Director, Cyber Security & Fraud | Financial Services
We are seeking an accomplished Director, Cyber Security & Fraud to lead the development and delivery of an integrated strategy protecting customers, colleagues, systems and assets across a complex financial services environment. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for strengthening cyber resilience, preventing financial crime and ensuring the organisation remains prepared for an evolving threat landscape.
You will set the strategic direction for cyber security and fraud prevention, translating business priorities and regulatory expectations into practical, measurable plans. Your remit will include security operations, threat intelligence, incident response, vulnerability management, identity and access management, fraud detection, investigations and customer protection. You will oversee the design of effective controls, monitoring capabilities and response processes, ensuring lessons from incidents and emerging threats are rapidly incorporated into the control environment.
Working closely with technology, risk, compliance, legal, operations and executive stakeholders, you will promote a strong culture of security and accountability. You will provide clear reporting on risk exposure, control effectiveness, fraud trends and material incidents, while managing relationships with regulators, law enforcement, industry bodies and key suppliers where required. You will also lead, mentor and develop high-performing specialist teams, creating an environment that encourages collaboration, continuous improvement and professional excellence.
The successful candidate will bring significant senior-level experience in cyber security, fraud risk, financial crime or a closely related discipline within financial services or another highly regulated sector. You will have a strong understanding of security frameworks, fraud typologies, operational resilience, data protection and relevant regulatory requirements. A proven record of leading transformation, managing major incidents and influencing at board and executive level is essential, alongside sound commercial judgement and the ability to communicate complex risks clearly.
You will be a credible, strategic leader who can balance customer experience, innovation and risk management. Professional qualifications in cyber security, information risk, fraud prevention or related fields are desirable. This is an opportunity to shape a forward-looking security and fraud capability and make a measurable contribution to organisational resilience and customer trust.
Director, Cyber Security & Fraud | Financial Services
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