Information Security Risk Management Lead Director | London, UK

Information Security Risk Management Lead Director

About the job

Our client, a Global Financial Services Institution, is looking for an Information Security Risk Management Lead Director to join their Operational Risk team based in London.

Responsibilities:

• Review and Credible Challenge - Provide review and credible challenge of the information security risk profile and all associated framework components, e.g., risk and control self-assessments, control testing, event management, metrics and indicators, risk appetite, finding management, and reporting.
• Risk Oversight - Lead in executing oversight of information security risks by performing the following:
• Provide subject matter expertise to business units to drive, guide, and influence risk ownership, clarity, and assessment of risks & controls.
• Review and monitor the progress of actions and validate appropriateness of closure evidence.
• Thematic review of operational risk events and associated proposed actions to reduce risk of recurrence.
• Document credible challenge of information security risk appetite to support the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program.
• Primary lead for the team to role model expected work ethic and quality, meet divisional objectives, and support career development.
• Provide guidance and support to junior members of the team.

Previous experience within Information Security Risk and Operational Risk is preferred.