Head of Cyber Security – Hybrid (1 Day WFH)

Arbuthnot Latham; England; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension

Life Assurance

Discretionary Bonus

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gym Scheme

Health Assessment

Season Ticket / Travel loans

Dental insurance

Job summary

Arbuthnot Latham seeks a senior cyber security leader to head the Bank's cyber function, acting as deputy to CIO & CISO and overseeing governance, assurance, architecture, and operations. The role drives strategy, resilience, and oversight of third-party security in a regulated banking environment.

The position requires substantial experience in cyber governance, risk, and incident management within ISO27001-aligned controls, with a focus on delivering secure, consumer-centric outcomes under

Qualifications

• Experience within a regulated environment.
• Experience managing outsourced cyber services.
• Experience leading major cyber incidents.
• Strong understanding of cyber security governance, risk management and operational security.
• Experience operating within ISO27001-aligned control environments.
• Understanding of operational resilience, cyber incident management and third-party security.
• Ability to translate cyber risks into business-focused and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the cyber security function, ensuring effective delivery across governance, assurance and operational security disciplines.
• Deliver the cyber security strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements and the Bank's risk appetite.
• Oversee cyber risk, control effectiveness and management reporting, ensuring cyber risks remain aligned to the Bank's risk appetite and regulatory obligations.
• Act as Incident Director during major cyber incidents and cyber crisis events.
• Sponsor cyber resilience, operational resilience and security exercising activities.
• Ensure effective oversight of outsourced cyber security services and critical cyber security suppliers.
• Drive continual improvement of cyber capabilities, controls and operational effectiveness.
• Develop cyber talent, succession plans and organisational capability across the cyber function.

Skills

Regulated environment

Outsourced cyber services

Major incident leadership

Governance & risk management

ISO27001 controls

Operational resilience

Education

CISSP

CISM

CRISC

Job description

Arbuthnot Latham seeks a senior cyber security leader to head the Bank's cyber function, acting as deputy to CIO & CISO and overseeing governance, assurance, architecture, and operations. The role drives strategy, resilience, and oversight of third-party security in a regulated banking environment.

The position requires substantial experience in cyber governance, risk, and incident management within ISO27001-aligned controls, with a focus on delivering secure, consumer-centric outcomes under