About the role

This role is responsible for ascertaining and overseeing the risk and security guidelines and controls applicable to third parties interacting with NPCI. It will ensure ecosystem-wide compliance with evolving security requirements arising from innovations across the organization.

The core focus of the role will be to ensure that member banks and TPAPs comply with the standards laid down by NPCI. It will also interface with CERT-In, NCIIPC, NCCC, RBI, MeitY and other government bodies on cybersecurity-related matters.

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The role will also play a key part in addressing privacy-related aspects, including adherence to the DPDP Act, GDPR and other applicable data protection requirements.

What you’ll own

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

■Provide direction on regulatory compliance and cybersecurity protection.

■Demonstrate a thorough understanding of international governance and management principles.

■Engage with multiple stakeholders across organizational boundaries.

Risk and Control Objectives





■Develop and maintain robust international information security controls.

■Provide an external perspective to strengthen the design and implementation of security controls.

■Lead and review assessments for external agencies and members.

Decision-Making and Problem-Solving

■Make decisions regarding the maintenance of the security posture of the organization and its subsidiaries.

■Identify emerging global cyber-threat trends and align organizational strategy to address them.

■Provide solutions to address international challenges related to security architecture.

Specialization in Multiple Security Domains

■Act as a subject matter expert (SME) across multiple internal security domains, such as Identity and Access Management (IAM), infrastructure security, application security cloud security, Data Privacy and DPDP Act.

■Engage with development teams to enable DevSecOps.

■Demonstrate SME-level knowledge of key security and data protection standa

📌 Senior Leader Information Security (India)
🏢 National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
📍 India