Piyush Bhatia

Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance Pro: Mitigate Risks, Drive Cyber Success through Innovative Proactive Solutions: Risk Assessment/Mitigation | Regulatory Compliance Management | Data Protection | Vendor Risk

Role
Sr Director, Enterprise Risk & Security at Cox Automotive Inc.
Location
Houston, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
Information TechnologyView LinkedIn profile

About Piyush Bhatia

Mitigate Risks, Strengthen Security & Drive Success through Innovative & Proactive…

Experience

  1. Sr Director, Enterprise Risk & Security

    Cox Automotive Inc.

    Oct 2015 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

    Took on role of Director, Enterprise Risk & Security at Cox Automotive,$8B revenue, 30K employees, following acquisition of Dealertrack, by Cox Automotive, leader in the automotive industry, including 25+ well-known brands such as Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Manheim, Dealer.com, and Dealertrack, offering full suite of services and software solutions across automotive ecosystem. Promoted to Senior Director in 2019 with expanded responsibilities, leading team to drive enterprise cyber risk and compliance management and security and resiliency initiatives across the company\'s diverse portfolio.• Managed cyber risk for organization, establishing GRC program and leading team to oversee internal and external/vendor risk functions, including security policies, documentation, risk assessments, PCI compliance, regulatory compliance including GLBA, Contract reviews, risk reporting, enhancing organization\'s overall risk management posture.• Led client compliance function, overseeing team responsible for managing all inbound client assessments, inquiries, questionnaires, onsite audits, 12 Service Organization Control (SOC) audit engagements and TISAX assessments / certifications annually, ensuring continued compliance and certification.• Established and supervised dedicated third-party cyber risk management initiative, managing team that owned full lifecycle of vendor risk, improving third-party risk visibility and control.• Led Vulnerability Management program for 2 years, transitioning approach from CVSS-based to risk-based. • Owned and expanded Security Awareness program from 2015 to 2018, scaling program to 30K+ employees and contractors, shifting mindset from compliance-driven security to proactive, security-conscious behavior.• Led cybersecurity for M&A program, including due diligence and post-acquisition integration of security services across global acquisitions.

Education

  • University of Baltimore

    MS

  • Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

    B.TECH

Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn

Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.

Free plan included · No credit card required

This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.

Piyush Bhatia — Sr Director, Enterprise Risk & Security at Cox Automotive Inc. in Houston, TX, US | Unifers