Cybersecurity Governance Lead

Why Mizuho At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone. It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful.

By collaborating with colleagues and clients who share the same ambition and drive, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest banks in the world. Summary: The Cybersecurity Governance Lead is responsible for driving governance, executive reporting, operating cadence, organizational effectiveness across the Cybersecurity organization.

This role serves as the operational backbone of the function by establishing governance processes, centralizing and automating reporting, coordinating leadership forums, and providing visibility into cybersecurity performance, risks, workforce metrics, strategic initiatives, and transformation activities.

A key responsibility of this role is transforming cybersecurity data into actionable executive insights, helping leadership understand operational performance, risk reduction, cybersecurity effectiveness, and business impact through meaningful metrics and reporting.

Key

Responsibilities: 1. Governance & Leadership Operating CadenceDevelop the Cybersecurity governance framework, leadership calendar, and operating cadence. Coordinate leadership meetings, governance forums, operating reviews, and planning cycles. Track key decisions, actions, risks, dependencies, and leadership commitments. Ensure governance forums are supported with timely, accurate, and decision-ready information. 2.

Cybersecurity Metrics, Reporting & Executive InsightsDevelop executive dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, and KRIs that provide visibility into cyber risk, operational performance, organizational priorities, and risk reduction outcomes. Develop a centralized reporting framework and single source of truth for management reporting. Translate data into executive-level insights, recommendations, and decision-support information. 3.

Reporting Automation & Data-Driven OperationsDrive automation and standardization of cybersecurity reporting, governance, and management information processes. Partner with diverse stakeholders to automate reporting pipelines, workflows, and dashboard capabilities. Eliminate manual reporting, spreadsheet-based consolidation, and repetitive presentation preparation. Implement scalable reporting solutions that improve quality, consistency, transparency, and efficiency. 4.

Organizational Performance & ExecutionProvide visibility into workforce planning, transformation initiatives, strategic programs, and organizational priorities. Monitor progress against objectives, milestones, remediation activities, and leadership commitments. Identify execution risks, delivery challenges, and areas requiring management attention. 5.

Executive Communications & Leadership ReadinessDevelop executive presentations, briefing materials, leadership communications, and CISO/CIO updates. Prepare executive summaries, talking points, and stakeholder communications. 6. Employee Engagement & Organizational EffectivenessLead employee engagement activities, workforce and organizational communication programs. Coordinate town halls, all-hands meetings, leadership visits, recognition programs, and strategic events.

Develop content, presentations, and support materials for organizational communications. 7. Stakeholder & Cross-Functional CoordinationAct as a central coordination point across all areas of Cybersecurity and local stakeholders. Facilitate alignment on governance

requirements, reporting standards, organizational priorities, and cross-functional dependencies. Coordinate audit, regulatory, and management review activities, including tracking evidence requests, findings, and remediation actions. Drive accountability for governance deliverables and cross-functional commitments. Influence outcomes and facilitate execution across multiple teams without direct authority. Required

Qualifications: 15+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Governance, Information Security, Business Operations, Technology Governance, Program Management, PMO, or related disciplines. Experience supporting cybersecurity, technology, CIO, or enterprise leadership teams. Proven experience developing executive dashboards, scorecards, KPIs/KRIs, governance reporting, and leadership presentations.

Demonstrated ability to interpret cybersecurity reports, identify trends, measure outcomes, and communicate business impact through metrics and analytics. Strong understanding of cybersecurity reporting, governance processes, performance management, and organizational operations. Experience automating reporting, governance processes, and management information workflows using data visualization and analytics tools.

Advanced Power BI, Excel, and PowerPoint skills, with strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation capabilities. Ability to influence outcomes, drive accountability, and coordinate activities across multiple teams without direct authority. Preferred

Qualifications: Experience within large enterprises or highly regulated environments, preferably financial services. Program, governance, or operational excellence certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, SAFe, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent. Data analytics, business intelligence, governance, risk, compliance, or business analysis certifications are advantageous.

Company Overview: Mizuho Pune is an integral part of Mizuho Financial Group, one of the world’s leading financial institutions with a strong global presence across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. Based in India, Mizuho Pune supports Mizuho’s international businesses by delivering high-quality, scalable, and resilient services across multiple functions. Mizuho Pune plays a critical role in driving operational excellence, standardization, and innovation for Mizuho Americas.

By combining deep domain expertise with strong process, technology, and analytical capabilities, it partners closely with regional and global teams to support corporate and investment banking, capital markets, and corporate services functions, while adhering to the highest standards of risk management, regulatory compliance, and control. Mizuho Pune offers competitive compensation and

benefits package aligned with industry standards and local market practices. Mizuho Pune is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. Employment is subject to applicable background verification checks in accordance with Indian laws and company policies. https://www.mizuhogroup.com/asia-pacific/mizuho-global-services/careers. Compensation: 0.000000 - 0.000000.