Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

HSSE Group

Job Description:

Are you ready to join a team thats driving the future of lubricants & beyond and setting new industry standards? Discover how our diverse and passionate people at Castrol are shaping the industry and how you can be part of this journey.

Were seeking versatile experts who share our passion for innovation and excellence. Bring your outstanding perspective, collaborative spirit, and challenge our thinking as we continue to lead the way in the lubricants' market & build businesses beyond lubricants. This is your chance to learn, grow, and thrive in a dynamic and inclusive organization.

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Castrol is a global leader in lubricants and part of the bp Group, one of the worlds largest energy companies. In India, Castrol is a publicly listed company, leading in the Automotive, Industrial, and Marine lubricant sectors. With iconic brands, steadfast innovation, strong customer relationships, and a team of highly motivated employees, we have maintained our market leadership in India for over a century. Our robust manufacturing and distribution network in India helps us reach consumers through more than 135,000 outlets.

At Castrol, success knows no bounds. We offer a fast-paced learning environment where you can develop your career, whether in specialized functions or on a general management track. Castrol India has a proud legacy of championing top talent for leadership roles, both locally and globally.

This is a role within the Castrol organisation, and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence, it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership.

We are currently looking for Head - Business Security based at Mumbai with details mentioned below.

Let me tell you about the role!

The Business Security Manager (BSM) provides security risk management expertise and specialist security advice ac, ensuring that security arrangements are implemented in line with Castrol standards and requirements.

The BSM plays a key role in strengthening Castrol Indias security capability and contributes to the delivery of a robust, responsive, and professional security function. In addition to providing security oversight across the country, the role is an integral member of the Country Security Leadership Team and may lead or contribute to projects with regional and, where applicable, global scope.

The BSM will act as the primary point of contact for business leadership in India on securityrelated matters, ensuring alignment between business priorities and security risk management objectives.

What will you deliver?

• Act as the Business Security Manager (BSM) for Castrol India, owning the endtoend security framework covering manufacturing plants, offices, and other company sites.
• Lead and coordinate all Castrol-related security matters in India, providing a single point of enterpriselevel 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 countrylevel 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 postincident reviews, learning capture, and RAP updates.

What will make you successful?

Technical & Business Expertise

• 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.

Education:

MBA (with exposure to strategy, government relations, or sustainability)

Culture

We believe in creating a culture that allows you to live our purpose, play to win while caring for others - and there is a huge focus on diversity equity and inclusion. We are a very open and respectful organization, where there is a lot of respect given to listening to all perspectives and hence people are encouraged to speak up, contribute at all levels irrespective of level or department.

The marketing team is a bunch of energetic and passionate individuals from varied backgrounds, and we thrive on being able to learn from each other as well as a lot of external orientation from the best in the industry. we deeply value partnerships especially with our sales colleagues and strongly believe in the power of igniting one team to be able to break barriers, challenge status quo and create new achievements.

Why join our team?

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 and treated fairly.

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. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Accounting for people, Accounting for people, Agility core practices, Close security protection, Communication, Crisis and emergency response management, Digital Fluency, Extortion prevention and response, Information Security, Insider Risk, Intelligence for business, Investigations, Kidnap prevention and response, Large scale evacuation, Maritime Security, OMS and bp requirements, Personal security awareness, Physical security systems and surveillance, Project and programme management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Security in high risk environments, Security policies and practices, Security risk assessment and planning, Stakeholder Engagement {+ 2 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bps recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.