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Director – Cyber Controls Officer
WorkdayDirector responsible for leading cyber security controls and risk management in a large financial services organization. Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and effective risk mitigation.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCyber Security
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Act as the Cyber SME for controls, providing expert oversight and challenge across Cyber & Information Security and CISO on control effectiveness.
- Lead and support core cyber risk and control processes (e.g. RCSA, Interim RCSA, Issue Management, Key Indicators, Standards adherence), ensuring outputs are risk-based, consistent and aligned to regulatory expectations.
- Analyse and challenge cyber risk issues and control weaknesses, working with control owners to define and track sustainable remediation actions.
- Maintain end-to-end visibility of the cyber control environment, identifying emerging themes, systemic risks and areas requiring escalation to senior governance forums.
- Support delivery and oversight of key cyber programmes (e.g. Cyber Excellence Programme, Risk Reduction Plan), ensuring clear linkage to control outcomes and risk reduction.
- Support regulatory meetings and interactions, including preparation of materials, providing SME input, and contributing to responses to regulatory requests and findings.
- Engage with 2LoD, Internal Audit and regulators on cyber-related matters, supporting reviews and ensuring timely, high-quality responses to findings.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of cyber threats, regulatory developments and industry best practice, applying this to strengthen the cyber control environment.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant experience in Cyber Security, Information Security Risk, or Cyber Controls, ideally within a large, complex financial services organisation.
- Strong understanding of cyber risk and control processes (e.g. RCSA, Interim RCSA, Issue Management, Key Indicators) and their practical application.
- Good knowledge of cyber security frameworks and standards (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001) and their implementation in enterprise environments.
- Proven ability to assess cyber control effectiveness, identify root causes and drive sustainable remediation of control weaknesses.
- Experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders across Cyber, Risk and Control functions, providing credible challenge in a matrix environment.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex cyber risks into clear, concise and actionable insight for senior audiences.
Benefits
Comp & perks- No specific benefits listed
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Hard Skills & Tools
Cyber SecurityInformation Security RiskCyber ControlsRCSAIssue ManagementKey IndicatorsNISTISO 27001cyber risk assessmentremediation of control weaknesses
Soft Skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsstakeholder engagementinfluencing skillscredibility in challengematrix environment collaborationproblem-solvinginsight translationoversightleadership