Jawaun Jalil MBA,MSc, CISSP

Head of Global Business Unit information Security at Amazon

Atlanta, GA, United States

Details

Experience: Senior security leader responsible for spearheading a global security organization accountable for the security programs supporting hundreds of global business lines in divergent industries. Security support is provided by partnering with senior business leaders to design long-term security strategies and mechanisms to ensure right outcomes for customers and business teams to facilitate game-changing innovation.

2023 : Present

Amazon

Head of Global Business Unit Information Security

Global Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Information Security Principal supporting all Amazon business line acquisitions. Responsible for leading security due diligence for M&A transactions. In addition, to developing and leading security integration strategy execution for disparate business units.

2021 : 2023

Amazon

Principal, Global M&A Security

Head of Information Security and primary advisor to CEO, CTO, for all Information Security, Physical security and Risk Management issues. Responsible for leading a diverse globally dispersed security team setting the strategic direction for security across all the ERC lines of business.

2019 : 2021

ERC (Enhanced Resource Centers)

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Advisor to CIO, CFO, CISO and line of business leadership for all information security and risk issues. Responsible for the strategic development of a global security program. In addition to developing a Security Diligence program to support M&A transactions for a $30 Bn Private Equity firm. (now ~45Bn)

2017 : 2019

H.I.G. Capital

Director, Information Security

Global client-facing consultant role operating as a virtual CISO designed to provide strategic advisory services to Directors, CISOs, CIOs, and CTOs to build and advance the maturity and sophistication of Security Operations programs in USA, EU, EMEA, and APAC.

2015 : 2017

Dell SecureWorks

Principal, Cybersecurity Operations Advisor / Consultant

Company: Amazon

About

Jawaun is a global security leader with 15 years of experience and a passion for M&A Security and Blockchain/Web 3.0 Technology. Jawaun has spent the majority of his career building business-enabling information security programs and/or developing programs to assess the maturity and effectiveness of existing security programs. As a result, Jawaun has developed an extensive background spearheading security due diligence and post-close security integration efforts for global M&A transactions in diverse business verticals for a combined equity value of over $30 billion. . (H.I.G Capital - $45Bn asset size, Amazon $420Bn asset size)

Current Advancement Focus Areas:

◆ Enterprise Blockchain Security Program Development

◆ Enterprise Web 3.0 Security Program Development

◆ Blockchain & Web 3.0 Security

◆ Smart Contract Auditing

◆ Digital Asset Custody

Career Highlights:

◆ Former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for a multi-national financial services company, leading 150+ person tech teams.

◆ Led end to end M&A Security Diligence and develop the security integration strategy for a ~$9.5 Bn acquisition.

◆ Developed Amazon Global M&A Security Diligence & Integration methodology and supporting mechanisms ($420Bn asset size)

◆ Extensive experience building, assessing, and maturing Information Security programs/divisions.

◆ Developed Private Equity Firm M&A Security Diligence program ($45Bn asset size).

◆ A combined equity value over $30bn in M&A Security Diligence and integration transactions.

◆ Board member of International Information System Security Certification Consortium, (ISC) 2017-2018

◆ Develop Dell SecureWorks Security Operations advancement consulting practice.

◆Obtained bachelors and masters degree in cybersecurity, in addition to an MBA