CISO: Strategic Security Leader for Global Finance

Instant Impact; Kraków; On-site; PLN 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Instant Impact is representing a leading global Financial Services firm seeking an experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to provide strategic and operational leadership across cybersecurity, information security governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance. This senior role will shape and deliver the organisation's security strategy during a major transformation and beyond.

You will drive a resilient and scalable security framework, oversee IAM, SOC, vulnerability

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior cybersecurity leadership role (CISO, Head of Information Security, Security Lead).
• Strong governance, enterprise risk management, and information security leadership experience.
• Experience delivering security programmes in complex, regulated environments.
• Deep knowledge of regulatory compliance and ISO 27001 frameworks.
• Experience managing third-party security services and vendor risk.
• Excellent stakeholder management with executive/board exposure.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the organisation's cybersecurity strategy and roadmap.
• Lead target security operating model development and implementation.
• Drive ISO 27001 readiness initiatives and report cyber risk to executives and board.
• Maintain security architecture aligned with business/technology goals.
• Oversee IAM, SOC, vulnerability management and incident response capabilities.
• Manage relationships with security vendors, MSPs and third-party suppliers.
• Lead third-party security risk management and assurance processes.
• Embed security requirements across transformation programmes.
• Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Maintain cyber risk registers and provide regular security posture reporting.
• Oversee MSP performance and detection/response capabilities.
• Support security transition and operational readiness programmes.

Skills

Senior cybersecurity leadership

Governance & risk management

Information security leadership

Regulatory compliance (ISO 27001)

Vendor risk management

Stakeholder management

Security architecture

IAM & SOC

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Security strategy & roadmaps

Executive-level communication

Job description

Instant Impact is representing a leading global Financial Services firm seeking an experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to provide strategic and operational leadership across cybersecurity, information security governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance. This senior role will shape and deliver the organisation's security strategy during a major transformation and beyond.

You will drive a resilient and scalable security framework, oversee IAM, SOC, vulnerability