Chief Information Security Officer - Tech Risk & Cybersecurity - Grupo Santander

Grupo Santander; Boadilla del Monte; Presencial; EUR 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Santander Open Academy access

BeHealthy wellness programme

Descripción de la vacante

Grupo Santander seeks a senior leader to drive secure Data & AI evolution within the CDAIO division, aligning cyber strategy with governance and regulatory expectations. You will partner with risk, legal, compliance, and technology teams to advise executives on cyber risk and investments.

You will oversee governance, risk oversight, and regulatory reporting, ensuring security-by-design for Data & AI initiatives and monitoring evolving threats.

Formación

• Significant experience in senior cybersecurity, technology risk, or governance leadership.
• Experience in large, complex, regulated environments.
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCSP, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT; cloud security and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of Data & AI ecosystems, analytics, ML, data platforms, emerging AI tech.
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; leadership and people management.
• High integrity, resilience, risk-based mindset
• Executive communication

Responsabilidades

• Advise senior leadership on cyber risk, resilience, and security investments.
• Oversee cybersecurity governance, risk oversight, and regulatory reporting.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Audit, Privacy, Technology, and Business stakeholders.
• Implement security controls, standards, and security-by-design for Data & AI initiatives.
• Monitor emerging cyber threats and define mitigation strategies.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and remediation activities.
• Ensure AI deployments follow group governance and regulatory expectations.

Conocimientos

Cybersecurity leadership

Regulatory compliance

Governance

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cloud security

Data & AI security

Risk management

Educación

Engineering/Computer Science/Information Security/Business Administration

Herramientas

CISSP

CISM

CISA

CRISC

CCSP

Descripción del empleo

In this senior leadership role, you enable secure Data & AI evolution within the CDAIO division, strengthening cyber resilience and protecting critical data assets. You’ll align cyber strategy with Group governance and regulatory expectations while partnering with risk, legal, compliance, and technology teams. You act as a trusted advisor to executives on cyber risk, security investments, and posture, shaping secure innovation across the division. The opportunity combines cutting-edge AI topics with governance and risk management in a top bank.

• Santander Open Academy access
• BeHealthy wellness programme
• Support Data & AI strategic objectives by enabling secure innovation and managing cyber risk
• Advise senior leadership on cyber risk, resilience, and security investments
• Oversee cybersecurity governance, risk oversight, and regulatory reporting
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Audit, Privacy, Technology, and Business stakeholders
• Implement security controls, standards, and security-by-design for Data & AI initiatives
• Monitor emerging cyber threats and define mitigation strategies
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and remediation activities
• Ensure AI deployments follow group governance and regulatory expectations
• Significant experience in senior cybersecurity, technology risk, or governance leadership
• Experience in large, complex, and regulated environments
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, Business Administration, or related discipline
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCSP, or equivalent certification (preferred)
• Strong knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT; cloud security and regulatory compliance
• Knowledge of Data & AI ecosystems, analytics, ML, data platforms, emerging AI tech
• Awareness of evolving cyber threats and trends
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; leadership and people management
• High integrity, resilience, risk-based mindset
• Strategic thinking
• Executive communication
• Cybersecurity frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT)
• Cyber risk management and governance
• Cloud security and regulatory compliance

Chief Information Security Officer - Tech Risk & Cybersecurity - Grupo Santander boadilla del monte, madrid, es