PR/097239 | Head of Information Security

Our client is a well-established organization seeking a skillful in Information Technology & Cybersecurity leader to define and drive the organisation’s security strategy, ensuring the protection of critical information assets while enabling business growth.

This role requires a strong balance of leadership, strategic vision, and execution capabilities, with sufficient technical depth to guide teams and decision-making.

1. Security Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and drive a comprehensive cybersecurity roadmap aligned to business priorities

• Convert organisational goals into practical security initiatives, considering risk, cost, and efficiency

• Provide guidance on evolving cyber risks, trends, and best practices

• Lead and shape a capable, high-performing cybersecurity team

• Design and uphold organisation-wide security governance structures

• Manage the identification, evaluation, and mitigation of security risks across systems and data

• Ensure adherence to relevant regulations, policies, and industry standards

• Present security risks, performance insights, and key metrics to senior stakeholders

• Drive the rollout and execution of security programmes, controls, and technologies

• Maintain strong incident management capabilities, including coordination during critical events

• Continuously enhance the organisation’s security posture through reviews and improvement plans

• Support secure implementation of new technologies and business initiatives

• Serve as the key link between technical teams and business leadership

• Advise and influence senior management on cybersecurity strategy and investments

• Work across departments to integrate security into day-to-day operations

• Lead recruitment, development, and mentoring of cybersecurity professionals

• Ensure the team is equipped with the right expertise and resources

• Foster a culture of security awareness across the organisation

• Extensive experience in cybersecurity, information security, or technology risk leadership roles

• Proven ability to define and execute enterprise-wide security strategies

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management experience at senior levels

• Solid understanding of security frameworks, governance, and risk management

• Sufficient technical knowledge to guide architecture, controls, and security operations