Senior Manager, Cyber Security

About the Role

An established organisation is on the lookout for a Senior Manager to head its Cyber Security division, focusing on enhancing resilience and safeguarding critical information systems and digital assets. This position blends visionary leadership with hands-on operational management and demands close collaboration with technology teams, business stakeholders, and external partners.

Primary Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement the cyber security roadmap and overall strategy.
• Supervise security operations including threat detection, incident handling, and readiness for recovery scenarios.
• Direct cyber risk evaluations, manage vulnerabilities, and spearhead security enhancement initiatives.
• Ensure security policies, controls, and standards align with business objectives and comply with relevant regulations.
• Integrate security practices into technology deployments, cloud platforms, and vendor relationships.
• Provide comprehensive reporting on cyber risks, incidents, and security performance to executive leadership.
• Lead and develop the cyber security team and drive security awareness throughout the organisation.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

• Extensive experience in cyber security with proven leadership roles within large, complex entities.
• Deep knowledge of security operations, governance, cyber risk management, incident response, and securing cloud environments.
• Practical experience with established frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST.
• Capability to clearly communicate technical risks and translate them into business-relevant priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and leadership capabilities.
• Possession of a pertinent academic degree; professional security certifications like CISSP or CISM are highly valued.