Head - Cyber Security - IN

The Head – Cyber Security (IN) establishes strategic direction for TIAA GC GCFM team and ensures delivery of cyber security capabilities and services, including policy and governance, platform enablement, operational execution, and continuous improvement. The role is accountable for building centralized and scalable support for cyber platforms, driving consistency and efficiency, and partnering with senior stakeholders across the enterprise to align cyber security outcomes with corporate objectives. This role is also responsible to take care of Cyber Security needs for TIAA GC entity.

Organizational Scope
This role leads a large, multi-disciplinary cyber security organization in India encompassing the following functional areas:
Security Operations & Intelligence — Security Operations Center (SOC), AI for Cyber and Cyber for AI, and ML SecOps, delivering 24x7 threat detection, response, and intelligence-driven security operations.
Engineering & Architecture — Security Engineering, Security Architecture, Secrets Management,



and Custom Application Development, responsible for designing and building the security technology foundation of the enterprise.
Identity & Access — Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM), ensuring least-privilege, zero-trust access principles are embedded across the enterprise.
Platform & Cloud Security — Platform Security Operations (PlatSecOps), Cloud Security, and Network & Endpoint Security, protecting TIAA's hybrid infrastructure and cloud-native environments.
Secure Development — DevSecOps and Application Security, integrating security natively across the software development lifecycle and enabling product teams to build securely by default.
Risk, Compliance & Third-Party Security — Third Party Risk Assessment, driving accountability for vendor and partner security posture and supporting audit and regulatory compliance obligations.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Leadership

📌 Managing Director (Pune)
🏢 TIAA
📍 Pune