Regional Information Security Lead - AMEA

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This position reports to

IS Domain Owner

Your role and responsibilities

Accountable for establishing, defining, and maintaining Information Security Demand Management and delivery planning processes for the Electrification Business in AMEA region. Drives global, regional and local Information Security leadership, guidance, and support for all the IS functions and IS organization of ELIT and InfoSec IS service for EL business in AMEA region. Provides expertise to ensure that IS ser-vices impacting IT systems are operated in security compliance with legislation and external regulations (NIST, Local InfoSec requirements, etc.), and the data contained are used and secured properly.

Qualifications for the role

• - Information Security is currently indicated as one of ABB's highest risks and re-quires a focused approach to mitigate deficiencies. By ensuring compliance re-quirements this role directly supports the Global strategic aim of minimizing this risk.
• - Complexity of EL IT organization, Information security IS Services and Corporate IS operating model and the delivery of Information Security services (globally or locally).
• - Working across multiple countries, cultures, languages and local IT regulations for compliance.
• - Main point of contact for their Region/Country area to ensure that both Global and EL Information Security Services meets the needs of the business.
• - Acts as single point of contact for Business, IS Managers and other relevant stakeholders, in order to evaluate and prioritize IS Risk & Security demands.
• - Drives engagement with business and local IS through communication of the IS Risk & Security programs, services and changes to Country Management, Local Business Units, IS Managers and Country IS.
• Qualifications
• - Bachelor's or master's degree in information security or technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related qualification, and/or demonstrated capability through past employment ex-perience.
• - Security Certifications (CISSP, CISM, etc.) and/or Auditor certifications (ISO 27001 auditor, CISA etc.) are desirable.
• - Good knowledge of ITIL processes would be advantageous.
• Knowledge & Experience
• - 12+ years of Information Systems experience of which 5+ years in Information Security and/or IS Compliance.
• - Expertise in understanding and managing of IS Risk, Security & Compliance requirements in global organizations.
• - Excellent experience in assessing, understanding security threat landscape, current and future state of security technologies and their inter-relationship with IT landscape.
• - Excellent understanding of information security concepts, protocols, industry best practices and strategies.
• - Must be fluent in Mandarin & English, both verbal and written.

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