Cyber Security Lead

QBE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Flexible working

Employer pension contributions of 10%

Job summary

QBE Europe in London is seeking a Cyber Security Lead to guide a transformational change in cyber and information security risk management across the core business and third parties. You will lead operational delivery and advisory capabilities, driving improvements to make QBE safe, secure and resilient against evolving threats.

In this role you will collaborate with stakeholders, grow deep technical knowledge, mentor teams and translate insights into strategic actions that reduce risk and

Qualifications

• Experience leading cyber security programs and risk management initiatives.
• Ability to translate technical risks into business decisions.
• Strong collaboration with stakeholders across multiple level and functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cyber and information security risk management across the core business and 3rd party suppliers.
• Drive transformational change to enhance security risk management and controls.
• Provide strategic insights and solutions to mitigate root causes and reduce threats.

Skills

Cyber Security

Risk Management

Threat Intelligence

Stakeholder Collaboration

Policy & Standards

Job description

Cyber Security Lead

• Location: London
• Type: Permanent, full time
• Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The purpose of this role is to lead a significant transformational change in Cyber and information security risk management within the core business, 3rd party suppliers, programs, and projects at QBE. This role is accountable for safeguarding the company from sophisticated cyber threats by continuously outpacing and outsmarting potential risks. It involves collaborating closely with stakeholders, growing deep technical knowledge, and providing strategic insights to solve root cause problems and drive business outcomes.

The Opportunity

QBE Europe is recruiting a Cyber Security Lead to join our European Cyber Security team in our London office. The role has accountability across operational delivery and advisory capabilities within QBE’s cyber services and value streams, with the opportunity to drive continuous improvement and transformational change in the way Cyber and information security risk is considered and mitigated across the core business our programs and projects.The role works to make QBE safe, secure and resilient; working to continuously out pace and outsmart cyber threat faced by our business. This intellectually challenging and highly influential role is part of an enterprise wide Cyber Security capability, accountable for safeguarding QBE from increasingly sophisticated Cyber and information security threats. This is a highly collaborative role, requiring a sustained level of curiosity and a continuous ability to grow deep technical knowledge that translates into insight to solve root cause problems and supports strategic business outcomes.

Please Note:

Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

• Deliver an effective cyber and information security capability across QBE, partnering to deliver appropriate levels of engagement and risk mitigation
• Develop the cyber and information security experience across QBE, building awareness and engendering healthy curiosity
• Build strong collaborative relationships, providing advice and working together to identify and solve root cause problems; demonstrating great tenacity in reducing potential threats and risks
• Take personal accountability for seeking out and identifying security weaknesses; seeing mitigation through to a secure conclusion
• Drive Cyber engagement across QBE to ensure issues are identified, self-reported and notified to key stakeholders
• Act with integrity and transparency in threat and risk identification and problem solving
• Role model the creation, innovation and negotiation of solutions and risk mitigation strategies; driving fast paced and agile behaviours
• Drive the development, execution and assurance of an effective Cyber practice; including the adoption of relevant policy, standards, processes and templates
• Manage and quality assure cyber service and outsourced security arrangements; ensuring delivery to SLAs, quality controls and alignment with QBE requirements
• Drive collaboration and partnership across the QBE business value streams.
• Track compliance and security benefits to demonstrate impact and mitigation success

About You

• Demonstrates exceptional resilience and tenacity in managing and mitigating 24x7 cyber threats whilst successfully managing work life balance
• Solution orientated
• Problem solving mindset with the ability to see solutions through to delivery
• Demonstrable ability to support the development of QBE cyber services and talent, building technical excellence and decision-making confidence
• Insightful and expert ability to consider where and how people or technology could be exploited; getting into the mindset of an adversary
• Exceptional ability to get deeply technical and apply that skill to the business environment
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas; Identity and Access Management, Data Security, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Third Party Risk, Cyber Security Infrastructure and Cyber Security Operations
• Strong decision-making ability when faced with complex and business critical threats
• Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict management skills, with an ability to anticipate and pre-empt potential obstacles; strong listening skills
• Good ability to write and articulate, summarise and present complex problems and messages in a succinct and comprehensible manner
• Exceptionally curious and enquiring mindset with a fast paced and agile personal drive to meet business needs

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• 30 days holiday a yearwith theoptionto buy up to 2additionaldays.
• Flexible working-balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension –you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

To learn more about benefits of working with us, click Rewarding our people - QBE European Operations

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025:

• Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

To learn more about our achievements, click here

Skills:

Client Counseling, Commercial Acumen, Conflict Management, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Governance, Cyber Security Management, Individual Resilience, Information Security, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Problem Solving, Quality Control (QC), Risk Management

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.