533 Cybersecurity Manager jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cybersecurity Solutions Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing key accounts, identifying new opportunities, and working closely with internal teams and channel partners to deliver cybersecurity solutions to clients.

• Manage and grow existing relationships with customers, ensuring long-term success and expansion.
• Identify new opportunities within the existing customer base, driving upgrades, cross-sells, and contract renewals at escalated ARR rates.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure customers receive the value they expect.

• Prospect and acquire new clients, aligning clients' cybersecurity needs with our solutions.
• Drive the full sales cycle from lead generation, solution demos, negotiations, and closing deals with new customers.
• Leverage market insights to position our solutions, staying informed about industry trends and competitor offerings.
• Collaborate with channel partners to expand your pipeline and increase market reach.

• Develop and present compelling proposals, ensuring alignment with customer needs and objectives.
• Utilize sales methodologies such as MEDDIC and Value-Based Selling to influence decision-makers and close complex deals.
• Create and execute go-to-market strategies in collaboration with internal and external teams, aligning with both customer needs and business goals.
• Track and update opportunities in Salesforce, providing accurate forecasts and ensuring timely progress toward closing.

• Experience in full sales cycle roles with a focus on new business acquisition in the enterprise cybersecurity SaaS or information security sectors.
• Proven ability to grow revenue through both existing accounts and new business acquisition.
• Deep understanding of the cybersecurity landscape, including knowledge of threat intelligence and security operations.
• Experience working with security-focused channel partners and an understanding of how to leverage these relationships to drive growth.

• Consultative sales approach with strong communication skills to engage both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities to uncover customer needs and present solutions effectively.
• Negotiation expertise with the ability to handle objections and close complex deals.
• Self-motivated and results-driven with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in Salesforce, Google Suite, and a Mac environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

The Cybersecurity Program Manager operates in close cooperation with the local Information Security Officer and with Head Office teams to ensure the definition of objectives for Cybersecurity Programs. The role is responsible for monitoring compliance with these objectives.

• Oversight of information security, providing periodic reports on the state of information security to top management.
• Adoption, implementation, and update of cybersecurity policies, rules, processes, and procedures in line with Head Office regulatory Framework.
• Work strategically with Head Office to ensure all aspects of information security are properly monitored and that security projects and tasks are properly coordinated.
• Continuous monitoring of Cybersecurity programs to ensure compliance with objectives, policies, and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Background in assuring high-level Information Security management and Business Continuity management in an organization.
• IT/Info/Cyber Security risk management knowledge, including application risk classification and application control assessments.

Job Location: Dubai (Onsite)

Job Type: Contract

Job Duration: 1 Year (extendable)

The Cybersecurity Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and successful delivery of cybersecurity projects across enterprise infrastructure, cloud environments, security platforms, applications, and compliance programs. This role ensures that all cybersecurity initiatives align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and risk management strategies while effectively coordinating across internal teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.

The role manages projects related to security platform engineering, vulnerability management (VPAT), application security, DevSecOps, compliance initiatives, security automation, and enterprise-wide security enhancements. The Cybersecurity Project Manager ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet defined security requirements.

As a key contributor to the Security Program and Platforms function, the role works closely with Platform Engineering, Security Testing, IT Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, and Business Units to align security projects with operational and strategic objectives.

• Manage the demand intake process for cybersecurity initiatives, working with business units, IT teams, and security leadership to assess security needs.
• Maintain a structured demand management framework, prioritizing security initiatives based on business impact, risk severity, compliance requirements, and available resources.
• Create and manage a security project demand pipeline, ensuring new security initiatives are assessed, scoped, and resourced appropriately.
• Provide visibility into upcoming projects, backlogs, and resource constraints through structured reporting.
• Oversee resource allocation across multiple security projects, ensuring optimal use of team members.
• Manage security team timesheets, workload distribution, and tracking of billable/non-billable efforts

• Manage end-to-end delivery of cybersecurity projects, from initiation to completion, ensuring they meet security, compliance, and business objectives.
• Plan, initiate, and oversee the execution of security projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and security requirements.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, defining scope, milestones, resource requirements, and budgets.
• Act as the primary liaison between security teams, business stakeholders, and vendors for security project execution.
• Ensure the timely execution of security projects across different teams.
• Monitor project progress, track deliverables, and mitigate risks to ensure successful project completion.
• Ensure all security projects align with MAF PMO standards.
• Provide regular project status updates and risk reports to senior leadership.

