Managing Director, Security Operations & Cyber Defense

Managing Director, Security Operations & Cyber Defense

Job Description

[Up to c. $350k Base + Discretionary Bonus | Hybrid Working]

Role Overview

We’re representing a major financial institution hiring a senior cyber defence leader to take ownership of a critical Americas-wide security operations function. This is a Managing Director-level role overseeing incident response, vulnerability management, data loss prevention and the continued build-out of a Global Cyber Fusion Center. The mandate is to strengthen operational resilience, mature internal cyber defence capability, and bring together intelligence, detection, response, exposure management and automation into a more integrated, executive-grade function...

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the cyber defence and security operations strategy across the Americas
• Oversee incident response capability, including detection, containment, escalation and post-incident improvement
• Direct vulnerability management activity, ensuring risk-based prioritisation and clear remediation accountability
• Own the data loss prevention function, protecting sensitive information and supporting regulatory obligations
• Drive the continued development of a Global Cyber Fusion Center across monitoring, intelligence, response and operational coordination
• Define operating models, frameworks, policies and standards that improve consistency across cyber defence programmes
• Build and mature AI-enabled and agentic capabilities across security operations where they improve speed, decision-making and scale
• Partner closely with technology, risk, security and executive leadership to communicate priorities, risk posture and operational performance
• Develop high-performing teams across incident response, vulnerability management, DLP and fusion centre operations
• Maintain strong alignment with regulatory expectations, internal governance and the demands of a complex banking environment

What You’ll Bring…

• 12+ years’ experience across cybersecurity, security operations, incident response or cyber defence leadership
• 5+ years operating in senior leadership roles within large, complex organisations
• Strong track record leading incident response, vulnerability management and data protection programmes at scale
• Experience developing, operating or materially improving a cyber fusion centre, SOC or advanced security operations capability
• Deep understanding of threat intelligence, detection, response, risk management and operational resilience
• Proven ability to build teams, define operating models and deliver measurable security outcomes
• Financial services, banking or similarly regulated industry experience strongly preferred
• Clear executive presence, with the ability to brief senior stakeholders on complex operational and technical issues
• Strong judgement, decision-making and ownership in high-pressure security situations
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related discipline preferred
• (Preferred) CISSP, CISM, CISA or equivalent security leadership certification

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