Director of IT, Cybersecurity, Application Support, FinOps
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Director of IT overseeing Cybersecurity, Application Support, and FinOps at Safeguard Global. Leading operational excellence and tech infrastructure across global teams.
Responsibilities:
- Build a security-first culture through awareness programs and proactive engagement.
- Own enterprise-wide security posture, including application, cloud, endpoint, network security and Vulnerability Management.
- Establish and maintain governance frameworks for data protection, identity access, threat detection, and incident response.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, etc.) and drive security audits and assessments.
- Ensure secure and effective IT service delivery across a hybrid/distributed workforce.
- Oversee corporate IT operations including; Endpoint management, SaaS provisioning, Identity management, Patching, IT Vendor Management, Licensing and Asset Lifecycle Management, BCP & DR capabilities.
- Lead a global application support team for internal and customer-facing systems.
- Develop and lead a FinOps strategy to monitor, forecast, and control cloud and SaaS spend across departments.
- Build and mentor cross-functional teams across IT, Security, App support, and FinOps.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience leading global IT, Security, or Enterprise Tech Operations, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Proven success managing cloud IT environments and enterprise SaaS platforms.
- Deep understanding of security frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST), IAM, and endpoint management.
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, ITIL, AWS/GCP Architect, FinOps Certified Practitioner are advantageous.
- Familiarity with tools like Sentinel One, Active Directory, Microsoft EntraID, Intune, Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Jira, ServiceNow, Zendesk and other enterprise platforms.
Benefits:
- Autonomy and Flexibility (work in any way): Remote first, with the flexibility to include life needs like school runs and gym breaks in your schedule , all while maintaining a high standard of work.
- Generous leave: Enjoy a competitive leave package including paid bonding leaves for new additions to your family
- Make a difference: Get 2 paid charitable days off to contribute to causes you believe in
- Corporate bonus/SIP: All Guardians are eligible for our annual bonus scheme or sales incentive plan.
- International environment: Grow your network internationally and collaborate across the world.
- Interact, discover cultures, and tap into local expertise.
- Human centered culture: We emphasize the people factor in everything we do. Our nurturing culture ensures your ideas reach our leaders and your contributions get the recognition they deserve.
- Learning: We support your continuous growth by providing access to 2 learning platforms, where you can learn at your own pace.
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