About Sarvam
Sarvam is building the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India. The company is developing India’s full-stack sovereign AI platform, building across research, models, infrastructure and applications with a singular focus on making AI genuinely work for India. Sarvam works with leading enterprises and public institutions and is backed by Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures. Sarvam partners with India’s leading brands, including Tata Capital, SBI Life, CRED, IDFC, and LIC.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and strategic Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead and strengthen our organization’s information security posture. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing all security and compliance initiatives, managing vulnerabilities, and ensuring alignment of security practices across product and engineering teams.
What You’ll Do
- Oversee and ensure compliance with all relevant security standards, regulations, and frameworks applicable to the organization.
- Identify, assess, and manage vulnerabilities across systems, applications,



and infrastructure.
- Establish and drive organization-wide security policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and platform teams to integrate security into the development lifecycle.
- Lead risk assessments, audits, and security reviews to proactively mitigate threats.
- Ensure timely remediation of security issues and compliance gaps.
- Act as the primary point of contact for all information security-related matters.
- Build and mentor a security-focused culture across teams.

What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in information security leadership roles (preferably as a CISO or similar).
- Robust understanding of security compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, etc.).
- Hands-on experience in vulnerability management and risk mitigation strategies.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with product and engineering teams.
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📌 Head of Security (Bengaluru)
🏢 SARVAM
📍 Bengaluru