Director, Security Assurance- EMEA Regional Leader, AmSec

Security Assurance earns customer trust by providing transparency into AWSs security posture across customer regulatory and third-party assurance programs. Rather than focusing solely on compliance against specific regulations the Security Assurance team plays a pivotal role in earning and maintaining trust in the security of AWS working with the worlds most sophisticated organizations to provide the confidence enterprise customers regulators and third-party auditors need about the security of customer critical workloads deployed on AWS. This is vastly different from a typical assurance and compliance function: we operate at internet scale across hundreds of certifications and thousands of individual controls with a proactive hands-on approach that goes far beyond evaluating compliance.

We are seeking an exceptional executive leader to serve as Director and EMEA Regional Leader for Security Assurance. This is one of three global regional leadership positions reporting directly to the Global Director of Security Assurance and represents a unique opportunity to shape how the worlds leading cloud provider engages with Europes most prominent enterprise customers regulators and third-party auditors.

Do you have a passion for leading at the intersection of security regulation and customer trust Do you have experience building and scaling professional services organizations that deliver assurance at the highest levels Do you have a vision for how security assurance transparency and regulatory engagement will evolve in Europe the Middle East and Africa Do you want to lead that future with AWS



Key job responsibilities
As EMEAs most senior Security Assurance leader you will lead the effort in shaping how AWS demonstrates its security commitments to our customers and stakeholders. You will lead a growing organization of professionals across three critical product lines partnering with marquee enterprise customers regulatory authorities and third-party auditors.

Your strategic decisions will directly shape AWSs ability to deliver security assurance at a pivotal time of increasing customer and regulatory requirements and expectations with DORA enforcement NIS2 implementation and evolving sovereignty expectations (to name a few) reshaping the landscape. You will routinely engage with the most senior levels of AWS leadership and have the opportunity to influence security strategy through deep engagement with public policy legal and engineering teams as well as industry-level impact through direct engagement with enterprise customers regulators and third-party auditors.

This is not a role for someone who simply manages compliance it is for an executive who knows how to lead a dynamic growing mission-focused organization build strategic customer relationships and deliver exceptional outcomes at scale.

Regional Strategy & Executive Leadership
- Serve as the most senior AWS Security Assurance representative across EMEA owning the regional strategy and providing executive-level operational oversight across three product lines: Enterprise Customer Regulatory and Third-Party Audit Serve as the primary technology voice influencing decisions on product direction go-to-market investment and customer engagement models.
- Operate with a customer-first mindset deep market knowledge an understanding of the regional differences and nuanced expectations and strategic counsel to a globally matrixed organization.
- Define and shape team culture across the region driving organizational transformation and building an inclusive high-performance environment.
- Effectively navigate change as the Security Assurance organization continues to evolve and scale.

Customer & Regulatory Engagement
- Lead and oversee complex highly impactful engagements with enterprise customers managing a portfolio of hundreds of assurance engagements annually.
- Play a defining role in how AWS responds to emerging regulatory requirements including direct engagement with regulator.
- Represent AWS Security Assurance at the executive level in regulatory discussions enterprise customer briefings and industry forums across the region.
- Demonstrate strong judgement in handling sensitive intellectual property and security information.

Product Line Delivery
- Enterprise Customer: Oversee an enterprise assurance program managing engagements with customers (including highly regulated customers with specific compliance requirements) developing and maintaining C-suite and senior account relationships.
- Regulatory: Lead regulatory compliance and examination response for EMEA-specific frameworks including DORA NIS2 and national regulatory regimes engaging directly with supervisory authorities.
- Third-Party Audit: Coordinate certification and attestation programs (SOC C5 ISO 27001 PCI etc.) ensuring compliance with regional and national requirements.

Team Development & Servant Leadership
- Build scale and inspire a high-performing organization of professionals fostering a culture of ownership innovation and customer obsession.
- Coach and develop domain experts to think beyond tactical execution cultivating strategic insight business acumen and executive presence.
- Lead through influence and empowerment rolling up your sleeves while insisting on the highest standards.

THE LEADER WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Professional traits that are essential for this position:
- Charismatic communicator: you are an engaging articulate leader who can represent AWS credibly to C-suite customers board-level stakeholders and government officials.
- Pioneer mindset: you are adept at navigating the deep complexities of compliance and assurance at internet scale and at Amazon speed.
- High-judgement decision-maker: you actively seek input from others to make high-velocity decisions in ambiguous environments.
- Strategic and deep: you think strategically and long-term but willingly and naturally dive deep into tactical execution and technical detail.
- The ability to foster a culture of innovation customer-centricity and continuous learning.
- Servant leader: you challenge your teams to solve problems while knowing when to step in and provide structure and urgency.
- Healthy intolerance for the status quo: you like to shake things up contemplate the impossible and find innovative solutions to scale.
- Structured problem solver: you follow the data hold yourself and your teams to the highest standards and reward results.
- Exceptional relationship builder: you build trust quickly with customers regulators and internal stakeholders at the most senior levels.
- Exceptional communication skills the ability to think big and inspire passion in others while staying grounded in tactical execution and delivering results.



A day in the life
As the Director for Security Assurance EMEA Regional Leader no two days are alike but you can expect to:

- Shape AWSs response to the evolving regulatory landscape in real-time engaging directly with the authorities writing the rules
- Partner with enterprise customers on complex high-stakes audit matters that require strategic judgement and exceptional stakeholder management
- Collaborate with AMER and APJC Regional Leaders to deliver seamless multi-regional customer outcomes
- Mentor and develop your leadership team on strategic thinking executive communication and client relationship excellence
- Review engagement strategies and risk assessments for your most critical customer and regulatory programs
- Participate in executive briefings addressing security assurance sovereignty and digital resilience with routine exposure to AWSs most senior leadership
- Identify and drive operational improvements that scale impact across the region

This position is based in Europe. The role involves regular travel across Europe the Middle East and Africa to engage with customers regulators and your team.


- Advanced degree (Masters MBA or equivalent professional qualification) or equivalent senior executive experience
- Multiple years of progressive experience in security assurance risk management regulatory compliance audit or professional services
- An experience people leader including managing and developing senior managers and directors within a professional services or consulting environment
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale complex client-facing organizations


- Partner-level or Senior Director experience at a professional services or equivalent Global System Integrator with direct experience running a practice or major engagement portfolio
- Proven track record of building and scaling professional services organizations that balance global standards with regional/local delivery excellence
- Executive-level experience managing relationships with European regulatory bodies national cybersecurity authorities and supervisory institutions
- Deep working knowledge of regulatory frameworks and their practical implications for cloud service providers
- Experience in building and operating a professional services model of audit engagement at scale
- Track record of managing complex multi-stakeholder engagements spanning months to years with enterprise customers or regulators
- Demonstrated ability to lead organizational transformation building trust breaking silos and creating inclusive high-performance cultures
- Experience applying innovative technologies and automation in traditionally manual audit and compliance processes
- Strong strategic thinking combined with the intellectual curiosity to dive deep into technical and regulatory detail
- Experience operating within a global matrixed organization influencing without authority and collaborating across regions and functions
- Proficiency in English (required) or other languages within the EMEA region is a strong advantage
- EU citizenship and current EU residency


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