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- Act as a senior liaison between cybersecurity teams, business units, and executive stakeholders. Communicate complex cyber security frameworks, industry regulations, and best practices in a business-aligned manner, ensuring strategic integration into enterprise-wide security initiatives.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of cyber security projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management objectives. Drive project execution from inception to completion, ensuring on-time, within-budget, and high-quality outcomes.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring all cybersecurity initiatives adhere to regulatory compliance, security frameworks, and internal governance requirements. Implement formal risk tracking, escalation, and remediation strategies.
- Provide comprehensive project and program reports, including financial performance insights, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership and governance committees.
- Drive organisational change by embedding security best practices into business processes and IT operations. Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance security posture and project delivery efficiency.
- Partner with technical and non-technical teams, including IT, risk management, compliance, and third-party vendors, to ensure cybersecurity solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with business objectives.
- Extensive experience in leading and delivering large-scale, complex cybersecurity projects within financial services or similarly regulated industries.
- Proven expertise in managing cybersecurity technology deployments, such as DLP implementation, cyber infrastructure enhancements, cloud security solutions, and threat intelligence platforms.
- In-depth knowledge of IT security domains, including Identity and Access Management, Threat Intelligence, Security Assessments, Incident Response, and Third-Party Risk Management.
- Strong ability to assess and address cybersecurity risks, compliance requirements, and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO-27001, PCI-DSS, EBA-ICT, FFIEC).
- Demonstrated leadership experience in cybersecurity program management, including governance, financial oversight, and reporting to steering committees.
- Strong understanding of security assurance practices, security architecture principles, and risk-based decision-making frameworks.
- Expertise in structured project and program management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, or PMP) and familiarity with SDLC and PDLC controls.
- Advanced stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing C-suite executives, board members, and external regulators.
- Up to £120,000 basic salary
- Up to 20% discretionary bonus
- 10% pension contribution
- Other Excellent benefits
- Hybrid working – 3 days onsite (City of London)
