Director Cyber Security Information security, CISO

Cyber security Strategy and Transformation Leader; Cyber security Partnership Management Leader; Managed team in Cyber Strategy and Transformation projects for top retail, bank, metal and insurance companies. * Meeting with clients to determine their needs and value proposition; * Pre-sales and sales of Cyber Security consulting products for companies working in different business areas (telco, oil and gas, insurance, etc.); * Budgeting of cyber security projects; * Leading Cyber security Strategy and Transformation team; * Led a team responsible for Security Operations Center (SOC) projects (SOC assessment, SOC Strategy, SOC KPI and dashboards, Financial comparison of in-house SOC and MSSP, Budgeting of SOC Strategy initiatives, etc.); * Market analysis, evaluation and development of new services; * Participation in development and driving of various marketing initiatives.

* Development of "go to market" strategy; * Marketing plan development; * Enhancement of firm operations; * Relationship management.

* Managed development of new information security products (mobile and web applications development, product marketing and design, and analytical support); * Conducted market analysis (Russia, India); * Conducted evaluations of new information security products and start-ups for SISTEMA Venture Capital Fund; * Interaction with local and foreign partners, business case and ``go to market'' strategy development.

* Created new structural unit from the scratch and managed it to achieve strategic goals; * Interviewed and hired cyber security professionals to drive Strategy initiatives; * Developed and implemented Cyber Security Strategy of the Company; * Developed and implemented main cyber security policies, processes and standards; * Was responsible for core cyber security processes (incident management, vulnerability management, cyber security risk management, threat intelligence, etc.); * Information security risk management, conductions of internal audits; * Managed cyber security projects and implementation of new cyber security systems; * Worked extensively with vendors and contractors; * Worked with other departments to deliver useful, safe and compliant services for subscribers and internal users. Accomplishments: * Created Cyber Division and developed Cyber Security Strategy that helped to significantly enhance information security in Company; * Developed Secrecy Committee to manage corporate data protection process and acted as Deputy Chairman of Committee. Committee helped to increase cyber security awareness among top and middle managers, and helped to enhance cyber security processes in Company; * Managed evaluation and implementation of various IT security systems that helped to reduce cyber security risks; * Optimized existed processes related to information security that helped to reduce operational time and increase quality of processes; * Conducted various cyber security audits that helped to determine and eliminate critical gaps in existing business systems.

* IT security project management; * Responsible for vulnerability assessment process; * IT security incident monitoring and response; * Coordination of corporate incident management team; * Provided installation, configuration and administration of 2 countrywide IT security systems; * Searched for new, promising IT security products. Conducted pilot projects; * Evaluated IT security requirements of new IT & Telco systems; * Supported SOX, PCI DSS and FCPA audits conducted by the Big Four; * Developed and implemented several internal information security standards; * Took an active part in a fraud investigation and prevention project for retailers and subscribers; * Led a team in conduction of MTS India information security audit that resulted in the hiring me as Head of Cyber Division.