**About the Company**:
Our client is a large listed group within fast paced Retail industry sector. As part of their business growth, they are currently looking for experienced IT Head with strong background in Retail Industry based in Jakarta
**Responsibilities**:
- Develop and implement an organization-wide information security strategy, policies, and procedures in line with industry standards and best practices.
- Establish a risk management framework to identify, assess, and mitigate information security risks across the organization.
- Experience managing security incidents and responding to security breaches in a timely and effective manner.
- Manage and oversee security operations, incident response, and disaster recovery programs.
- Ensure the protection of the organization's information assets, including data, systems, and networks, against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, destruction, or modification.
- Ensure that all information systems are functional, secure, and compliant with privacy laws and regulations.
- Develop and maintain a data classification program that properly classifies all assets as to sensitivity and criticality.
- Collaborate with other senior stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Develop and conduct security awareness and training programs for all employees to raise awareness of information security threats and best practices.
- Recommend and implement modifications to security protocols as required.
- Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including vendors, customers, and partners, to ensure compliance with contractual requirements related to information security, and reinforce product security to drive and automate secure development practices.
- Builds, leads, and inspire a highly skilled and diverse department to accomplish approved objectives within the approved budgets.
**Requirements**:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of 12 years of experience in information security, with at least 5 years in a leadership/management role.
- In-depth knowledge of information security standards, regulations, and best practices, including ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR.
- Must have recognized Information Security Certifications.
- Deep understanding of the internal and external risk and threat landscape.
- Experience working with cloud-based technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, etc.) and managing security in a hybrid environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to build and manage a high-performing team.
- Excellent knowledge and experience designing network security architectures.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.