Head - Business Security

About the role

This role involves leading and coordinating all security matters for Castrol India, acting as the primary point of accountability. The Head of Business Security will advise the Managing Director and Business Leadership Team on security risks, emerging threats, and mitigation strategies. This includes developing and maintaining Security Risk Management Plans and Risk Action Plans for all sites and major projects.

A key part of the position involves frequent field visits to manufacturing locations and high-risk sites to ensure leadership visibility and assurance. The role also requires providing technical security advice on aspects like perimeter integrity, access control, and surveillance to meet Castrol's risk standards. Collaboration with project teams is essential to embed security-by-design in upgrades and expansions.

The Head of Business Security will oversee security integration across logistics, transporters, warehousing partners, and distributors, with a focus on preventing theft, counterfeiting, and ensuring people's safety. This individual will also serve as the security representative on incident management and crisis teams, providing real-time assessments and coordination during events like civil unrest or business disruptions, and leading post-incident reviews.

The salary for this role ranges from $16,250 to $26,250 USD annually.

Skills that matter here

• contracts: The role requires knowledge of contracts to manage commercial and regulatory aspects of security.
• regulatory structures: Understanding regulatory structures is necessary to interpret business implications of policy developments.
• corporate strategy: Knowledge of corporate strategy helps align security frameworks with overall business objectives.
• Government Relations: Extensive experience in Government Relations is required for engaging senior officials and navigating public-sector environments.
• Public Policy: Experience in Public Policy is crucial for policy advocacy, especially in regulated sectors.
• Regulatory Affairs: Background in Regulatory Affairs is important for interpreting and responding to policy and regulatory changes.

Who this role suits

• A person who thrives in this role has a strong background in navigating complex regulatory and public-sector environments.
• This individual is adept at advising senior leadership and translating security risks into actionable plans.
• The ideal candidate possesses a proactive approach to security, combining strategic oversight with hands-on field engagement.
• Someone with a proven track record in policy advocacy within highly regulated industries, especially energy or oil & gas, would be well-suited.

From the employer

• Lead and coordinate all Castrol-related security matters in India, providing a single point of enterprise‑level accountability.
• Serve as the principal security advisor to the Managing Director, and Castrol India Business Leadership Team.
• Represent the security function within the Castrol, ensuring security risks, emerging threats, and mitigation plans are visible, understood, and actioned.
• Develop and maintain Security Risk Management Plans (SRMPs) and Risk Action Plans (RAPs) for all Castrol sites and major projects.
• Provide country‑level security trend analysis, incident narratives, and management commentary relevant to Castrol operations in India.
• Undertake frequent field visits to manufacturing locations, depots, and high-risk sites to maintain leadership visibility and assurance.
• Provide technical security advice (perimeter integrity, access control, surveillance, operated guarding) ensuring barrier strength and controls meet Castrol's risk standards and operating needs.
• Partner with Castrol project teams (manufacturing upgrades, new warehouses, infrastructure expansion) to embed security-by-design.
• Oversee security integration across logistics, transporters, warehousing partners, and distributors, with emphasis on theft prevention, counterfeit of products, and people safety.
• Act as the security representative on the Incident Management Team (IMT) or Country Crisis Team (CCT) for Castrol India when activated. Provide real-time security assessments, decision support, and coordination during: Civil unrest, strikes, or protests Serious incidents, threats, or business disruptions Ensure post‑incident reviews, learning capture, and RAP updates.

• Knowledge of contracts, commercials, regulatory structures, and corporate strategy.
• Ability to interpret business implications of policy and regulatory developments.
• Strong business understanding and 18+ years of experience in Government Relations, External Affairs, Public Policy, or Regulatory Affairs.
• Extensive experience engaging senior government officials and navigating public-sector environments.
• Demonstrated success in policy advocacy within the energy, oil & gas, or highly regulated sectors.
• Strong corporate affairs and key partner management background.
• Preference for experience in: International Oil Companies (IOCs), Global multinationals with sophisticated matrix driven environments, career trajectory with strong professional integrity.
• MBA (with exposure to strategy, government relations, or sustainability).

• We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment.
• We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
• We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected.
• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.