Management background: CISO / CIO / CTO
Industrial experience: Finance / Technology / Mining / Metallurgy / Energy / Oil&Gas
Functional competencies: Cybersecurity / OT Security / Privacy Protection / Fraud Prevention / Information Technology / Cyber Risk Management / Cloud Technologies / Data Science, Machine
Learning & AI / Project Management / Culture Changes
Maximum employees managed: 350+
Companies: Global international / Mid-size / Start-up
Considered development directions: CISO / CIO / CTO
Region: UK, KZ, Israel, Remote
Professional Experience:
Accomplished cybersecurity and privacy professional with over 20 years of experience in securing complex IT environments. Fellow of BCS, CISSP, and CCSP certified. Expertise in building security programs, mitigating cyber threats, and managing multicultural teams across more than five industries.
Achieved a 97% reduction in incident resolution times and significantly cut customer financial losses. Proficient in managing large teams and substantial budgets. Recent focus areas include AI, cloud security, and risk management. Proven leader in both large corporations and fast-paced startups.
Education and Training:
- MSc candidate in Cybersecurity, University of Liverpool
- MSc in Applied Mathematics, MIREA
- PGDip in Information Security, Informzaschita
- Executive leadership training from IMD, law courses from QMUL and UPenn
- Data science and machine learning training from MIPT and DeepLearning.AI
Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, SAFe 6 Agilist, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals. Fellow of BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT
Active contributor to ISACA, ISC2, CREST, BCS, and PMI communities
Practical knowledge of finance authority cybersecurity rules in different jurisdictions, UK GDPR & DPDI Bill 2, UK NCSC standards and guidelines (Cyber Essentials, CAF, CyBOK)
Volunteered as a cybersecurity and privacy law expert for the Parliament of Kazakhstan, advising on EU and UK regulations. Contributor to NIST CSF 2.0
Key Competencies:
- Enhancing maturity in Cybersecurity, OT Security, Fraud Prevention, and IT processes
- Establishing and maintaining compliance with relevant legislation and industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, PCI DSS)
- Developing and implementing cybersecurity, OT security, and privacy management programs
- Introducing lean portfolio management to address challenges in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) environment
- Fostering risk culture and promoting risk-driven management approaches
- Building and leading multicultural teams
- Implementing innovative technologies (e.g., AI) in compliance with relevant legislation and facilitating constructive dialogue with supervisory authorities
Positions considered:
CISO / CIO / CTO. Open to discussing interim and deputy positions
Revenue expectations: from 10 000 USD / gross / monthly + bonus
Special points:
Location – UK/Kazakhstan. Ready for relocation and business trips. Fluency in Russian and English.
Код кандидата: 08Q