Business Information Security Officer

Business Information Security Officer - Hybrid - London - Salary - Circa £120k per annum

I am working with a leading Financial Services client who are looking to hire in to their Info Sec team. This is a key hire for the business in a high impact, high performing team.

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Responsible for providing strategic information security leadership and oversight across all business units in the region. This role bridges global security strategy and regional business execution, ensuring that security, risk, and compliance objectives are effectively implemented, measured, and governed.

The position partners closely with regional executives, technology leadership, and global security functions to embed a culture of security, drive control adoption, and maintain regulatory confidence.

• Experienced in information security, technology risk, or related disciplines within financial services sector.
• Experienced in IT security and control policy with specific experience of FFEIC, SOX, COBIT, NIST, CRI Profile and ISO standards.
• Conversant in the security & risk trends across banking and other industries.
• Experienced with the Defence in Depth approach
• Strong track record of managing teams and building effective partnerships with peers.
• Strong experience in delivering training
• Professional information security certifications (i.e. CISSP, CISM, CRISC or similar experience).
• Cloud Security experience and a good understanding of privacy legislation (Data Protection Act 2018 / GDPR).
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to balance technical, business, and regulatory priorities.
• Collaborative, pragmatic, and outcomes-driven leadership style.
• A deep understanding of IT and Cyber Security:
• Defence in Depth model.
• Network defence, IDS and DMZ
• Network protocols and firewall standards
• Detective monitoring – SIEM
• Vulnerability Management
• Access and Privileged Access Management
• Experienced in writing and maintaining IT documents, such as standards and procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of strategic business and IT issues impacting the financial services market.
• Strong understanding of risk and its application across technology and the business.
• Good understanding of project life cycles.