• Ensure all cybersecurity projects adhere to compliance and governance frameworks, minimizing security risks to the enterprise.
• Track project alignment with risk management frameworks, security policies, and enterprise security strategy.
• Work with Risk and Compliance teams to ensure security projects meet audit and regulatory requirements.
• Establish KPIs, reporting metrics, and dashboards to measure project success, risk reduction, and compliance adherence.

• Ensuring all cybersecurity projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• All security projects align with compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Seamless integration of security controls into enterprise IT, cloud, and business processes.
• High visibility and reporting accuracy of security project status, risks, and milestones.
• Successful vendor and stakeholder collaboration ensuring optimal security tool implementation

• Expertise in cybersecurity program and project management in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks, standards, and risk management methodologies (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS).
• Experience managing security projects across different security domains.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of security platforms and tools (e.g. SIEM, IAM, CASB, WAF, DLP, EDR, and cloud security solutions).
• Strong understanding of IT service management (ITSM), Agile, ITIL, and PMP methodologies.
• Experience working with cybersecurity compliance, governance, and regulatory frameworks.

• Project management expertise in cybersecurity program delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills.
• Experience managing cybersecurity budgets, contracts, and SLAs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities in security risk assessment.
• Ability to coordinate between multiple security teams and business units.
• Proficiency in security project tracking tools (ServiceNow, Microsoft Project).
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and executive presentation skills.

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity project management.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile).
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or technology-related field, or equivalent

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• Agile or ITIL certification.
• Cloud security certifications (AWS/Azure Security).

Job Objective:

The Information Security Manager will lead the development and execution of the company's cybersecurity strategy across both IT and OT environments. This role ensures the protection of business systems and critical infrastructure by implementing industry-aligned security frameworks and technologies. The manager will oversee a dedicated security team and collaborate with IT, O&M, OT engineering, compliance, and business stakeholders to strengthen risk posture and support secure digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Governance

• Develop and implement Company's cybersecurity strategy, policies, and procedures covering both IT and OT domains, aligned with industry standards (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, IEC 62443, CIS Controls).

• Lead the development of enterprise-wide risk management processes, including identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of cyber risks across IT and OT environments.

• Define and maintain the cybersecurity roadmap and security architecture to support business goals and regulatory requirements.

• Manage cybersecurity governance, including internal security audits, compliance reporting, and coordination with internal audit and regulatory bodies.

IT Security Operations

• Oversee the implementation and management of cybersecurity technologies, including EDR, DLP, IAM,PAM, NGFWs, VPN, MFA, and enterprise-grade SIEM.

• Manage the vulnerability management program using tools like Tenable and Microsoft Defender.

• Lead incident response for IT threats such as malware, phishing, and unauthorized access.

• Monitor security events and ensure appropriate threat response.

• Manage user access controls and identity lifecycle management.

OT Security Oversight (Emphasis)

• Collaborate with OT infrastructure engineering, operations teams, and vendors to assess and implement cybersecurity controls across SCADA, PLCs, DCS, HMI, and other ICS systems.

• Define and maintain OT network segmentation strategies (DMZs, VLANs, firewalls) to isolate critical assets and prevent lateral movement.

• Deploy and manage industrial threat detection platforms, including Nozomi Networks and IBM QRadar, to monitor OT environments.

• Lead OT-specific incident response efforts, ensuring containment without operational disruption.

• Enforce secure remote access to OT systems via jump servers, MFA, and session monitoring.

Compliance & Risk Management

-Ensure compliance with industry and regulatory requirements (ISO 27001, IEC 62443, UAE DoE

Cybersecurity Standards).

• Coordinate with legal, compliance, and audit teams on data privacy and cyber audits.

• Maintain documentation including risk registers and incident reports.

People & Project Management

-Lead and mentor the cybersecurity team across IT and OT domains.

-Manage security projects from planning to post-deployment monitoring.

-Conduct security awareness training and simulations.

-Report regularly to executive management on risk and security posture.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years in cybersecurity, with 5+ years managing both IT and OT environments.
• Relevant certifications: CISM, CISSP, CRISC, GICSP, or IEC 62443 Certified Professional.
• Strong knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001, IEC 62443, CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience with security tools: SIEM, EDR, DLP, IAM, PAM, IDS/IPS, NGFW, OT threat detection platforms.
• Proven experience with compliance in critical infrastructure or regulated sectors.
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills

Wood is presently looking to hire a Risk Management Engineer for ADNOC Offshore Central Engineering Division in Abu Dhabi. Below are more details about the position.

