CISO: Cloud & Product Security Leader for Growth

SF Technology Partners; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Technology Partners is engaged to source a Chief Information Security Officer for a rapidly growing technology and services business. The CISO will shape security strategy across cloud, products and customer-facing services, aligning security with growth and product development.

The role demands experience at senior leadership level, a pragmatic, commercial approach, and the ability to engage with enterprise customers and their security teams while driving data protection and governance

Qualifications

• Open to established CISOs or senior security leaders transitioning to a Chief Information Security Officer role.
• Strong track record in cloud security and product/security across complex environments.
• Experience applying security maturity frameworks and data protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the organisation’s cyber and information security strategy and roadmap.
• Lead security across cloud-hosted products and environments.
• Oversee product and application security, secure development, APIs and integrations.
• Embed security by design with technology, architecture and product teams.
• Act as senior security contact for major enterprise customers and their security teams.
• Assume data protection and DPO responsibility within the organisation.
• Develop security maturity using major recognised frameworks.
• Oversee third-party and outsourced security/SOC capabilities.
• Support the organisation as it enters new markets and scales.
• Provide clear security, risk and investment reporting at executive/board level.

Skills

Cloud security experience

Product security

Application security

Security maturity frameworks

Data protection / DPO

Enterprise client experience

Engaging with security leadership

Security capability building

Commercial risk trading off security

Job description

SF Technology Partners is engaged to source a Chief Information Security Officer for a rapidly growing technology and services business. The CISO will shape security strategy across cloud, products and customer-facing services, aligning security with growth and product development.

The role demands experience at senior leadership level, a pragmatic, commercial approach, and the ability to engage with enterprise customers and their security teams while driving data protection and governance