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We are having an opening for Head of IT, Cybersecurity & Digital- India GCC Chennai

Working Days: Monday Friday
PositionHead of IT, Cybersecurity & Digital- India GCCQualificationB.E. / B. Tech / BCA / MCA in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent
M. Tech / MBA (IT/Technology Management) with dual specialization in
cybersecurity and digital innovation preferredNumber of post1Office LocationChennai, India with international travel to ME (20%) KSA Job TypeFull Time GenderMale/FemalecertificationTOGAF / ITIL Foundation; PMP or equivalent Program management certificationSalaryAs per IndustryReports to: Group CDIO (KSA) / GCC Lead (Operationally) functional alignment to Group CIO, Group CISO, and Group CDO on matters of IT standards, cybersecurity governance, and digital transformation strategy respectively.Previous Work Experience18+ years in IT, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role Proven experience
establishing IT infrastructure from greenfield Exposure to
Cybersecurity governance and digital transformation programs
Prior track record in an EPC, industrial manufacturing, or engineering services
conglomerate is strongly preferred, candidate must understand how
engineering and operational workflows (project controls, CAD/BIM, plant design,
O&M;) transition into a GCC delivery model.
Oracle ecosystem depth (Oracle Fusion ERP, Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle HRMS/HCM) is a significant advantage given the group's core ERP and project
management stack.Desired candidate profile

- Strategic technologist who can operate simultaneously as CIO (run &
- build), CISO (risk & protect), and CDO (innovate & transform) for the
- India GCC entity
- ¢ Track record of building IT capabilities at greenfield sites, from
- cabling to cloud, and then running them as a mature managed
- service
- ¢ Deep familiarity with India regulatory landscape: DPDP Act, IT Act,
- SEZ/non-SEZ compliance, statutory payroll and labor laws, working
- experience with ME (KSA more importantly) and respective
- regulations like NCA, ECC, etc.
- ¢ Strong vendor management and commercial acumen, able to
- negotiate contracts, manage SLAs, and challenge vendors
- constructively
- ¢ Executive stakeholder management: ability to work across GCC
- leadership, Group IT,



Group Security and business unit heads
- ¢ Deep familiarity with EPC and industrial manufacturing IT landscapes,
- understands the technology requirements of project controls,
- engineering document management, CAD/BIM delivery, and O&M;
- systems that GCC teams will support; has navigated the
- organizational and data challenges of offshoring these workflows to
- an India GCC.
- ¢ Oracle ecosystem fluency, practical understanding of Oracle Fusion
- (Finance, SCM, Projects), Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM, and Oracle
- HRMS/HCM as these are the group's core enterprise platforms; ability
- to drive Oracle-related implementations, integrations, and license
- management without over-dependence on the SI.
- ¢ Demonstrated understanding of the Human + AI operating model
- has led or contributed to structured AI adoption programmes where AI
- tools augment human workforce productivity (co-pilots, intelligent
- automation, AI-assisted workflows) rather than being standalone
- technology pilots; understands AI governance, acceptable-use policy, and
- change management requirements in an enterprise context.

Core Leadership AttributesBuilder's mindset combined with operational discipline, equally
comfortable designing an architecture and holding vendors
accountable for delivery
¢ Risk-aware decision-making, balances innovation velocity with
security, compliance and business continuity

JOB DESCRIPTION Human
Resources
¢ People leader, able to attract, develop and retain IT talent in a
competitive Chennai GCC market
¢ Culture carrier, champions an IT service culture with a digital-first,
automation-first mindset across the GCC
¢ AI-forward leader champions the Human + AI operating model across
the GCC; role-models AI-augmented working practices and drives a
culture where teams are actively upskilled to work alongside AI tools




effectively and responsibly.
¢ Cooperative peer works as a trusted partner to Group IT, Cyber
security, Digital, Finance, HR, Engineering and GCC business
leadership, not in silo mode.Role

- This is the founding technology leadership role for India GCC in Chennai. The incumbent will be
- simultaneously responsible for CIO responsibilities at the GCC level (build and run all IT
- infrastructure, systems, and services aligned with Group CIO org), CISO responsibilities
- (establish cybersecurity governance, risk management, and compliance aligned to the parent
- group/Group CISO), and Group CDO responsibilities (lead digital transformation, data strategy,
- and AI/automation initiatives for the GCC and aligned with the wider group/Group CDO org).
- The role will set up the entire IT and digital estate from scratch i.e. physical infrastructure,
- networks, cloud related setup, enterprise applications, cybersecurity controls, and data
- capabilities, and then transition to operating, enhancing, and scaling the same over a multi-year
- horizon as the GCC grows from ~100 to 700+ headcount.
- ¢ This is not merely an IT operations role. It is a strategic leadership position that requires the
- vision to define where the GCC's technology capabilities need to be in 35 years, the execution
- rigor to deliver foundational infrastructure on time for Day 1, and the judgement to manage
- cybersecurity risk in a multi-entity, multi-geography group environment. The role reports to the
- Group GCC Leader in Chennai, India and has a dotted line to the Group CDIO/CIO/CISO and
- CDO for respective areas for alignment with group level policies, standards and leverage group
- level systems/platforms where applicable to avoid reinventing the wheel.
- Beyond Day 1, the role is equally responsible for defining and executing the roadmap to transition GCC IT from a build-phase organisation into a scaled, multi-tower structure with distinct capability towers for Infrastructure & Operations, Applications (Oracle/ERP), Cybersecurity, and Data/AI progressively increasing in-house depth and reducing reliance on external managed services as the GCC matures.

JoiningImmediate / 15 Days

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