Head of CISO Strategy
The team
As the Head of CISO Strategy you will be leading a team of strategy consultants. This department plays a pivotal role in shaping and driving the strategy for the organization, focussing on long-term, high-level and security-wide decisions regarding our long-term strategy.
Roles and responsibilities
The Head of CISO Strategy is responsible for:
- Develop the collaborative design and execution of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy aligned with business objectives, risk management goals, regulatory and industry guidance, and long term growth for a global organization.
- Partner at all levels of the CISO organization to develop, implement, and execute an organization-wide CISO strategy.
- Collaborate closely with country CISO’s to understand their unique challenges and ensure Global CISO tailored support, and guidance to effectively address local programs.
- Assess the redesign of security operations, including addressing concentration risk, improving efficiencies and cost effectiveness.
- Continuously assess and refine the strategy to stay ahead of emerging threats, technology advancements, banking trends, business direction, and evolving regulatory requirements.
- Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders to advocate for security initiatives and align with business goals.
- Provides strategic planning to ensure CISO Strategy directions get translated into roadmaps, explorational initiatives and solutions
How to succeed
We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.
- 10+ years experience in a mixture of technology, security, leadership and project management roles
- Experience leading teams and a record that balances individual contribution with making those around you better
- Strong organisational skills and ability to model those across a highly professional team
- Experience managing high performing and expertised teams
- Experience building business cases and excellent presentation skills
- Experience in the financial industry is valued
Education
- Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s) preferred
Competencies and Skills:
- Strategic Planning: Develop and lead the implementation of the technology strategy in alignment with the organization's overall business strategy. Collaborate with executive leadership to define long-term technology goals and objectives
- Technology Expertise: Ability to understand and leverage technology as a core component of the business strategy, operations, and organizational culture
- Data-Driven Navigation: Analytics helps understand customer behaviour and preferences, allowing to make data-based decisions to improve and enhance our products or services.
- Entrepreneurial Spirit: Solid business acumen bridge the gap between technology and strategy, ensuring that all technology initiatives support the more significant business objectives. Safeguarding that technological investments are aligned with the organization’s broader strategic goals
- Innovative Mindset: ability to create and foster an environment where pioneering concepts and unconventional solutions can be generated and implemented
- Challenging mindset: able to challenge choices from the past and co-create new concepts with technical teams
- Cultural sensitivity: navigate smoothly through cultures in ING’s countries
- Transition Management: The ability to adapt and innovate in constant change
- Stakeholder management: Be a counterparty for various product and commercial stakeholders to understand their needs, derive business cases and set the right priorities
Rewards and benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. Find out more about our employment conditions.
The benefits of working with us at ING include:
● 24-27 vacation days depending on contract
● Pension scheme
● 13th month salary
● 8% Holiday payment
● Hybrid working
● Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
● An informal working environment with innovative colleagues
About us
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