Requirements
Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition
MetLife Japan is seeking a highly skilled and experienced AVP of Information Security Governance, Risk, and Control to lead and manage the organization's information security governance, risk management, and control functions. This role will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive security policies, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and managing risks to protect the organization's information assets. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in information security, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with various departments to ensure the security and integrity of MetLife Japan's information systems. The role will report to Japan Chief Information Security Officer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Governance: Develop and implement information security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure the organization's security posture aligns with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and manage information security risks, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to mitigate risks and protect the organization's information assets.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, including conducting regular audits and assessments to identify and address any gaps in the organization's security posture.
• Control: Oversee the implementation and maintenance of security controls to protect the organization's information systems and data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
• Third Party Risk Management: Manage risks associated with third-party vendors and partners, ensuring that they adhere to the organization's security policies and standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive initiatives to continuously improve the organization's information security governance, risk management, and control processes, ensuring that security measures are up-to-date and effective.
• Stakeholder Management: Work closely with various departments and stakeholders, both locally and globally, to ensure alignment and collaboration on information security initiatives.

Candidate Qualifications:
Education
and Language
:

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a related field. A master's degree is preferred.

Required
Experience:

• At least 10 years of experience in cyber security, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of cyber security frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Experience with governance, risk management, compliance, and control functions.
• Proven experience in people management, continuous improvement, and automation of key controls.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Experience working in a global environment and managing stakeholders locally and across the globe.

Preferred
Experience:

• Proficiency in tools like project management software, and data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI).
• Familiarity with regulatory / industry standards (NIST CSF, PCI DSS, FISC)
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA are highly desirable.

Language:

• Fluency in both English and Japanese, with excellent proficiency in both languages.

Skills and Competencies:

• Competencies
• Strategic Thinker: Ability to identify long-term trends and opportunities.
• Collaboration Champion: Strong interpersonal skills to foster an inclusive, collaborative culture.
• Results-Oriented: Delivers measurable outcomes through innovation and continuous improvement.
• Change Leadership: Comfortable leading in dynamic environments with evolving priorities.
• People Management: Inspiring, motivating and leading diverse and distributed teams

Benefits We Offer
MetLife Japan offers a comprehensive benefits package that promotes work-life balance and employee wellbeing. Employees can take advantage of flex time policy and a generous time-off policy, national holidays, annual paid leave, special consecutive leave, and refreshment leave. We also provide full social insurance coverage, a commuting expense reimbursement, group insurance, and discounts on travel and English language lessons. To support work flexibility, employees also have hybrid work options, shortened working hours for parents with children in third grade or below, and a casual dress code.

About MetLife
MetLife Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates (MetLife), is one of the world's leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help individual and institutional customers build a more confident future. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 markets globally and holds leading positions in the United States, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.

MetLife Japan began operations in February 1973 as Japan's first foreign-owned life insurance company. Our purpose, "Always with you, building a more confident future," encapsulates our strong commitment to leveraging our global network and best practices worldwide to stand with our customers and build trust with our communities.