Key Responsibilities:

The Project Risk Manager is responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing risks throughout the lifecycle of oil and gas projects. This ADNOC Offshore operations, ensuring risk mitigation strategies are embedded in project planning and execution to safeguard timelines, budgets, safety, and compliance.

The Position takes accountability for the planning, development and management of the Risk Management Plan. This position must integrate the risk function across all projects and plan, develop and manage the Risk Management Plan and portfolio for projects to ensure appropriate risk management and to provide risk management support to projects in line with the Project Risk Management Framework & ERM Framework.

This includes the following:

• Project Risk Standards
• Project Support (Portfolio, Programme and Project Levels)
• Risk Identification, Analysis and Mitigation
• Risk Communication and Consultation
• Facilitation and Presentations

Gate Reviews and Compliance

• Facilitation of risk reviews through the various phases of Front-end-loading.
• Ensuring alignment with the Group Risk Management Standards for each phase.
• Ensuring alignment with other key elements / parties of the project e.g. Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Estimating, Scheduling and Cost Accounting.
• Support the development of commercial contracts from a risk management perspective and then adjustment, where required, of the Risk Management Plan based on the outcomes of negotiations.
• Ensure alignment of all key stakeholders on risk tolerance principles for the project.
• Schedule and facilitate regular risk reviews.
• Ensure calibration of risks on the project and between projects within the same Business Unit.
• Track implementation of treatment actions and analysis of their efficacy.
• Initiate and facilitate risk assessment of any material changes to the project.
• Support estimating and finance / project economics in the quantification of risks to support forecasting and contingency setting.
• Interpret the results from the analysis and modelling and provide advice and guidance to managers.
• Liaise with project staff but particularly the planning and cost control teams in respect of contingency and uncertainty forecasting.
• Develop and implement risk management plans and processes for major capital projects.
• Identify project-specific risks (technical, environmental, financial, regulatory, safety) through qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Facilitate risk workshops with project teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain risk registers and ensure accurate documentation of all identified risks and mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, procurement, and HSE teams to integrate risk mitigation into project execution plans.
• Monitor and report on risk status and trends throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide risk input to project governance bodies, change control boards, and steering committees.
• Liaise with contractors and vendors to assess and align risk management practices.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives in risk management.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory standards related to risk.
• Ensure QA of data input into reports.
• Assist in the quantification of risks.
• Clear, up to date risk register for the project (both from a business case and execution perspective).
• Incorporation of risks and opportunities identified in reviews into project risk register.
• Quality and frequency of risk reviews.
• Tracking and analysis of treatment actions.
• Quality of analysis and resulting recommendations.
• Early transparent reporting of risk issues and progressive trending of risk exposure.
• Support to project controls, finance and project economics in quantification of risks
• Contribute to improving the quality and performance of risk processes and systems.
• Preparing and maintaining the live Risk Register in the Risk Management system and ensure it is reviewed monthly.
• Consolidating project risk data, ensure a holistic picture is formed regarding the project.
• Advise and ensure that all risk owners are aware of all the risks for which they are responsible for managing. A summary of all risks monthly.
• Oversee that all controls and management measures identified are implemented and monitored by the risk or action owner.

• Update Enterprise risk management team with strategic Project Risk portfolio and ensure smooth synergy

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Project Management, Risk Management, or related field.

• Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., PMI-RMP, Prince2, ISO preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in project risk management, ideally in the oil and gas sector.
• Experience with risk analysis tools such as SAFRAN, Deltek Acumen, Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, planning, and HSE risk factors.
• Quantitative background preferable in statistics, scientific modelling, financial modelling

Skills:

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder
• In depth knowledge of Risk Management processes and systems
• Cost and schedule risk modelling using specialised software
• Working knowledge of project scheduling
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong numerical requirement
• Strategic thinker and able to forecast
• Ability to clearly communicate and articulate project requirements and visions at all levels.
• Preferable to Undertake qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and modeling (e.g. Monte Carlo) for both cost and schedule for the project and individual work packages.

