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TL;DR
First CISO role at a growing financial services group with multiple brands, owning security strategy, budget, and incident response. Responsibilities include AWS cloud security, identity and access management, SIEM and Rapid7 operations, and AI-driven security systems. The role is about half hands-on security work and half leadership, and leads a small, globally distributed engineering team.
The full posting
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) based in the United States.
Take the lead in building and overseeing the information security function for a growing, diversified financial services group operating across multiple brands and business lines. As the first Chief Information Security Officer, you will define the security strategy, establish the program, and take direct ownership of critical security decisions and incident response. This is a hands-on leadership role combining traditional security responsibilities with the development of AI-driven systems for continuous monitoring, testing, and auditing. You will protect cloud infrastructure, platforms, customer data, identities, vendors, and brand reputation while helping teams adopt AI securely. Working closely with group leadership and a small, globally distributed engineering team, you will translate complex risks into clear priorities and actionable decisions. Approximately half of your time will be dedicated to hands-on security execution, with the remainder focused on leadership, strategy, and building scalable security capabilities.
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