Information Security Risk Lead - Banking experience

Overview

My client, an International Financial Services client based in London, are looking for an Information Security Risk Lead to join their growing team.

The Information Security Risk Management Lead is a key member of the Risk Management team and is responsible for leading the implementation of the Enterprise and Operational Risk Management frameworks designed by my client to identify, measure, monitor and mitigate information security risks. The successful candidate serves as a second set of eyes to management to provide review and credible challenge of the effectiveness of information security processes and controls. This position is highly engaged with the firm-wide Information Security teams who provide security solutions as well as all corporate departments that own information security risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of Enterprise and Operational Information Security Risk Management frameworks to identify, measure, monitor and mitigate information security risks.
• Provide review and credible challenge of the effectiveness of information security processes and controls as a second set of eyes to management.
• Collaborate with firm-wide Information Security teams and corporate departments that own information security risk.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience specifically related to information security governance, operations, and risk management.
• Broad-based technology experience at substantial scale and complexity in a global, highly regulated, high-volume transaction environment. Experience must include time operating within transaction services environments characterized by the need for continuous availability and the highest levels of security.
• Experience with developing and managing Operational Risk programs, establishing framework and ongoing process in accordance with best practices and Basel requirements.
• Comfortable leading in a complex matrixed organization, ideally in a global firm with a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
• Experience leading within a highly regulated environment, with a preference for experience at the international and federal levels. Deep knowledge of policy frameworks and a strong understanding of policies, procedures, guidelines, and structure.
• Functional expertise with operational knowledge of and exposure to information security areas such as: cyber resilience; identity & privileged access management; secure coding practices; third-party risk management; cloud security configuration and control frameworks; threat/vulnerability management; network security.
• B.S. in a technology discipline (Computer Science, Information Management, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or equivalent).
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC are desirable.
• Working knowledge of Risk Management life cycles based on frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, ORX, ISO 27001, SANS, CERT, ENISA, CSA, OACA, ISACA.
• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Excel; experience with broader MS Office suite, including Project and Visio is a plus.
• Experience with enterprise GRC tools (e.g., Archer) is a plus.

Contact

If the above role is of interest please apply to this ad or call me on or email me on

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Job Details

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Focus: Information Security
• Salary: £120,000 - £150,000 per annum + £50K bonus and any buyout of bonus
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Experience Level: Director
• Location: London

Date posted: 24 September 2025

Consultant: Darius Goodarzi