Hybrid Senior Specialist, Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance

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About the role

  • Senior Specialist in Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance at Cellulant, driving information security, privacy, and compliance standards within BFSI context.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance the Information Security Management System (ISMS) based on ISO 27001/27002 or equivalent standards.
  • Conduct enterprise-wide information security risk assessments, risk treatment planning, and continuous control monitoring.
  • Maintain policy frameworks, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
  • Ensure timely closure of information security findings across the business.
  • Manage compliance with industry regulations and BFSI-specific frameworks (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27017/18, ISO 27032, local data protection acts).
  • Track and report security posture, cyber risk exposure, key metrics, and compliance maturity to leadership.
  • Own and evolve the Cellulant’s Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
  • Lead the development, review, and testing of BCPs, DR plans, and crisis management procedures.
  • Conduct Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and risk assessments across critical business functions.
  • Coordinate and lead resilience exercises, tabletop simulations, and post-incident reviews.
  • Support implementation of privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default controls.
  • Monitor compliance with relevant data protection and privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, regional data protection regulations).
  • Review vendor security questionnaires, external audit reports, penetration test summaries, and data protection agreements.
  • Evaluate cloud, SaaS, managed services, and critical suppliers for compliance with BFSI security and privacy requirements.
  • Provide expert GRC advisory support to cross-functional teams including IT, engineering, operations, legal, compliance and product.
  • Design and promote security and privacy awareness programs.

Requirements

  • 5–8+ years of experience in Information Security, GRC, audit, privacy, or risk management roles
  • Proven experience working in or supporting the BFSI sector, with strong understanding of industry regulatory, privacy, and security obligations
  • Business Continuity Management hands-on experience, including running BIAs, maintaining BC/DR plans, and coordinating DR/BC exercises
  • Deep familiarity with frameworks and standards such as: ISO 27001/27002, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and SOC 2 and ISO 22301
  • GDPR (EU), NDPA (Nigeria) and other global/regional data privacy laws
  • Strong understanding of cloud security principles (AWS)
  • Demonstrated experience producing documentation, process improvements, risk reports, and audit deliverables
  • Experience working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams.
  • One or more of the following (or equivalent): Information Security: CISSP, CISM, SSCP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor Business Continuity: CBCP, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer/Auditor Privacy: CIPP/E, CIPM, CDPSE, ISO 27701 Lead Implementer/Auditor, certified DPO Risk & Compliance: CRISC, CGEIT.

Benefits

  • Generous personal time off
  • Medical and life insurance benefits (markets permitting)

Job title

Senior Specialist, Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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