Job Description Summary
Location: Mexico City, Mexico #LI-Hybrid

Internal job title: Associate Director DDIT ISC FM&A; Compliance

This role is based in Mexico City, Mexico. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

About the Role:
Mergers and acquisitions create some of the most complex and interesting challenges in Information Security. Every transaction presents a different challenge, information may be incomplete, timelines are often compressed, and security decisions need to support the pace and objectives of the deal.
As a Business Information Security Expert (BISE) supporting FM&A;, you will operate at the intersection of Information Security, Cybersecurity, Technology, Finance and FM&A; execution. Acting as a trusted security adviser and business partner, you will support the organization’s understanding of cyber risk, enabling transactions to proceed securely, intelligently and at business speed.
You will provide Information Security expertise across the FM&A; lifecycle,



from due diligence and pre-close risk assessments that feed ECN decision making, through Day 1 readiness, integration and post-close remediation as well as supporting divestitures or other transaction types where required.
This is not simply about identifying security issues. You will need to be pragmatic and determine what genuinely matters, translate technical findings into business risk and help identify practical ways forward, often when information is incomplete and decisions need to be made quickly.

Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
• FM&A; Information Security Due Diligence: Assess acquisition targets, rapidly understand unfamiliar technology and security environments, and identify risks that could materially affect the transaction, integration strategy or post-close risk profile.
• Risk Analysis & Decision Support: Distinguish material risks from lower-priority technical findings and translate complex is

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