Manage IT risk and security operations, including risk assessment, incident management, and policy development.
About this role
Within Rakuten Life’s Information Systems Division, the IT Planning Department Director connects business and IT strategy for a life-insurance business. The role leads governance, system risk, investment planning, project portfolios and IT direction.
It sets roadmaps and budgets; prioritizes core-system renewal, EOS response, infrastructure renewal, security enhancement and cloud initiatives; and monitors execution, cost, quality and risk. The director reports to management and boards, handles audit and regulatory inquiries, manages technical vendors across on-premises and cloud environments, and leads incident reporting and remediation.
Required: 10+ years in IT or related work; experience with IT strategy or planning, development or operations, governance or system risk; management of multiple projects or large initiatives; organizational management; IT budgets, investment plans, vendors and contracts; executive reporting and consensus building; and advanced Japanese communication. Understanding of incidents, audits, risk and internal controls, plus IT experience in a high-reliability industry, is also required.
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