Strategic Head of Information Security & Risk (Hybrid)

mattioliwoods; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

4x salary life assurance and group IP

Health cash plan

25 days' holiday + statutory

Ongoing CPD support and training

Direct access to CIO and ExCo

5% Employer and 5% Employee Group Pens

Job summary

Mattioli Woods Group is seeking a seasoned Head of Information Security to lead Group information and cyber security across the business. This senior role requires defining and executing security strategy, driving risk management and remediation, and enabling scalable, trusted operations for growth through acquisition.

The role operates within an FCA-regulated environment and supports AI adoption, data automation, and secure technology change.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a security leader with hands-on delivery.
• Ability to assess environment quickly and focus on impactful controls.
• Experience engaging ExCo on cyber risk strategy with technology teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Group information and cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
• Strengthen security controls across identity, access, endpoint, infrastructure, cloud, application and data.
• Establish vulnerability management, monitoring, incident response and cyber resilience.
• Ensure security is embedded into the enterprise architecture and technology change lifecycle.
• Support secure adoption of AI, data and automation, and own third-party security risk.
• Translate cyber risk into clear decisions for CIO, ExCo and leaders.

Skills

Security leadership

Risk judgement

Delivery capability

ExCo engagement

Identity security

Cloud security

Incident response

Job description

Mattioli Woods Group is seeking a seasoned Head of Information Security to lead Group information and cyber security across the business. This senior role requires defining and executing security strategy, driving risk management and remediation, and enabling scalable, trusted operations for growth through acquisition.

The role operates within an FCA-regulated environment and supports AI adoption, data automation, and secure technology change.