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Director of Security

Job Type

Remote

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Security / Intelligence

The Director of Security will oversee and lead Remote’s security team and function. They will manage Remote’s security strategy and its implementation to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the organisation’s systems and information.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, implement, communicate and maintain security strategy, policies, goals and requirements aligned with business strategy, and manage security resources, to support the company’s objectives
• Work with the Security Council and Remote’s senior leadership in developing Remote’s Information Security vision, strategy and road-map of Remote’s Security function
• Recruit and nurture individual growth to build an autonomous and high performing Security team
• Be an advocate of information security best practices and proactively looking to improve and drive Remote’s security posture, driving efforts to improve Security Awareness across company
• Drive Remote’s security risk management program, by partnering with Legal, Data Protection and Finance in developing and managing our enterprise risk management framework(s), and collaborating with senior leaders in reducing Information Security risks
• Manage and improve upon our Application Security initiatives and personnel to make sure Remote is delivering the most secure Platform possible to its customers
• Build a Security Incident Response processes and culture within the Security Team
• Report to Remote’s top management about security risks, threats and their potential impact, incidents and security performance
• Drive security compliance requirements from customers, standards and regulations
• Supervise the management and improvement of Remote’s ISMS as defined in Remote’s ISMS roles and responsibilities document

Requirements

• Extensive experience managing security teams, including people, resources, stakeholders and security service management
• Certified in cybersecurity management, e.g. CISSP, CISM etc.
• Understands the leadership responsibilities and prioritizes execution of company-wide strategy
• Experience in cyber security strategy management and implementation and fostering a security culture
• Proficient with security principles, technologies and security engineering domains
• Ability to clearly articulate security issues to all types of business stakeholders, including Board members
• Ability to navigate through ambiguous problems in a hyper-growth environment
• Excellent writing and communication skills

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• Define, implement, communicate and maintain security strategy, policies, goals and requirements aligned with business strategy, and manage security resources, to support the company’s objectives
• Work with the Security Council and Remote’s senior leadership in developing Remote’s Information Security vision, strategy and road-map of Remote’s Security function
• Recruit and nurture individual growth to build an autonomous and high performing Security team
• Be an advocate of information security best practices and proactively looking to improve and drive Remote’s security posture, driving efforts to improve Security Awareness across company
• Drive Remote’s security risk management program, by partnering with Legal, Data Protection and Finance in developing and managing our enterprise risk management framework(s), and collaborating with senior leaders in reducing Information Security risks
• Manage and improve upon our Application Security initiatives and personnel to make sure Remote is delivering the most secure Platform possible to its customers
• Build a Security Incident Response processes and culture within the Security Team
• Report to Remote’s top management about security risks, threats and their potential impact, incidents and security performance
• Drive security compliance requirements from customers, standards and regulations
• Supervise the management and improvement of Remote’s ISMS as defined in Remote’s ISMS roles and responsibilities document

• Extensive experience managing security teams, including people, resources, stakeholders and security service management
• Certified in cybersecurity management, e.g. CISSP, CISM etc.
• Understands the leadership responsibilities and prioritizes execution of company-wide strategy
• Experience in cyber security strategy management and implementation and fostering a security culture
• Proficient with security principles, technologies and security engineering domains
• Ability to clearly articulate security issues to all types of business stakeholders, including Board members
• Ability to navigate through ambiguous problems in a hyper-growth environment
• Excellent writing and communication skills

• BA/BSc/HND
• Certified in cybersecurity management, e.g. CISSP, CISM etc.