WPP

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Technical Security Governance Lead - Identity

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Job Summary

Lead one or more technical security governance domains within Digital Security & Risk Management (DSRM). Define enforceable guardrails and baselines, monitor posture, and provide independent oversight to Enterprise Technology, engineering teams, and technology owners. Focus on identity-related governance, risk, and control effectiveness, ensuring auditable and defensible processes without designing or operating platforms.

Location: São Paulo

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Define identity guardrails including authentication strength, privileged access controls, and identity-based risk thresholds.
•Monitor identity posture signals (e.g., MFA coverage, privileged access hygiene, risky access paths) and escalate systemic weaknesses.
•Ensure identity governance is treated as a primary attack-vector control domain across cloud, endpoint, and product environments.
•Define and maintain technical governance guardrails, minimum baselines, and posture expectations for assigned domains.
•Translate enterprise policies, standards, and risk appetite into clear and actionable technical expectations for execution teams.

Pay and Benefits

Schedule:4-Day Week

Key Requirements

•Fluent English – reading, writing and conversation skills.
•Demonstrable experience in technical security governance, security assurance, or risk-based security oversight in a global environment.
•Strong understanding of cybersecurity policies, standards, and frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST CSF).
•Strong understanding of cloud security, vulnerability management, identity risk, and modern attack paths and exposure management.
•Experience working with global engineering and operations teams.

Experience:CybersecuritySecurity governanceRisk management

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork

Certifications:CISSPAzureAWSGCP

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CNAPPCSPMEDRISO 27001NIST CSFCloud security

Company Brief

WPP

Global marketing and communications services group offering advertising, media investment management, branding, public relations, and digital services to multinational clients across industries.

Industry: Advertising Media Groups

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1971

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