VP, Security Governance & Assurance

About the role

The NETS Group, a leading payments services group enabling digital payments for merchants, consumers and banks, is looking for a VP, Security Governance & Assurance. The role covers information security governance, compliance, risk and audit management within the payments industry.

Key responsibilities

• Support the development, review and enforcement of information security policies, standards and procedures.
• Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards such as MAS TRM, Cyber Hygiene, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS.
• Conduct security risk assessments, control reviews and gap assessments, and track remediation activities.
• Advise stakeholders on cybersecurity governance and compliance, and prepare governance reports, KRI metrics and updates for management and governance committees.
• Promote security awareness and a strong security culture across the organisation.
• Manage information security audit activities, including internal, external, regulatory and certification audits, and coordinate audit requests, findings and remediation plans.
• Support security risk management, including risk assessments, risk registers and exception management, and act as liaison between Information Security, Risk, Compliance, auditors and regulators.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, with at least 10 years of experience in information security, including security policy development, risk assessment, compliance implementation and monitoring, and governance (preferably from financial, banking or payment).
• Experience implementing a programme covering the collection, management and reporting of security metrics (KRI) such as vulnerability management, open software vulnerabilities, penetration testing findings, security alerts and incidents.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry practices such as NIST, MAS TRM Guidelines, MAS Cyber Hygiene and ISO 27001.
• Team player who can also work independently, with strong writing, communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail and excellent problem-solving and prioritisation abilities.