CISO- chief information security officer- (DGM) for GAS division , Ahmedabad

• Understanding business processes and assessing the criticality of the technological solutions being used to carry out business functions.
• Review business Level processes and new initiatives for Cyber security requirements and help in incorporating industry best practices. 
• Continuously monitor and assess execution of security policy and validate necessary controls are in place.
• Support security governance processes and serve as cyber security interface to the business.
• Enable User education/ awareness on Cyber Policy and its enforcement.
• Identify, report service level attainment results, and highlight improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous process improvements for Cyber operations and benchmark them with industry standards

Project Management

• Design and implement BU level Cyber security projects as per the business requirements.
• Lead and manage projects that drive execution of security policy and validation of necessary controls.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Oversee deployment of strategic interventions to mitigate risks and address vulnerabilities.
• Forefront initiatives to monitor and drive adherence of Cyber operations to protocols, legal and regulatory compliances at group and business level.
• Build security reporting dashboards for capturing risk status of different systems.
• Revisit operations policies/ frameworks in accordance to changing business, technology landscape and regulatory environment.

Security Audit

• Plan and implement the internal audit of IT, OT, and business processes across the organization in collaboration with the Group and Business Audit and assurance counterparts.
• Ensure testing and evaluation of system controls, policies, and procedures as required.
• Empanel audit agencies for security audit and ensure audits are conducted as defined and co-lead interface with auditors.
• Monitor and track all security controls for potential issues, perform verification assessment of controls and determine and update necessary controls to ensure documentation in enterprise security plan.
• Identify and maintain a repository of leading security practices and standards used. Report on the implementation of leading practices and standards and map them to controls and metrics.
• Plan and comply application and infrastructure vulnerability assessment at business level including Operational Technology landscape.

Vendor-Partner Management and Engagement

• Track partner performance to ensure project delivery basis expected quality, timelines and budgetary considerations, and address non-performance; Conduct regular partner performance reviews based on project criticality.
• Manage escalations related to partner (non)performance, scoping issues, partner pay-outs.
• Cultivate strategic relationships with partners and effectively leverage them for value additions.
• Engage with partners on a frequent basis for a win-win relationship; Facilitate organization of capability road shows/ POCs by partners to increase partner engagement with the organization

People Management

• Working with Cyber, IT and OT teams
• Communication with sites.
• Coordination with other departments and functions
• Coordination with other organizations
• Dealing with service providers.