Technology Risk & Controls Director (CISO - Cyber)

Join a role that's central to our technological resilience, offering a unique opportunity to shape the firm's tech risk strategy and enhance industry compliance. As a Tech Risk & Controls Director in Mexico, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing the firm's technology risk management strategy. Leveraging your advanced knowledge and expertise in technology-risk disciplines, you will identify, oversee, and mitigate compliance and operational risks in line with the firm's standards and regulatory requirements. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, including Product Owners, Business Control Managers, and regulators, to develop and maintain a comprehensive view of the technology risk posture and its impact on the business. Your ability to make calculated decisions, manage large teams, and drive strategic projects will be crucial in ensuring the firm's adherence to regulatory obligations and industry best practices. Your work will contribute to the long-term success and resilience of the organization in an ever-evolving technology landscape. Job responsibilities Develop and implement technology risk management strategies, policies, and processes to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, and drive strategic projects and initiatives to enhance the firm's technology risk management capabilities, in line with industry best practices and the firm's standards and regulatory requirements Identify and escalate emerging and upstream technology risk through execution of the Firm’s management framework tools, including risk event management, reporting, and action plan tracking, and provide expert counsel to stakeholders and constituents regarding their security obligations, facilitating acceptable outcomes Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including key cross-functional team leads, regulators, and auditors, to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and industry standards Manage reporting and governance of overall controls, policies, issue management, and measurements, etc., providing insight to senior leaders into effectiveness of controls and inform governance work Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 12+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, information security, or a related field, with a focus on managing risk identification, assessment, and mitigation Demonstrated expertise in risk management frameworks, industry standards, and regulatory requirements relevant to the financial industry Proven ability to lead large teams, manage cross-functional projects, influence executive-level strategic decision-making, and effectively translate technology insights to business strategy in communications with senior executives Advanced knowledge and experience leading data security, risk assessment & reporting, and control evaluation, design, and governance, with a track record of implementing effective risk mitigation strategies Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills University degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Security, Systems/Software Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Systems, or a related field; Master’s preferred 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, or controls engineering within a regulated environment (financial services preferred), with demonstrated delivery of control uplift—not only governance or oversight Proven ability to engineer and operationalize scalable cyber controls (preventive/detective), including control automation (e.g., policy-as-code/control-as-code), standardized evidence capture, and measurable control effectiveness improvements Deep working knowledge of cyber risk and control frameworks/standards (e.g., NIST CSF / NIST 800-53, ISO 27001/27002, COBIT) and mexican financial industry regulations (SPID, SPEI, CNBV, Indeval) and the ability to translate requirements into implementable engineering standards, control objectives, test procedures, and audit-ready evidence Strong experience leading audit/regulatory exams and remediation: root-cause analysis, corrective action design, validation, sustainable closure, and recurrence prevention; strong stakeholder management with auditors, regulators, and senior executives Controls engineering expertise across key domains such as IAM/PAM, data security (classification, encryption/key management, secrets management, DLP), vulnerability/patch management (risk-based prioritization and exceptions), security logging/monitoring (telemetry standards and detection coverage), configuration hardening and drift management, and incident learnings-to-controls feedback loops Ability to lead medium and large, cross-functional programs and teams, prioritize a portfolio of initiatives, manage dependencies, and deliver outcomes using clear governance, metrics, and executive communication Strong analytical and reporting skills to define and run KRIs/KPIs (control coverage, compliance health, exceptions, exposure windows, remediation performance) and provide clear, decision-oriented insights to senior leadership Certifications preferred (one or more): CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, ISO 27001 LI/LA, cloud security certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP), ITIL, PMP/PRINCE2 Fluent Spanish and English (written and verbal), with strong ability to translate technical risk into business impact and influence stakeholders without direct authority