This is an exciting CISO opportunity to lead a security function within a large tech organisation that has received significant investment. If you’re a CISO looking for your next challenge wanting to help the world manage risk in real time this could be an opportunity for you.

The ideal candidate will be a natural collaborator, calm in the event of a crisis and possess a positive outlook on the value of good information security within the organisation.

Responsibilities of CISO:

• Define information security strategy, functional plans and budgets
• Provide expert advice on all cyber matters, as well as IT technology matters
• Provide expert advice to CTO and COO on design, build, test and run of secure systems
• Develop strategies to improve the efficiency of security and technological initiatives
• Direct the InfoSec Manager in the communication, operation and maintenance of the Information Security Management System (ISMS) and the Information Security Policy, based on the ISO/IEC 27000 series standards. Provide advice and guidance on these
• Own the ISO 27001 certification: direct the InfoSec Manager in maintaining ISO
  27001 and other certifications and compliances as may be agreed with the Board
• Participate in the corporate risk governance structure, including the attendance on risk steering committee or advisory board
• Provide regular reporting on the current status of cyber and information security risk to senior business leaders and the board of directors as part of a strategic enterprise risk management
• Be the owner of the IT section of the organisations Code of Conduct

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred alongside relevant technical qualifications (eg. CISSP or equivalent)
• Complementary industry experience would be highly appealing.
• A demonstrated expertise in Security Architecture and/or Security Operational processes.
• Demonstrated experience and ability of working across small projects and multiple work streams of larger projects; Programme or project management office (PMO) experience desirable.
• Excellent writing and communication / presentation capabilities.
• Familiarity and competence in presentation and basic analytics tools – PowerPoint, Visio, Tableau, Excel.