Senior Specialist, Information Security (GRC)

Department: InfoSec GRC

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UAE

Reporting To: Rajat Rao

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, review, and continuous improvement of information security policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with CSF, NCA ECC, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for assigned regulatory domains, providing authoritative interpretation of requirements and translating them into implementable control objectives.
• Monitor and proactively track regulatory and legal developments affecting information security, assessing impact and recommending updates to the governance framework.
• Prepare and review governance documentation (RACI matrices, security charter updates, governance committee packs) and present findings to senior stakeholders.
• Lead the preparation of regulatory self-assessments and compliance attestations, coordinating evidence gathering and quality-reviewing submissions before senior sign-off.
• Mentor junior team members on governance documentation quality, regulatory interpretation, and risk assessment methodology.

• Lead the execution of complex enterprise information security risk assessments, applying advanced qualitative and quantitative methodologies to produce risk profiles aligned with the organisation's risk appetite.
• Own and maintain the enterprise information security risk register, ensuring accuracy, currency, and appropriate escalation of significant risks.
• Lead BIA processes for critical business functions, coordinating with asset owners, analysing recovery requirements, and producing BIA outputs for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning.
• Design and execute control effectiveness testing programmes, producing findings reports with gap analysis and risk-ranked remediation recommendations.
• Lead third-party information security risk management, designing assessment frameworks, conducting in-depth vendor reviews, and maintaining the third-party risk register.
• Produce executive-quality risk reporting with trend analysis, emerging risk identification, and treatment progress tracking for senior management and committee consumption.

• Lead compliance monitoring activities for CSF, NCA ECC, PDPL, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS, producing gap analyses, treatment plans, and periodic compliance status reports.
• Manage internal and external audit cycles, coordinating evidence collection, reviewing evidence quality, engaging with auditors, and tracking remediation to closure.
• Design and deliver the security awareness programme, producing targeted content for different staff segments, conducting awareness sessions, and analysing effectiveness metrics.
• Develop and maintain GRC programme metrics dashboards, ensuring KPIs and KRIs are accurately measured and presented to senior management on schedule.
• Lead the integration of information security requirements into third-party contracts, procurement processes, and major project onboarding.
• Contribute to the development of the information security programme strategy, identifying capability improvement opportunities and recommending investment priorities to the Lead.

• Serve as the primary GRC point of contact for assigned business and technology teams, providing expert guidance on security requirements, risk treatment, and compliance obligations.
• Lead information classification and security requirements reviews for significant IT, product, and business projects.
• Contribute to the GRC knowledge base, developing reusable templates, guidance documents, and training materials for internal use.
• Represent the GRC function in cross-functional working groups, project steering committees, and regulatory workstreams.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or a related field.
• A Master's degree in Information Security, Risk Management, or Business Administration is an advantage.

• 3+ years of progressive professional experience in information security governance, risk management, or compliance.
• Demonstrable experience independently leading risk assessment cycles, regulatory compliance programmes, or audit coordination activities.
• In-depth knowledge of at least two regulatory frameworks applicable to Fintech environments (CSF, NCA ECC, PDPL, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) is required.
• Experience in a regulated Fintech or banking environment is strongly preferred.

• ISO 27001 Lead Implementer (required).
• CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) or CISM: required or actively working toward.
• CDPSE (Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer) is an advantage for PDPL specialists.

Benefits

• A working environment that gives you autonomy and responsibility from day one.
• You should be comfortable with the idea that the quality of your work will influence the shape of your career.
• Participation in the company’s employee stock options program.
• Health Insurance
• Flexi Perks: A monetary benefit that gives you the freedom to use it as you choose—whether for health and well-being, education and professional development or travel needs!