Regional Security Engineering Manager

This role provides regional leadership for the Cyber Security Engineering team in India, serving as the regional manager for security architecture and engineering topics in India, leading a hybrid team consisting of both direct reports and dotted-line resources aligned to global engineering functions. You will oversee the company's security posture and ensure local operations align with global policy and standards. The ideal candidate leverages deep industry experience to deliver actionable security improvements and strategic oversight.
Responsibilities:
Lead and manage a matrixed regional team, including direct reports and functional (dotted-line) team members aligned to global security engineering, architecture, and operations teams; provide prioritisation, coaching, performance input, and regional coordination.
Partner with global functional leaders to ensure cybersecurity initiatives are implemented effectively within the region, coordinating priorities and delivery across matrixed and dotted-line teams.
Serve as the primary Architecture and Engineering cybersecurity point of contact for regional business leaders and IT/OT stakeholders.
Develop a plan, gain approval, and support regional response activities needed for the Architecture and Engineering function, including incident, change, and request processes, ensuring timely coordination with proper stakeholders.
Manage and allocate resources effectively across the region, ensuring teams are staffed based on business and function priorities.
Actively collaborate with the Director of Architecture and Engineering, Architects, Leads, and managers, to ensure consistency in global and regional priorities, standards, policies, controls, and strategies.
Collaborate with the Director of Information Security Architecture and Engineering to report overall health, strategic priorities, and challenges to the Director monthly.
Influence the strategic and tactical direction of the Architecture and Engineering regional voice in global discussions.
Build strong relationships with business and IT/OT leaders to understand regional needs and drive adoption of security initiatives.
Coordinate and monitor the execution of cybersecurity activities, tracking the progress of initiatives, projects, and compliance within the region.
Support regional incident response and provide support for high-priority, business-critical incidents in EU/US regions, which may require extended or non-standard hours.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in information security, related fields, or equivalent work experience.
7+ years of experience in Information Security or IT risk management, including experience with defence-in-depth techniques and leadership responsibilities.
3+ years in an information technology supervisory role.
Effective to Expert level of communicative competence.
Ability to maintain technical precision while presenting to non-technical stakeholders, your skill in 'swarming' incidents through active listening and role clarity, and your history of reducing project ambiguity through Bottom-Line-Up-Front (BLUF) reporting.
Practical experience and strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001 and CIS Controls. (Foundational knowledge)
Current holder of relevant industry certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent) is preferred.
Experience transitioning teams from manual to automated, risk-based approval workflows and CI/CD integrated governance.
Expertise in ITIL 4 or COBIT frameworks, with a specific focus on adapting these to Agile and DevOps culture.
Practical experience with Network Security, Identity and Access Security, Security Operations and Detection, Vulnerability Management, and Application Security.
Ability to stay informed on emerging solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks.
Ability to coordinate across global teams, collaborate effectively in a culturally diverse workforce, and influence without direct authority.
Expected to perform on-call duties and work occasional nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
Must complete projects within specified deadlines and possess a keen sense of professionalism and ethics.
Demonstrated experience leading teams in a matrixed or hybrid management model, including influencing priorities and outcomes across dotted-line reporting relationships.
Occasional travel may be required.
Success Factors and Leadership Traits:
Successfully builds trust with local stakeholders while translating global cybersecurity direction into local execution.
Anticipates risks proactively, develops regional talent, and maintains a resilient team culture.
Leadership Traits: WE are owners; WE help each other thrive; WE continuously learn; WE create the environment for diversity, equity, and inclusion to strengthen us.

Experience
10-14 yrs