Job Title: Director, Cyber Risk Management & Remediation
GCl: F
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to turn sophisticated enterprise cyber risk into critical, measurable results that protect how we run the business and deliver life‑changing medicines? Can you build the security posture of core platforms and application deployment at global scale while guiding senior leaders toward the right trade‑offs
You will engage at the earliest stages of major transformations. You will embed pragmatic controls, orchestrate remediation, and ensure SOX and compliance obligations are met. You will do all this while keeping delivery on track.
Embedded with platform and engineering leadership and operating as part of the enterprise cybersecurity function, you will set standards, governance, and operating models that translate risk into prioritized, defensible remediation. Your impact will be transparent in transparent metrics, reduced residual risk, audit‑ready evidence, and resilient platforms that underpin our ability to get medicines to patients safely and efficiently.
Accountabilities:




Risk Lifecycle Ownership: Lead the recognition, evaluation, management, approval, and supervision for the portfolio; maintain an authoritative risk register spanning SAP, SDLC/DevSecOps, automation, workflow platforms, and software supply chain with transparent owners, timelines, and a predictable executive blocking issue cadence. Executive Engagement and Influence: Advise senior technology and business leaders; translate threat intelligence, regulatory drivers, and delivery realities into transparent risk priorities and investment decisions that protect critical business processes. Define and run the governance model for risk acceptance, exceptions, and waivers. Ensure residual risk is detailed, treatments are time‑bound, and blocking issues align with enterprise appetite. Apply SOX‑relevant controls and secure finance and audit participation when enterprise financial platforms are in scope. Control Baseline and F

📌 Director, Cyber Risk Management Chennai
🏢 AstraZeneca
📍 Chennai