Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) SF Technology Partners has been appointed to source a Chief Information Security Officer for a highly successful, fast-growing technology and services business.

This is a senior leadership role within an organisation that has grown significantly and is continuing to invest in its digital products, technology and wider operating capability. The business provides operational expertise and technology-enabled services that help large, complex organisations improve efficiency & performance. As its products and services become increasingly embedded within customers' operations, cyber security, information security and data protection have become strategically important not only internally, but also to the confidence potential customers place in the organisation.

The opportunity The CISO will define and lead the security strategy for the next phase of growth, working across corporate technology, digital products, cloud environments and customer-facing services.

The remit will include:

• Developing and delivering the organisation's cyber and information security strategy and roadmap
• Security leadership across Cloud-hosted products and cloud environments
• Product and application security, secure development, APIs and integrations
• Working with technology, architecture and product teams to embed security by design
• Acting as a senior security contact for major enterprise customers and their CISO/security teams
• Data protection and DPO responsibility
• Developing security maturity using major recognised frameworks
• Oversight of third-party and outsourced security/SOC capability
• Supporting the organisation as it enters new markets and continues to scale
• Providing clear security, risk and investment reporting at executive and board level

Who are we looking for? We are open to both established CISOs and high-calibre security leaders ready to step into their first CISO appointment. You could currently be a CISO, Director/Head of Information Security, Director of Cyber Security, Head of Product Security or senior Security Engineering leader. We are particularly interested in people who can demonstrate:

• Strong cloud security experience
• Product/software and application security
• Broader security maturity frameworks
• Data protection / DPO experience
• Experience within large scale complex enterprise clients
• The credibility to engage directly with sophisticated enterprise customers and their security leadership
• Experience building or scaling security capability
• A pragmatic, commercial approach to balancing security, technology and growth

This is not a compliance-only security role. We are looking for someone who understands how security can enable product development, customer confidence and commercial growth. The successful individual will join the leadership team and have the opportunity to shape security within an ambitious business at an important point in its development. Due to the confidential nature of the appointment, further information on the organisation and opportunity will be shared with suitable candidates following an initial conversation