Samiran Rajkumar (CISM)

Director | Global Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer @ Acuity Analytics

About

CISM Certified and an accomplished, forward-looking and impact driven security executive with 5+ years leadership experience as Director, CISO and DPO in a Global enterprise and overall 17+ years of leadership and hands-on experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Cloud Security, Responsible AI governance, Business Continuity, End-user awareness programs and Enterprise Risk Management & Third-party Supplier Risk Management. Proven success in securing complex environments primarily in Financial Services, Healthcare/hospital and Telecom industries. Demonstrated ability to build scalable global security programs, secure cross-border operations. Recognized for aligning cybersecurity to business strategy, modernizing security operations through Agentic AI, driving compliance excellence, strengthening risk resilience for complex environments including M&A integrations and presenting cyber posture to board and audit committee. Adept at aligning security with business priorities while optimizing P&L budgets and enabling secure digital transformation. Led multiple ISO 27001, SOC2, PCI DSS certification programs. Regulatory exposure to report RBI PSS, NBFC compliance reporting. Leading exposure to various standards and regulations like GDPR, DPDPA, ITIL framework, NIST CyberSecurity framework, CIS, CSA, COSO framework, DORA regulation, ISO 42001, STIG framework, Mitre Attack Framework, Cyber Kill Chain and OECD | EAD principles.

Country

India

City

Gurgaon

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

AI Policy, Governance, and Regulation, Cyber Security Risk, Cloud Security, Third Party Risk Management (TPRM), Enterprise Risk Management, Data Privacy Risk Management, Data Leakage, Information Risk, ISO 27001, Application Security, COBIT, PCI DSS, Information Security Management

Experience

Director | Global Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer

Acuity Analytics

2020-6 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

Gurugram, Haryana, India

A financial technology and services company specialising in research and analytics

Associate Director | Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Data Protection Officer

Acuity Analytics

2020-6 - 2024-3 · 3 yrs 10 mos

India

Responsible to drive the security strategy and innovation for the organization to safeguard its information and its clients interest including data privacy and concerns.

Senior Manager - Compliance(Cyber Security)

PayU

2019-5 - 2020-6 · 1 yr 2 mos

Responsible to mature the existing Security Policies, Procedures and Processes to align to industry proven frameworks such as CSA, NIST, ITIL and COSO. Formulate a program that helps the organization be compliant point in time and be ready to face audits from external bodies such as Regulatory bodies for RBI PSS, NBFC readiness, banks, PCI DSS and ISO 27001 re-certification audits. Implement and maintain Cloud Security based on CSA and DevSecOps best practices, Perform Data Center Audit and Vendor Risk Assessments.

Risk and Compliance Manager | GTS - Security, Regulatory and Risk Leader

IBM India Private Limited

2016-7 - 2019-4 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Responsible to define, manage and maintain the end to end security controls, risk and regulatory requirements and also to lead audits (as auditee) from external bodies to demonstrate compliance for the Managed Services account (ranging from Telecom, Aviation, Heath Industry) and IBM. Mature processes based on ITIL, ISO 31000 and COSO & Cobit frameworks. Provide visibility to Senior Management through interactive reporting dashboards. Acted as a Global Technology Solutions - Security, Risk and Regulatory Leader for MEA region.

Lead Specialist - IT Compliance

Fiserv

2014-4 - 2016-6 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Led the PCI DSS Compliance Program for multiple business units at a Global Level. Also support Vendor Risk Assessment and led a program for Security Exception Management to control risk exposure to the organization. Mature security processes to align to ITIL framework. Provide visibility to Senior Management through interactive reporting dashboards for the support of the senior management (Steering Committee).

Information Security Specialist

Fiserv

2012-3 - 2014-3 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Compliance Liaison for PCI DSS, Security Exception Management and Vendor Risk Management. PCI ISA Certified. ISO 27001:2013 passed

Information Security Consultant

Aujas Cybersecurity

2010-8 - 2012-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

I was associated with Aujas Networks Pvt. Ltd as an Information Security Consultant. Led projects on implementation and maintenance of ISO/IEC 27001:2005, ISO/IEC 27004:2009. Conduct Internal Audits and Third Party Audits for the clients.

Consultant

MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd.

2008-7 - 2010-8 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Responsible to execute implementation and maintenance projects on ISO 27001, BCP, ISO 27004 for varied clients from the BFSI, IT/ITES and VISA processing centers. Conduct Internal Audits and Branch Audits for Logical and Physical Security.