Head, EMEA Security Risk & Controls

August 27

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Description

• Lead and oversee the second line security team across EMEA, providing strategic direction and operational support. • Ensure that security policies, standards, and controls are implemented effectively to meet regional regulatory requirements. • Foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement within the security teams. • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of EMEA regulatory requirements and expectations related to cybersecurity. • Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, including GDPR and other local legislations. • Develop and maintain relationships with regulatory bodies and industry groups across EMEA. • Build and maintain strong relationships with country leadership across EMEA to ensure alignment of security initiatives with business objectives. • Collaborate with US-based teams (product, engineering, security, legal, etc.) to ensure that global security practices meet EMEA requirements and effectively challenge them when necessary. • Act as a bridge between regional teams and global leadership, facilitating effective communication and collaboration. • Lead large scale programs that are at the intersection of compliance, regulatory and audit that are highly technical, and cross functional in nature. • Be accountable for roadmap delivery including adoption and success criteria as defined in collaboration with your stakeholders. • Monitor program status, identify issues / risks, succinctly communicate issues, and proactively collaborate to ensure timely resolution. • Partner with the Security, Technology, Resilience, and Operations teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years in information security, risk management, or compliance, with a significant portion in a leadership role overseeing security operations in EMEA. • Deep understanding of EMEA regulatory requirements and standards related to cybersecurity and data protection, such as SCA, BAIT, DORA, EBA, PSD2, ISO 27001, etc. • Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with country leadership and regulatory bodies. • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to challenge and influence global teams. • Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders including senior management in order to drive alignment. • Experience in managing outsourced services and third-party providers. • Enjoy solving hard problems and can turn incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into action plans. • Ability to leverage data to inform critical decisions and make recommendations. • Able to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities simultaneously. • Experience interacting with regulators.