About the role

Allianz Partners is currently seeking a highly qualified Regional Information Security Officer to lead, coordinate, and oversee Information and Cyber Security initiatives across the APAC region, specifically excluding Australia and New Zealand. In this important role, you will act as the primary regional liaison, responsible for translating global security strategies into effective, actionable regional plans. You will ensure strict governance and compliance with Group-wide standards, manage comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation processes, promote security awareness and training programs, and coordinate incident response activities. This role is critical in supporting and enabling secure and sustainable business growth throughout the region.

Location: Office base in Ratchatewi, Bangkok (open to expats, no relocation package provided)

Reporting to: Global CISO, Allianz Partners

What you’ll do

Strategy and alignment
- Support the Global CISO and central ISO team in shaping and communicating the Information Security strategy, aligned with Allianz Group Security standards and frameworks.
- Build and maintain a strong stakeholder network across the region; act as the go-to Security contact for leaders and teams.
Governance and compliance
- Ensure compliance with the Group Information Security Framework (GISF) across the region; report non-compliance through the central ISO team.
- Lead or support delivery of the security roadmap; track milestones, deadlines, and KPIs.
- Provide regional security metrics where needed; feed to central reporting.
- Support PCI DSS activities in-region where applicable, coordinating with central PCI specialists.
Risk management
- Coordinate and execute regional assessments with central support:
- Information Security Risk Assessments
- Cloud Risk Assessments
- Third-Party Security Assessments
- Recommend process improvements based on practical regional experience.
Projects and change
- Champion group-wide and regional security initiatives; coordinate regional rollout and adoption.
- Partner with Organizational/Change Management to ensure business changes have appropriate security oversight and remain within risk appetite.
Awareness and training
- Adapt and deliver awareness programs to build a “human firewall,” tailoring materials to regional culture and languages while maintaining group-wide consistency.
Operational security
- Coordinate regional response to incidents and events; ensure remediation and process adherence.
- Manage penetration testing cycles and drive vulnerability remediation with local owners; provide metrics to the central team.
- Collaborate with central ISO for third-party management communications and expectations.

What you bring

6–10 years’ professional experience in information security within financial services or similarly regulated environments.
Broad, hands-on knowledge across key domains: security governance and compliance, risk management, network/system/application security, vulnerability management, and penetration testing.
Proven experience operating in global, cross-cultural environments and influencing stakeholders up to C‑level.
Strong ability to translate complex security topics into clear business language and actionable plans.
Familiarity with frameworks/standards such as GISF, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, and PCI DSS.
Program/portfolio coordination skills; comfortable driving timelines, metrics, and adoption.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills; proactive, pragmatic, and outcome-oriented.
Fluent English required; additional APAC languages (e.g., Thai, Mandarin, Bahasa) are a plus.

Why Allianz Partners

Impact at scale: Lead regional security for a global leader, shaping posture and practices across APAC.
Growth and learning: Access global expertise, training, and internal mobility.
Flexibility and support: Hybrid work model with a collaborative, international team.
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity.

AI READINESS

Work effectively in an environment shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data analytics and cloud-based tools, using insights responsibly with our standards of data governance, security and ethical use.

What we offer:

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance.

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