GRC Lead - India

Responsible for leading and maturing ION Group's governance, risk management and compliance capabilities. The role will oversee the Information Security Management System (ISMS), maintain regulatory and certification compliance, drive risk governance activities, manage customer assurance programmes, and ensure security policies and standards are effectively implemented across the organisation.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience operating within large, complex enterprises and demonstrate a proven track record of achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 certification, implementing risk management frameworks, responding to customer and regulatory audits, and building effective governance programmes.

• Own the lifecycle management of Information Security policies, standards, frameworks and procedures.
• Develop, review and maintain governance documentation to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Establish governance processes to ensure policies, standards and controls are consistently implemented across the organisation.
• Monitor adherence to security policies and standards and drive remediation of non-compliance findings.

• Lead the ongoing maintenance, effectiveness and continual improvement of the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
• Drive ISO 27001 certification & recertification activities and ensure certification evidence, control documentation and audit records are maintained and auditable.
• Coordinate internal audit programmes, external certification audits and remediation activities.

• Own and continuously improve the enterprise information security risk management framework.
• Maintain and oversee the Group Security Risk Register. Facilitate risk identification, assessment, treatment, acceptance and reporting activities across business units.

• Lead responses to client security questionnaires, due diligence requests, regulatory enquiries and customer assessments.
• Manage and coordinate customer Right-to-Audit engagements, particularly with regulated financial institutions and strategic clients.
• Act as the primary contact for external auditors, assessors & customer assurance teams
• Monitor emerging regulatory requirements and assess their impact on the organisation.

• Conduct & oversee security assessments for vendors, suppliers and strategic partners.
• Review contracts, security documentation, certifications and audit reports to evaluate risk and ensure supplier risks are appropriately documented, managed and escalated.

• Partner with Security Operations, Engineering, Architecture, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit and business stakeholders to address identified risks and compliance obligations.
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise on governance, regulatory compliance and risk management matters.
• Support security awareness initiatives and promote a culture of risk management and compliance.