Senior Manager – Cyber Security

Financial Services | Industry Engagement | Cyber Resilience

Location: London / Hybrid

Sector: Financial Services / Membership Organisation

Seniority: Senior Manager

Employment Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Senior Manager to play a leading role in supporting and shaping the cyber security agenda across the UK financial services industry.

Working within a prominent financial services membership organisation, this individual will be responsible for engaging with member firms, industry stakeholders, regulators and wider cyber security communities to address emerging threats, strengthen collective resilience and influence industry-wide thinking.

The role sits at the intersection of cyber security, financial services, regulation and industry collaboration. It requires someone who understands the evolving cyber threat landscape and the operational, regulatory and strategic challenges facing financial institutions.

This is an opportunity for an established cyber security professional to apply their industry knowledge and leadership experience in a highly visible, influential position, helping members navigate an increasingly complex cyber risk environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Cyber Security Strategy & Industry Leadership

• Lead and contribute to the development of cyber security initiatives, programmes and strategic priorities across the financial services membership.
• Monitor emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, attack methodologies and developments impacting the financial services sector.
• Provide insight and guidance on evolving cyber security risks, industry challenges and emerging technologies.
• Translate complex technical and cyber risk developments into meaningful industry guidance, recommendations and practical outputs.
• Support the development of industry positions on key cyber security issues.

2. Member Engagement & Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior cyber security professionals, CISOs, Heads of Information Security and technology risk leaders across member organisations.
• Facilitate member working groups, industry forums, roundtables and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Understand the cyber security priorities and challenges facing different types of financial institutions.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for members, ensuring their perspectives and requirements inform industry activity.
• Encourage collaboration and information sharing between financial institutions to strengthen collective cyber resilience.

3. Regulatory & Financial Services Environment

• Maintain a strong understanding of the UK financial services regulatory landscape and its implications for cyber security.
• Engage with relevant regulatory and industry stakeholders, including the FCA, Bank of England, PRA and other relevant bodies.
• Support member understanding of regulatory expectations and evolving requirements relating to operational resilience, cyber risk management and information security.
• Provide insight into key frameworks and developments, including DORA, NIS2, UK operational resilience requirements, NIST and ISO 27001 where relevant.
• Contribute to industry consultation responses, policy discussions and position papers.

4. Cyber Resilience & Emerging Threats

• Support industry initiatives focused on strengthening cyber resilience and preparedness across financial services.
• Develop and contribute to guidance covering areas such as:
• Cyber threat intelligence and information sharing.
• Incident response and crisis management.
• Ransomware and destructive cyber attacks.
• Third-party and supply chain cyber risk.
• Cloud security and technology resilience.
• Identity and access management.
• AI, emerging technologies and associated security risks.
• Vulnerability management and threat exposure.
• Promote effective approaches to cyber incident preparedness, response, recovery and lessons learned.
• Identify opportunities for collaborative exercises, research and industry-wide improvement.

5. Research, Insight & Thought Leadership

• Produce industry research, reports, briefings and thought leadership on relevant cyber security topics.
• Interpret industry developments and member feedback to identify emerging priorities and areas requiring collective action.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior industry audiences.
• Represent the organisation at relevant industry events, conferences and external forums.
• Help establish the organisation as a credible and influential voice on cyber security within UK financial services.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for an established cyber security professional with a combination of technical understanding, financial services experience and the ability to operate confidently across senior industry stakeholder groups.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Significant experience within cyber security, information security, cyber risk or technology risk.
• A strong understanding of the UK financial services sector and its operating environment.
• Experience working with financial institutions, regulators, industry bodies or specialist cyber security organisations.
• The credibility to engage with senior stakeholders, including CISOs, CIOs, CROs and other executive-level professionals.
• An understanding of cyber security governance, risk management, threat intelligence and operational resilience.
• Experience facilitating industry discussions, working groups, workshops or collaborative programmes.
• The ability to communicate complex cyber security subjects to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong research, analytical, report-writing and presentation capabilities.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the confidence to influence, challenge and build consensus.

Relevant Backgrounds

We would welcome applications from individuals with backgrounds including:

• Senior cyber security or information security leadership within banking, insurance, investment management or financial market infrastructure.
• Cyber security consulting and advisory, particularly supporting financial services clients.
• Cyber threat intelligence, incident response or cyber resilience leadership.
• Financial services technology risk, cyber governance or operational resilience.
• Industry associations, financial services membership organisations or regulatory-facing cyber security roles.
• Cyber security policy, industry engagement or strategic advisory positions.

Key Attributes

The individual will be:

• Industry Credible: Able to engage meaningfully with senior cyber security leaders across the financial services community.
• Strategically Minded: Able to understand the wider implications of cyber security developments and translate them into industry priorities.
• Collaborative: Comfortable bringing organisations and stakeholders together to address shared challenges.
• Commercially and Politically Astute: Able to navigate complex stakeholder environments and competing industry priorities.
• An Effective Communicator: Confident presenting, influencing and producing high-quality written insight.
• Forward Thinking: Able to anticipate emerging threats, regulatory developments and technology-driven security challenges.

The Opportunity

This position offers the opportunity to influence cyber security thinking and collaboration across the UK financial services industry.

The successful candidate will work with some of the sector's most senior cyber security professionals, contribute to important industry initiatives and help strengthen the resilience of the wider financial ecosystem.

It is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to move beyond an individual organisational remit and take on a broader industry-facing leadership position, with the ability to shape priorities, influence thinking and make a meaningful contribution to the future of financial services cyber security.