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CISO Jobs in Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia at PayLink
Title: CISO
Company: PayLink
Location: Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Requirements:
- Saudi national.
- 5+ years in cybersecurity, with leadership experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field
- CSF or NCA regulations experience
- Ability to independently communicate cyber risks and regulatory concerns directly to executive management and board committees.
- CISSP, CISM, or CISA certification (preferred)
Responsibilities:
- Define and execute Paylink's enterprise information security strategy
- Build and operate the cybersecurity governance program aligned with SAMA Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), and PCI DSS
- Lead application security across the payment gateway and product portfolio
- Own business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution
- Manage risk assessments, internal and external audits, and regulatory reporting to SAMA and other authorities
- Partner with engineering, product, legal, and compliance teams to integrate security by design
- Brief the CEO, executive team, and board on security posture, risks, incidents, and investments
- Lead third-party and outsourcing cybersecurity risk assessments and ensure compliance with SAMA outsourcing and cybersecurity requirements.
- Lead cybersecurity incident response activities, including escalation management, investigation, reporting, and post-incident remediation.
- Oversee vulnerability management, penetration testing programs.
- Establish and maintain cybersecurity awareness and training programs across the organization.
