Strategic Security Leader & vCISO for Client Accounts

The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT); City Of London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Learning and development opportunities

Inclusive, diverse workforce

Job summary

NTT DATA UK & Ireland seeks an Account Security Director (vCISO) to lead security governance, risk management and assurance for a major client account. You will advise executives, interface with client security teams, and oversee security programmes across the service lifecycle.

You will own the Security Management Plan, drive security maturity, coordinate audit activities and influence stakeholders to ensure risk-based decisions align with business objectives and contractual obligations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years' experience in a senior information security leadership, Security Director, CISO or virtual CISO role.
• Proven experience providing strategic security leadership within large, complex and regulated organisations.
• Experience acting as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, client security teams and senior business stakeholders.
• Experience developing and leading security governance, risk management and assurance programmes.
• Experience owning and maintaining Security Management Plans and associated governance/reporting frameworks.
• Experience leading security assurance activities, managing audit engagements and remediation activities.
• Significant experience in enterprise security architecture and security-by-design principles.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior security representative for the account.
• Build trusted relationships with client security, technology, risk, compliance, audit and business stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for strategic security matters across the account.
• Provide strategic security advice and guidance to client executives, account leadership and delivery teams.
• Promote transparency and continual improvement across the account.
• Drive remediation of security risks and audit findings through to completion.

Skills

Security governance

Risk management

Security assurance

Enterprise security architecture

Stakeholder management

Security leadership

CISO experience

Job description

NTT DATA UK & Ireland seeks an Account Security Director (vCISO) to lead security governance, risk management and assurance for a major client account. You will advise executives, interface with client security teams, and oversee security programmes across the service lifecycle.

You will own the Security Management Plan, drive security maturity, coordinate audit activities and influence stakeholders to ensure risk-based decisions align with business objectives and contractual obligations.