Director of Cyber Security

Responsibilities

• ● The job holder is responsible for provide strategic leadership, governance, and oversight for the organization's cybersecurity posture by managing and integrating the Cybersecurity GRC, Cybersecurity Operations (OT & IT), and Cybersecurity Architecture & Project functions. The role ensures the protection of information assets, operational technologies, and digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats.
• ● Key Roles and Responsibilities
• ● Develop Cybersecurity policies, procedures, and controls covering all areas of assigned Cybersecurity activity and provide continuous improvement recommendations.
• ● Develop Cybersecurity strategic and operational plans, ensuring alignment with WTCO's strategy, vision, mission, and corporate objectives.
• ● Develop a Cybersecurity budget and ensure potential areas of cost reduction or performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon.
• ● Fulfill ESG responsibilities and requirements in line with the strategy and ESG-related initiatives.
• ● Set Cybersecurity KPIs and monitor progress and development toward WTCO strategic objectives. Identify the management needs of competencies and talents and provide recommendations with regard to human resources decisions.
• ● Develop all Cybersecurity reports in a timely and accurate manner while ensuring meeting the requirements, policies, and quality standards.
• ● Delegate duties, responsibilities, and authorities to appropriate team members within the business in case of absence.
• ● Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of Cybersecurity's systems and practices taking into consideration leading practices, cost reduction, and productivity improvement.
• ● Ensure that all work is carried out efficiently, in line with the annual business plans, goals, policies, processes, procedures, and instructions.
• ● Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and standards within WTCO and related functions such as but not limited to (HC, HSSE, Risk, Cybersecurity, etc..).
• ● Escalate problems to ensure case/issue is closed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• ● Develop the organization's overarching cybersecurity strategy by integrating GRC, Operations (OT & IT), and Architecture functions to establish a unified, enterprise-wide protection framework.
• ● Oversee the formulation, implementation, and continuous improvement of cybersecurity policies, standards, and governance models to ensure compliance with national (e.g., NCA) and international regulations.
• ● Approve strategic and operational plans from each cybersecurity function to ensure budget alignment, resource allocation efficiency, and strategic goal achievement.
• ● Direct the creation of enterprise-wide cybersecurity risk management programs to identify, assess, and mitigate security risks across all digital and operational environments.
• ● Lead the integration of security-by-design and Zero Trust Architecture principles into enterprise technology deployments, digital transformation initiatives, and critical infrastructure upgrades.
• ● Establish governance frameworks for AI/ML systems, emerging technologies, and OT/IT convergence to ensure ethical use, data integrity, and protection from adversarial attacks.
• ● Guide the design, validation, and implementation of secure architectures, cloud integrations, and network segmentation to strengthen defense-in-depth capabilities.