Head - Security Oversight

Head - Security Oversight

Responsibilities:

- Build strong security specialist governance capabilities that oversee the technical implementation and execution of information and cyber security compliance across the company group.

- Develop and support information and cyber security risk reports and consolidate cross functional data points to support reporting and metrics to senior leadership, audit and assurance teams.

- Support the development of cyber and information security controls/requirements and controls and automated control testing.

- Providing technology & security based services incorporating strategy, design, development, delivery and maintenance of technological solutions to meet business needs

- Managing people and building talent and capabilities to deliver on security delivery and risk reduction outcomes.

- The incumbent will be accountable for continuous risk reduction across the company's group for the relevant risk themes.

Key Accountabilities:

- Promote and improve the maturity of the data security capability and drive improved risk reduction across the company's group

- Security thought leader and encourage and support the assessment and use of emerging security practices

- Define, influence and support data security capabilities to enable user centric outcomes

- Influences and implements solutions to support standardised patterns and drive adoption of the solutions

- Accountable for improved ROI & optimisations of products and toolsets whilst ensuring consistent security outcomes are achieved

- Drives a global approach to delivering change and utilises cross functional teams to support and maintain solutions

Collaborates with:

- Technology - Business Users

- Enterprise Controls

- Internal and External Audit

- Assurance Teams

- Privacy Office

Experience:

- Experience in different domains of information and deep understanding of cyber security

- Experience in leading large teams

- A career that includes both operational and technical management of capabilities and risk reduction across multiple teams.

- Tertiary qualification in a Technology discipline or related field

- CISM, CISSP, IAPP certifications advantageous

- Relevant Financial Services Industry experience advantageous

Mandatory Requirements:

- Strong leadership ability with focus on cross cultural teams

- Detailed orientated

- Experience in security governance

- Experience in leading large teams, including influencing and developing global teams

- Ability to deal with complex problems

- Strong reporting writing abilities