Sr Manager, Integrated Security Operations

Role overview

Sr Manager, Integrated Security Operations at Adobe

Guide the evolution of ISOC as a scalable, intelligence-driven regional hub supporting India and JAPAC.

The role integrates security operations center governance, intelligence-led monitoring, Incident Management Team (IMT) preparedness, incident coordination, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), and continuous improvement into a coherent operating model.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end leadership and governance for ISOC performance, service delivery, operating procedures, service levels, escalation protocols, quality, and risk controls.
• Lead the operational readiness and phased expansion of ISOC support for JAPAC, including service scope, coverage, handoffs, escalation pathways, and regional operating protocols.
• Support the Regional GSS Lead in maintaining IMT readiness, governance, rosters, activation protocols, escalation criteria, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate IMT preparedness activities, including periodic touchpoints, tabletop exercises, simulations, training, and lessons-learned reviews.
• Coordinate GSS India Business Continuity Planning requirements in alignment with 1-Adobe Enterprise Resilience (1-AER), enterprise BCP processes, and applicable Site Recovery Plans.
• Work as an integrated partner with India Security Operations, Security Systems & Technology, and Environmental Health & Safety / Safety leadership to ensure coordinated delivery across people, places, and technology.
• Support budget planning, supplier governance, workforce planning, audit actions, and capability development relevant to ISOC and resilience.
• Ensure effective 24x7 monitoring, triage, notification, escalation, incident documentation, and employee assistance support.
• Establish meaningful performance indicators, trend analysis, assurance reviews, and leadership reporting.
• Promote consistent regional situational awareness, risk monitoring, incident visibility, and timely escalation across.
• Ensure ISOC regional support complements, and does not replace, local response ownership and country-specific.
• Enable effective incident coordination through timely situational awareness, action tracking, Emergency Notification System support, meeting records, and stakeholder updates.
• Support After-Action Reviews and track corrective and preventive actions to closure.
• Maintain alignment among the regional IMT, local Emergency Response Teams (ERTs), the Corporate Crisis Management.
• Business Continuity & Operational Resilience.
• Maintain current, controlled, and audit-ready documentation, with clear ownership and remediation tracking.
• Identify resilience gaps, dependencies, and improvement opportunities and provide transparent reporting to leadership.
• Governance, Reporting & Improvement.
• Maintain SOPs, playbooks, control documentation, action trackers, and governance rhythms for the role portfolio.
• Use operational data, incident trends, exercise findings, and stakeholder feedback to prioritize improvements and.
• Key Working Relationships.
• Cross-functional: Global Site Operations, Employee Experience, Employee Communications, Legal, Corporate Risk, Adobe.
• External: Service providers and suppliers supporting ISOC, risk monitoring, emergency notification, continuity, and. specialist response capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience leading or governing a SOC, GSOC, ISOC, or comparable 24x7 operational environment.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional incident response, exercises, After-Action Reviews, and corrective action programs.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, analytical, and governance capabilities.
• Credential such as CPP, CBCP, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer/Auditor, CEM, MBCI, ICS Certifications, will be an added.
• Core Capabilities.
• Operational leadership and disciplined execution.
• Incident command support and decision-making under pressure.
• Business continuity and operational resilience.
• Intelligence-led monitoring, risk assessment, and trend analysis.
• Executive communication and stakeholder influence.
• Process improvement, technology enablement, and change leadership.
• High standards of integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and duty of care.
• Measures of Success.
• ISOC service reliability, escalation quality, response timeliness, and stakeholder confidence.
• Improved alignment among ISOC, India Security Operations, Systems & Technology, Safety, and regional GSS leadership.
• Current and tested continuity and recovery arrangements for in-scope GSS functions and sites.
• Clear, timely, decision-useful reporting on incidents, risk trends, readiness, and improvement priorities.
• Sustained closure of audit, exercise, incident, and resilience improvement actions.
• Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience; professional certifications in security, incident management, emergency management, or business continuity are preferred.

Employment details

• Location: Noida [Uttar Pradesh] [India], Bangalore [Karnātaka] [India]

About the employer

• Build effective relationships with regional GSS leaders, Employee Experience, Employee Communications, Legal, Corporate Risk, Adobe Technology Services, Global Site Operations, Travel, and other subject matter experts.

Additional role details

• Drive process standardization, technology enablement, automation, workforce capability, and continuous improvement in partnership with GSS Technology and Systems.
• Work closely with the Regional Director, JAPAC, regional GSS leaders, and in-country stakeholders to align ISOC support with regional priorities and global GSS standards.
• Partner with business and functional stakeholders on Business Impact Analyses (BIAs), continuity plans, recovery priorities, and testing or assurance activities.
• Connect BCP, incident management, emergency response, and site recovery arrangements to support a coordinated response and recovery model.
• Partner with Site Operations and Safety teams during incidents, exercises, recovery activities, and operational readiness reviews.
• Clarify roles, decision rights, handoffs, and escalation paths across partner functions to prevent duplication and strengthen accountability.
• Prepare concise executive briefings, dashboards, decision papers, and incident or resilience updates for India and regional leadership.
• Progressive experience in security operations, security operations center leadership, incident or crisis management, business continuity, resilience, or a related discipline.
• The Senior Manager, GSS India- provides leadership and governance for ISOC and its expanding JAPAC support mandate, while strengthening regional incident readiness and business resilience.
• This is a senior, critical leadership role with accountability for outcomes, readiness, governance, and cross-functional coordination.
• Day-to-day monitoring and control room execution remain with the ISOC operational leadership and analyst teams.