Regional Information Security Officer (riso)

Oracle Oracle · Enterprise · Saudi Arabia

This role serves as Oracle's senior-most security and trust advisor, representing Oracle's security capabilities across OCI, SaaS, and industry solutions. The RISO acts as a thought partner to CISOs and regulators, engages with industry forums, and drives trust and resilience globally. Responsibilities include customer advocacy, executive engagement, industry enablement, crisis response, and security transparency.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as a trusted advisor to CISOs and other security executives in all industry sectors across Oracle’s regional customer base and regulators
  2. Lead strategic customer discussions on Oracle’s security strategy, technical capabilities, compliance posture, and contractual commitments
  3. Represent Oracle in global and industry security forums, consortiums, and standard bodies
  4. Act as an industry liaison during security events or crises, helping ensure timely, accurate, and credible communications with customers, executives, and external stakeholders
  5. Contribute to the content and evolution of Oracle’s Trust Center and thought leadership platforms

Skills

Required

  • Cybersecurity or risk management experience
  • Understanding of global security regulations and standards
  • Exceptional communication and storytelling skills
  • Experience driving impact through influence
  • Experience navigating crisis or incident response and regulatory engagement
  • Ability to balance strategic leadership with technical depth

Nice to have

  • Former CISO, Deputy CISO, Security Architect, or compliance executive
  • Significant exposure to [Industry]

What the JD emphasized

  • 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity or risk management
  • Deep understanding of global security regulations and standards applicable to [Industry] (e.g., NIST, ISO, PCI, HIPAA, FFIEC, etc.)
  • Experience navigating crisis or incident response and regulatory engagement