Security Consulting Practitioner (Financial Services)

Cpl; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 128,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

CPL in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Security Consulting Practitioner to provide senior cyber security leadership within a complex financial services environment. The role centers on cyber risk management, governance, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and security oversight across multiple business functions.

You will act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders, shaping security strategy, strengthening cyber resilience, and ensuring effective

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in information security and cyber risk governance.
• Proven track record at senior leadership level in large organisations.
• Strong experience in regulatory compliance programmes.
• Ability to engage and influence executive stakeholders.
• Experience leading major cyber incidents.
• Excellent stakeholder management and reporting to boards.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior cyber security leadership, ensuring alignment between security strategy and business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, translating complex cyber risks into clear business-focused recommendations.
• Own and oversee cyber risk, governance, control frameworks, and security assurance activities.
• Support CIOs and senior leadership teams with security strategy, decision-making, and risk-based guidance.
• Lead the management and coordination of major cyber incidents, ensuring effective communication, escalation, and remediation.
• Drive regulatory and audit readiness, ensuring compliance with relevant policies, standards, and industry regulations.
• Partner with business and technology teams to improve cyber resilience, operational security controls, and risk management practices.
• Chair or contribute to governance forums, risk committees, and executive reporting sessions.
• Oversee risk assessments, control effectiveness reviews, and remediation programmes.
• Deliver executive-level reporting on security posture, key risks, controls, incidents, and ongoing improvement initiatives.

Skills

Senior leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Cyber risk management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Security Consulting Practitioner (Financial Services)

Hybrid | Sheffield or Birmingham

Up to £800 per day

6-Month Contract

Inside IR35

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Security Consulting Practitioner to provide senior cyber security leadership within a complex financial services environment. This role will focus on cyber risk management, governance, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and security oversight across multiple business functions.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders, helping shape security strategy, strengthen cyber resilience, and ensure effective risk and control management across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior cyber security leadership, ensuring alignment between security strategy and business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, translating complex cyber risks into clear business-focused recommendations.
• Own and oversee cyber risk, governance, control frameworks, and security assurance activities.
• Support CIOs and senior leadership teams with security strategy, decision-making, and risk-based guidance.
• Lead the management and coordination of major cyber incidents, ensuring effective communication, escalation, and remediation.
• Drive regulatory and audit readiness, ensuring compliance with relevant policies, standards, and industry regulations.
• Partner with business and technology teams to improve cyber resilience, operational security controls, and risk management practices.
• Chair or contribute to governance forums, risk committees, and executive reporting sessions.
• Oversee risk assessments, control effectiveness reviews, and remediation programmes.
• Deliver executive-level reporting on security posture, key risks, controls, incidents, and ongoing improvement initiatives.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience in Information Security, Cyber Security, Security Governance, Cyber Risk, or Security Consulting roles.
• Proven track record operating at a senior leadership level within large, complex organisations.
• Strong experience managing cyber risk, controls, governance, and regulatory compliance programmes.
• Ability to engage and influence senior executives, business leaders, and technology stakeholders.
• Experience leading or managing responses to significant cyber security incidents.
• Strong understanding of security governance frameworks, risk management practices, and control assurance.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience producing and presenting executive and board-level reporting.