Head of Cyber Security Research and Innovation

HBL People · India

Head of Cyber Security Research and Innovation

Pakistan

Responsibilities

• Advance the current state-of-the-art in cybersecurity-related topics.
• Analyze and assess cybersecurity technologies, solutions, developments and processes.
• Assist in cybersecurity-related capacity building including awareness, theoretical training, practical training, testing, mentoring, supervising and sharing.
• Lead the development of innovative cybersecurity-related solutions.
• Conduct experiments and develop proof of concept, pilots and prototypes for cybersecurity solutions.
• Conduct research, innovation and development work in cybersecurity-related topics.
• Contributes towards cutting-edge cybersecurity business ideas, services and solutions.
• Identify cross-sectoral cybersecurity achievements and apply them in a different context or propose innovative approaches and solutions.
• Lead or participate in innovation processes and projects including project management and budgeting.
• Manifest and generate research and innovation ideas.
• Publish and present scientific works and research and development results.
• Select and apply frameworks, methods, standards, tools and protocols including a building and testing a proof of concept to support projects.

People Management

• Lead and mentor researchers, detection engineers, data scientists; evolve skills and career paths.
• Present insights to senior management, Board/Audit/IT Risk Committees; publish sanitized research where permitted.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in computer science or information security.

Preferably at least one of the following professional certifications:

• CCSP
• CISM
• GCTI/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
• 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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 26326
• Posting Date 05/18/2026, 04:42 AM
• Degree Level Graduation
• Locations Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Sindh, PK