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

المهام الوظيفية:

• اعداد خطة تنفيذية لإدارة المخاطر ، وخطط وسياسات ادارة المخاطر في الدائرة
• إعداد معايير تحليل وتقييم المخاطر وتحديد مستويات المخاطر، ومعايير استراتيجيات وحلول معالجة المخاطر في الدائرة.
• القيام بمسح شامل للمخاطر المختلفة وحصرها، واعداد سجل موحد لمخاطر الوحدات التنظيمية
• التأكد من التزام الوحدات التنظيمية والجهات التابعة للدائرة بتطبيق منظومة إدارة المخاطر وفقا للأدوار والمسؤوليات المناطة بها.
• تقديم الدعم للوحدات التنظيمية في تحديد المخاطر التشغيلية من خلال المشاركة مع الوحدات التنظيمية في ورش عملها وجلساتها التحضيرية

Qualifications

المؤهل العلمي : بكالوريوس

التخصص : العلوم الإدارية - إدارة المخاطر

Manager Risk Management (Contract Based)
Core Accountabilities:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise risk management framework, policies, and procedures.
• Manage risk assessment cycles for all entities within scope.
• Manage day-to-day division operations and resourcing.
• Drive continuous improvement and capability-building initiatives.
• Prepare and present risk reports to Director– Risk Management and Resilience.
• Support enterprise risk management initiatives and maintain risk registers.
• Develop, implement, and monitor risk management policies, procedures, and controls.
• Lead development and updates on Company Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance.
• Stay informed on regulatory changes and industry best practices related to risk management.
• Coordinate risk mitigation projects and track progress on risk action plans.
• Supervise Sr. Specialists to ensure quality and consistency of deliverables.
• Provide strategic risk advisory to business units and leadership.
• Facilitate risk awareness training and build a risk-aware culture throughout the organization.

Experience:

• At least 10+ years proven experience in Risk Management
• Experience in UAE or Middle East is preferred
• Team management experience is essential

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in finance, business administration, risk management, or a related field.
• Risk related Certifications like CERM, CRISC, ISO 31000 Lead Implementer, ISO 31000 Lead Auditor etc. is desirable

Key Skills:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in risk management software and MS Office tools.
• Ability to work independently and lead cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strategic thinking
• Team Management skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to convince senior management on new ideas
• Proficiency in English language

Functional Competencies:

• In-depth knowledge of risk management principles, methodologies, and best practices
• Knowledge in ISO 31000 standard and other risk related standards

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(NASDAQ: JD and HKEX: 9618), also known as JINGDONG, has evolved from a pioneering e-commerce platform into a leading technology and service provider with supply chain at its core. Renowned for its supply chain innovation and excellence, has expanded into sectors including retail, technology, logistics, healthcare, and more, aiming to transform traditional business models with cutting-edge digital solutions. Ranked 47th on the Fortune Global 500, is China's largest retailer by revenue. In 2023, reported revenues of US$152.8 billion and served approximately 600 million active customers.

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Hi all

We are looking for Risk Management & Balance sheet consultant

Exp Level : 15+ yrs

Job Mode: Permanent

Location: Dubai

Experienced Risk Management Professional in Banking Technology seasoned in the Banking and Risk Management domain,
with deep expertise in Moody's Risk Foundation Product Suite
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Strong functional expertise in Credit Risk and Liquidity Risk domains, with deep understanding of regulatory frameworks and practical implementation
. Skilled in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, stakeholder engagement, and process optimization. Broad exposure to complex, heterogeneous technology ecosystems across architecture, design, development, testing, and production support—contributing throughout all phases of the SDLC. Broad-based experience across multiple domains, products, and technologies, with a primary emphasis on:

• Risk Management – Extensive hands-on experience with Moody's Analytics Risk Foundation (RFO) suite.

• Specialized expertise in Credit, Liquidity, and Operational Risk, with hands on experience implementing and supporting regulatory frameworks mainly in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain jurisdictions.

• Data & Analytics – Skilled in Business Intelligence, ETL processes, and Data Warehousing, enabling effective data-driven decision-making and reporting.

Experience in Balance sheet Manager solution implementation

Experience in ALM /LRM / PRRBB Domain Knowledge (including CB BRFs, LCR, NSFR, Stress Testing)

experience in Data Analysis and SQL Querying

experience in Regional Banking Implementation Experience (Middle East)

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