Group Tech and Functions BISO - India

Pune, India

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Date live: 07/06/2026

Business Area: Chief Information Security Office

Area of Expertise: Technology

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000110167

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Role Purpose

The Director – Group Tech and Functions BISO will provide senior cyber and information security leadership for Group Technology and enterprise functions, acting as the primary interface between the business, technology leadership and the CISO organisation. The role will own and manage the cyber risk posture for the aligned area, ensure enterprise security requirements are translated into practical business and technology outcomes, and drive consistent execution of security controls, remediation and governance across the portfolio.

This is a critical backfill role required to maintain continuity of senior security leadership, protect delivery momentum across technology change and BAU risk management, and ensure clear accountability for security outcomes across Group Tech and Functions. The successful candidate will be expected to operate at director level, influencing senior stakeholders, resolving complex risk issues and ensuring security is embedded early and proportionately across strategic technology initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

Own and manage the cyber and information security risk profile for Group Tech and Functions, ensuring risks are understood, prioritised, governed and remediated in line with enterprise risk appetite.
Act as the senior trusted advisor to technology and functional leadership, translating enterprise security requirements, policies and standards into practical implementation plans.
Provide consistent security representation across major technology change initiatives, ensuring security requirements are embedded early in design, delivery and operational readiness activities.
Drive cyber risk hygiene across the aligned area, including KRI positions, issue management, control remediation, SLA breaches, audit actions, regulatory commitments and governance reporting.
Lead bi-directional engagement between Group Tech and Functions and the CISO organisation, ensuring business priorities, technology roadmaps and security demand are aligned.
Oversee the identification, assessment and escalation of business-related security issues, including support for risk assessments, control design and remediation planning.
Coordinate with TISO, Security Consulting, Architecture, Engineering, Cyber Operations, Governance, Risk and Compliance teams to deliver integrated security outcomes.
Represent the cyber risk position of Group Tech and Functions in senior forums, committees, standard councils and operating model governance discussions.
Support cyber incident handling and crisis management for the aligned business area, ensuring appropriate senior engagement, decision-making and post-incident follow-up.
Drive security awareness, education and adoption across the aligned business area, promoting a culture where information security is understood as a core business requirement.

Leadership Expectations

Provide visible, accountable and outcome-focused leadership across a complex technology and functional stakeholder landscape.
Influence senior executives and technology leaders by clearly articulating cyber risk, control exposure, remediation priorities and trade-offs.
Lead through ambiguity, balancing business enablement with strong control outcomes and regulatory expectations.
Build trusted relationships across CISO, Group Technology, enterprise functions, second line risk, audit and operational teams.
Develop and coach supporting VP and AVP colleagues, ensuring effective delegation, clear priorities and high-quality delivery.
Promote a collaborative, transparent and risk-aware culture that supports secure-by-design delivery and continuous improvement.

Required Experience and Expertise

Extensive experience in cyber, information security, technology risk, or business-facing security leadership roles, ideally within financial services or another highly regulated environment.
Proven ability to operate at director level, influencing senior technology, business, risk, audit, and CISO stakeholders on complex security and control matters.
Strong understanding of enterprise cyber risk management, information security controls, governance, issue management, remediation planning, and risk acceptance processes.
Experience translating security policies, standards, and regulatory expectations into practical delivery plans across technology change, cloud, infrastructure, applications, and enterprise functions.
Demonstrable knowledge of key security domains, including vulnerability management, identity and access management, secure-by-design delivery, third-party risk, incident response, and operational resilience.
Track record of leading through ambiguity, resolving competing priorities, and driving measurable improvements in cyber risk posture, control effectiveness, and stakeholder accountability.
Excellent communication, executive reporting, and challenge skills, with the ability to simplify complex cyber risk topics for senior leadership and non-technical audiences.
Relevant professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or equivalent experience are desirable.

Purpose of the role

To provide a primary liaison service between the business, technology, and security functions. In order to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, and support the mitigation of security risk.

Accountabilities

Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements in business processes and IT projects, to enhance overall risk management.
Execution of risk assessments to identify and prioritise potential cybersecurity threats that could impact the banks operations and data and guide the implementation of mitigation strategies and communicate findings to relevant findings to relevant senior stakeholders.
Collaboration with business units to develop and implement security policies and procedures for the banks operations aligned to the risk management framework.
Management of the implementation, testing and monitoring of security controls across the banks IT systems to ensure the effectiveness of controls and mitigation of risk.
Execution of training content and sessions to educate employees, enhance cybersecurity awareness and provide guidance on safe online practices.
Management of complex cybersecurity incidents by collaborating with IT teams and response experts to effectively resolve cases through analysis, expertise support and project supervision.
Identification of emerging cybersecurity trends, threats, and new technologies to address potential risks by advocating the adoption of new security solutions.

Director Expectations

To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide..
They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 39 countries and employing around 100,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

This role may be subject to enhanced governance arrangements. If successful, you may be required to comply with additional regulatory and compliance obligations, such as disclosure of personal trading activities and external interest/affiliations.

Further information on these requirements will be provided at a later stage of the process.

Who succeeds in
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What you'll get in return

Competitive holiday allowance

Life assurance

Private medical care

Pension contribution

Our technology

Supporting our 48 million customers and clients worldwide takes a lot of forward thinking. It means harnessing technology to support the economy. It means making a difference to people’s lives. And it requires the maintenance and development of a global, technological infrastructure. At Barclays, technology helps us keep transactions moving, manages data, and protects our customers. Join a world where your work creates unique moments of impact. Make it happen here.

This is Barclays Pune

Barclays Pune is the largest campus outside of Barclays’ global headquarters in London. Our aim is to build game-changing technology that supports businesses and functions across the globe, offering the highest quality service to our clients and customers.

It’s a state-of-the-art technology hub, and home to 9,000 colleagues across Operations, Technology and Functions.

Pune Campus provides opportunities for our colleagues to innovate, collaborate, and deliver great outcomes for customers and clients.

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

Pune is a million-square-foot environment-friendly, ultra-modern workplace with excellent facilities for work, socialising and leisure.

This is Barclays Pune

An innovative hub

It’s a state-of-the-art technology hub, and home to 9,000 colleagues across Operations, Technology and Functions.

Working better together

Pune Campus provides opportunities for our colleagues to innovate, collaborate, and deliver great outcomes for customers and clients.

A place where you can belong

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

An amazing place to work

Pune is a million-square-foot environment-friendly, ultra-modern workplace with excellent facilities for work, socialising and leisure.

Working flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. If you'd like to explore flexible working arrangements, please discuss this with the hiring manager. Your request will be reviewed in-line with the requirements of the role/business needs of the team.

Hybrid working

We have a structured approach to hybrid working, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days, as set by the business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Barclays is built on an international scale.

Our geographic reach, our wide variety of functions, businesses, roles and locations reflect the rich diversity of our worldwide customer base. All of which means we offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience. And the chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues, including some of the very best minds in banking, finance, technology and business. Throughout, we’ll encourage you to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career.

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