Head of Cyber Security

Orbis Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbis Group is seeking a Head of Cyber Security to lead and evolve its security function within a fast-paced, technology-driven trading environment. You will work directly with senior leadership and stay close to engineering, shaping strategy and delivering technical security across systems and platforms.

The role requires hands-on expertise in security engineering, cloud and application security, with a focus on AI security and governance, incident response, and protecting sensitive market data

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in cyber security within trading/finance environments.
• Hands-on background across security engineering, cloud and app security.
• Experience collaborating with engineering in fast-paced tech settings.
• Strong understanding of AI security and secure software development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the firm's cyber security function.
• Define and execute cyber security strategy across the business.
• Partner with engineering to embed security into software and infrastructure.
• Drive AI security governance and incident response initiatives.
• Protect trading systems, data and intellectual property.
• Mentor a small security team and guide senior leadership on risk.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Security strategy

Threat management

Security engineering

AI security

Cloud security

Team mentoring

Executive communication

Job description

We're partnering with a global hedge fund to appoint a Head of Cyber Security to lead and evolve its security function.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who understands the unique cyber security challenges of a trading environment, from protecting proprietary trading systems and intellectual property to securing modern engineering platforms and AI-enabled technologies.

You'll work directly with senior leadership while remaining close to engineering, shaping security strategy and driving technical delivery across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the cyber security function.
• Defining and executing the firm's cyber security strategy.
• Partnering with engineering to embed security into software development and infrastructure.
• Driving AI security and governance across the organisation.
• Protecting trading systems, sensitive market data and intellectual property.
• Leading incident response, threat management and security engineering initiatives.
• Managing and mentoring a small team of security professionals.

Requirements:

• Proven experience leading cyber security within a trading firm, investment bank, hedge fund, market maker or electronic trading environment.
• Strong hands-on background across security engineering, cloud security and application security.
• Experience working closely with engineering teams in fast-paced, technology-driven organisations.
• Good understanding of AI security, secure software development and modern cloud environments.
• Comfortable operating at both executive and technical levels.

This is an opportunity to shape the security strategy of a technology-driven trading business while remaining hands-on and working directly with senior leadership.