Senior Security Operations Manager

Senior Security Operations Manager Dubai – Hybrid (3 Days Onsite) £100,000n - £120,000 (Income Tax Free) + Exceptional Benefits

VIQU have partnered with a global retail leader headquartered in Dubai, who are looking for a strategic Senior Security Operations Manager to lead and build their cyber security function. This is a high-impact, greenfield role where you’ll define and deliver the cyber operations strategy, manage third-party vendors (including a SOC), and develop an internal team to support a fast-scaling, digitally driven business. With a large global workforce and an ambitious technology agenda, cyber security sits at the core of their future growth.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Security Operations Manager:

• Own and define the cyber security operations strategy across the business, aligned to wider Group objectives
• Lead and manage the internal team, and manage relationships with 3rd party vendors including the SOC providers
• Build and embed incident response plans, playbooks, and operational standards for the function
• Drive maturity across SIEM, SOAR and security tooling, ensuring alignment with the latest threat landscape
• Provide cyber security leadership across new and existing technology programmes
• Lead response to major incidents, and provide guidance to executive leadership
• Define KPIs, SLAs and manage the security operations budget
• Stay current on global cyber threats, compliance requirements (including PCI-DSS), and evolving tech trends

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Security Operations Manager:

• Extensive experience in cyber security leadership roles (10–15 years total, with 5+ in senior management)
• Proven ability to build security operations capability in a global organisation.
• Strong technical knowledge across SIEM, SOAR, CASB, DLP, endpoint protection, cloud security, firewalls, etc.
• Prior hands-on experience in security engineering or architecture is highly desirable
• Exceptional knowledge of global compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, GDPR)
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills
• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA or similar)

Incredible Benefits:

• £10,000 per month income tax free!
• Relocation support package, including paid visa costs for family and 45 days in a hotel while you settle in
• Private schooling allowance of 29,500 AED paid for up to 3 children
• Medical insurance and private healthcare for you, your spouse and children
• 27 days annual leave
• Remote working allowance – work 1 month per year from your home country (2 x 2 weeks)

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Senior Security Operations Manager Dubai – Hybrid (3 Days Onsite) £100,000n - £120,000 (Income Tax Free) + Exceptional Benefits