Head of IT (Security & Governance)

About the role

Aspire Software is seeking a Head of IT to join its team in Lebanon. The role will lead the security and governance function across the group’s subsidiaries, translating headquarters’ baseline standards into actionable roadmaps and policies.

Key responsibilities

• Translate HQ baseline standards into a tailored security roadmap for subsidiaries.
• Develop and maintain a security maturity model scaled to subsidiary size and complexity.
• Define risk tiers and create differentiated security strategies.
• Create and maintain a library of group‑level policies, templates, and standards.
• Facilitate policy adoption across subsidiaries with appropriate localization.
• Negotiate contracts with security vendors and manage licensing agreements.
• Provide or recommend shared tooling and lightweight security engineering support.
• Participate in M&A evaluations to assess cybersecurity posture of targets.
• Conduct regular security self‑assessments and consolidate results for leadership dashboards.
• Publish and maintain a group‑wide incident response playbook and serve as the first escalation point.
• Help subsidiaries achieve and maintain compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA).
• Assist with customer/vendor security questionnaires, audits, and vulnerability triage.
• Maintain a group‑wide risk register and coordinate prioritization.

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