to improve operational efficiency and measurable risk reduction.

Operational Execution and Delivery Leadership 

Ensures delivery of operational plans by providing direction to multiple teams of directors/senior managers and managers. Establishes clear execution rhythm, performance metrics, and governance mechanisms to ensure outcomes are delivered reliably. Drives consistency and process excellence across cyber service delivery.

Budget, Prioritization, and Resource Management 

Establishes and manages the budget for GCFM India team, monitors cost and effectiveness, and prioritizes spending and resource allocation based on risk reduction, business value, and operational resiliency. Ensuring talent and capacity planning supports both strategic initiatives and run-the-business needs.

People Leadership: Helping Teams Grow and Taking the Team Along 

Builds a high-performing culture grounded in ownership, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning. Coaches and develops leaders, creates growth pathways, and actively invests in succession planning. Manages performance through regular, timely feedback and leads the formal performance review process to ensure strong outcomes, engagement, and development.

Leads change effectively by bringing teams along—communicating “why,” listening to concerns, removing barriers, and ensuring clarity of priorities. Encourages constructive challenge and psychological safety while maintaining high standards and accountability.

Global Mindset and Cross-Border Collaboration 

Demonstrates a global mindset by partnering effectively across geographies, cultures, and time zones. Aligns regional execution with enterprise standards while respecting local
 

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field required. Master's degree or MBA preferred. Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCISO are valued.

Work Experience

• 20 or more years of progressive experience in cyber security, with at least 8 to 10 years in a senior leadership role managing large, multi-disciplinary security teams. Prior experience in financial services or a similarly regulated industry is strongly preferred.

Regulatory & Compliance Fluency

• Deep familiarity with regulatory requirements (NYDFS, GDPR, DPDP Act) and global cyber security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, PCI DSS).

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
12PL

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Company Overview

TIAA Global Capabilities was established in 2016 with a mission to tap into a vast pool of talent, reduce risk by insourcing key platforms and processes, as well as contribute to innovation with a focus on enhancing our technology stack. TIAA Global Capabilities is focused on building a scalable and sustainable organization , with a focus on technology , operations and expanding into the shared services business space.

 
Working closely with our U.S. colleagues and other partners, our goal is to reduce risk, improve the efficiency of our technology and processes and develop innovative ideas to increase throughput and productivity.

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