{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Head of Cyber Security Research and Innovation","description":"

Minimum qualifications:
\nBachelor's in computer science or information security.
\nPreferably at least one of the following professional certifications:
\nCCSP
\nCISM
\nGCTI/GREM

Key Skills

Collaborate with other team members and colleagues
Communicate, present and report to relevant stakeholders
Decompose and analyze systems to develop security and privacy requirements and identify effective solutions
Decompose and analyze systems to identify weaknesses and ineffective controls
Generate new ideas and transfer theory into practice
Identify and solve cybersecurity-related issues
Monitor new advancements in cybersecurity-related technologies

Key Knowledge

Cybersecurity standards, methodologies and frameworks
Cybersecurity-related research, development and innovation (RDI)
Legal, regulatory and legislative requirements on releasing or using cybersecurity related technologies
Multidiscipline aspect of cybersecurity
Responsible information disclosure procedures

Minimum experience:

12 years total with 8 years in security research/innovation/productization and 4-6 years people leadership.

Preferebly ,3-5 years in banking/digital channels.

","datePosted":"2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","validThrough":"2026-06-21T00:00:00.000Z","employmentType":"FULL_TIME","directApply":true,"industry":"Information Technology","occupationalCategory":"Information Technology","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HBL","sameAs":"https://www.hbl.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Karachi","addressCountry":"Pakistan"}},"jobLocationType":"TELECOMMUTE","applicantLocationRequirements":{"@type":"Country","name":"Pakistan"},"skills":"Collaborate with other team members and colleagues, Communicate, present and report to relevant stakeholders, Decompose and analyze systems to develop security and privacy requirements and identify effective solutions, Decompose and analyze systems to identify weaknesses and ineffective controls, Generate new ideas and transfer theory into practice, Identify and solve cybersecurity-related issues, Monitor new advancements in cybersecurity-related technologies","qualifications":"Bachelor's Degree"}