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Head Of Risk and Cyber SecurityFoodics · Eastern Province, Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
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Head Of Risk and Cyber Security

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-26 Eastern Province, Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia Full-time Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market SAR 28,000–SAR 48,000/mo

About the Company

Equipping restaurateurs with intuitive tech to establish resilience, foster customer connections, and sustain growth. Foodics is the leading restaurant operations and payment tech in the MENA region, powering the operations of +30,000 restaurants with an all-in-one software ecosystem to manage and scale. We're on a mission to help restaurant operators bring their culinary visions to life with financial stability and personal satisfaction. We envision a future where every transaction in restaurants, from customers to suppliers, flows seamlessly through our platform, bringing operational efficiency, fostering customer connections, and enabling financial success. Join us on a mission to reimagine an industry where every F&B business can thrive. IT Services and IT Consulting Specialties: Restaurant Technology, Financial Management, Payment Processing, Accounting Systems, Restaurant Front of House Tech, Customer Engagement Solutions

Responsibilities

  • ● Who Are We
  • ● The Job in a Nutshell https://foodics.workable.com/backend/jobs/4668565/app-form
  • ● The Head of Risk and Cyber Security is responsible for establishing, leading, and maturing the organization's enterprise risk management (ERM) and information/cyber security functions. This role ensures the business identifies, assesses, and mitigates operational, financial, regulatory, and technology-related risks, while safeguarding company and customer data against cyber threats. The role acts as the primary advisor to senior leadership and the board on risk posture and security strategy.
  • ● What Will You Do
  • ● Design and maintain the organization's ERM framework, risk appetite statement, and risk registers.
  • ● Lead periodic risk assessments across business units and consolidate findings into board/ERM committee reporting (including KRIs/KPIs)
  • ● Identify emerging risks (operational, strategic, financial, regulatory, reputational) and drive mitigation planning with process owners
  • ● Own business continuity and disaster recovery planning
  • ● Support internal audit and compliance functions with risk-based input
  • ● Develop and execute the information security strategy, policies, and controls.
  • ● Oversee security operations: threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, and penetration testing programs.
  • ● Lead cyber incident response planning and act as incident commander during security events.
  • ● Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry certifications.
  • ● Manage security awareness training programs across the organization.
  • ● Build, lead, and develop the risk and security team.
  • ● Present regular risk and security posture updates to executive leadership and the board/risk committee.
  • ● Manage relationships with regulators, auditors, and external security partners.
  • ● Own the risk and security budget, tooling, and roadmap.
  • ● What Are We Looking For