Director of Cyber Security – Governance

Twinings

Director of Cyber Security & Governance leading IT GRC for Twinings Ovaltine. Fostering a security-aware culture and ensuring compliance across the organization.

Posted 6/29/2026full-time🇮🇳 IndiaLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead cyber security and IT GRC for TwiningsOvO and set the local roadmap, priorities and investment case within ABF Group standards.
Make security and control proportionate to a single-division business — through standards, partnering and influence, not a large standing team.
Own TwiningsOvO’s cyber risk posture; maintain a single, prioritised cyber risk register with named owners and tracked remediation.
Give the GM and Leadership Team clear visibility of risk exposure and control effectiveness.
Coordinate local response to security incidents, with rapid escalation to and alignment with the ABF Group security function.
Drive vulnerability, patch and exposure management in line with Group expectations.
Own the IT control environment, including ITGCs across SAP S/4HANA and other core applications.
Operate IT GRC in BAU: governance forums, policy adoption and exceptions, control testing and continuous compliance against ABF and regulatory expectations.
Lead audit readiness and remediation; act as single point of contact for Internal Audit and external auditors on IT and security, and close findings on time.
Embed proportionate security and control requirements into BizTX delivery standards and the project lifecycle.
Provide security assurance across the transformation portfolio from initiation through to go-live.
Advise programme and product teams so controls are designed in, not retrofitted — without slowing delivery.
Build a practical, security-aware culture through targeted, role-relevant education and leadership engagement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant leadership experience in cyber security and IT governance, risk and compliance.
Proven track record embedding or maturing security and control capability in a complex organisation.
Strong grasp of IT control environments, ITGCs, audit and risk frameworks, applied pragmatically rather than dogmatically.
Credible with senior leadership; challenges honestly and translates technical risk into commercial, decision-ready terms.
Comfortable owning local accountability while operating within Group governance — diplomatic with the centre, decisive locally.
Experience as a Head of Cyber Security, BISO, divisional / business security lead, or in a senior IT GRC leadership role.
SAP / ERP, cloud (RISE), AI governance and major transformation experience.
Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST CSF and CIS Controls.

Benefits

Comp & perks

- Monthly phone bill maximum reimbursement limit is Rs.3000.
- Annual check-up for employee and spouse including Doctor consultation - reimbursement up to INR 15,000.
- Medical Insurance 5 lakhs Flat Coverage.
- PF and Gratuity.
- Long Service Policy.
- Life Term Policy
- Monthly Broadband Bill Reimbursement - Rs.2000 or on actual whichever is lower
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Cyber Risk ManagementVulnerability ManagementControl TestingAudit ReadinessSecurity Assurance

Soft Skills

Diplomatic CommunicationDecisive LeadershipInfluencing Skills

Certifications

ISO 27001