Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
Role Overview
The Cybersecurity GRC Specialist plays a critical role in maintaining SiFi s cybersecurity compliance posture and ensuring audit readiness across all regulatory frameworks.
This role is responsible for managing the full Governance , Risk, and Compliance (GRC) lifecycle including evidence management, policy governance, risk tracking, and KPI/KRI reporting ensuring that all cybersecurity controls are measurable, defensible, and aligned with regulatory expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Regulatory Compliance & Audit Readiness
- Maintain and manage the compliance tracker across SAMA CSF, PDPL/NDMO, and PCI-DSS
- Own the full evidence lifecycle: collection, validation, and documentation
- Ensure continuous audit readiness with traceable, control-aligned evidence
- Track regulatory findings and remediation plans, ensuring timely closure
- Provide regular compliance status reports to the CISO and relevant committees
2. Governance & Policy Management
- Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures
- Ensure documentation aligns with SiFi governance structure and regulatory expectations
- Manage document lifecycle (versioning, approvals, reviews)
- Map all policies and procedures to SAMA CSF controls
3. Cyber Risk Management
- Maintain and update the cybersecurity risk register
- Conduct third-party risk assessments (TPRA) and vendor due diligence
- Support risk reviews and reporting cycles
- Collaborate with Risk and Compliance teams to align enterprise risk frameworks
4. KPI / KRI Monitoring & Reporting
- Collect and validate cybersecurity KPIs/KRIs from relevant stakeholders
- Maintain a centralized KPI/KRI tracker
- Prepare periodic reports with trend analysis to support regulatory maturity (Level 3+)
- Identify and escalate performance gaps
Desired Candidate Profile
- 1 year in a dedicated Cybersecurity GRC role
- Hands-on experience with SAMA CSF compliance within regulated entities
- Experience in audit evidence preparation and regulatory assessments
- Strong background in drafting cybersecurity policies and procedures
- Experience using GRC platforms (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow GRC, OneTrust, etc.)
- Bachelor s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or related field
- Certifications in ISO 27001 Lead Implementer / Lead Auditor, Security+, (ISC) CC, CGRC or CISA or CRISC
- Speaks English and Arabic
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PDPL and NDMO regulations
- PCI-DSS compliance exposure
- Knowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI)
- Experience in fintech or financial services
- Familiarity with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT