CISO

Company Description Crown Agents Bank is a growing regulated UK bank that connects emerging and frontier markets to the rest of the world using FX and payments technology. We are transforming the way payments and FX move through emerging markets, reducing friction so that more money reaches those who need it. Emerging market payments are usually challenging, expensive, unreliable and opaque – our solutions fix these pain points, connecting traditionally hard‑to‑reach regions to global financial infrastructure and giving access to the best prices, fastest and most reliable settlement.

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• Functional Leadership – Effective team leadership in meeting functional objectives: outperform peers, adapt to change, and satisfy the C‑suite.
  
• Information Security Service Delivery – Deliver quality services supporting business objectives within agreed timelines and service quality standards.
  
• Enterprise Responsiveness – Sensitize the organisation to information security, ensuring baseline compliance, limiting policy deviations, and enabling informed risk decisions.
  
• Scaled Governance – Increase cooperation with security recommendations, ensure security influences enterprise decisions, and balance security with business objectives.
  
• Information Security Management – Maintain integrity, confidentiality and availability of information and business services by applying risk management and continuous improvement.
  
• Strategic Planning & Transformation – Lead the design and execution of a robust cyber security strategy, driving digital transformation and consolidating security solutions into a single integrated platform.
  
• Governance – Align the bank’s security strategy with business objectives and regulatory requirements, developing and implementing compliant policies, standards and procedures.
  
• Education & Training – Develop and oversee a security awareness program educating employees on corporate security policies and information protection.
  
• Technical Ability – Implement and monitor a comprehensive enterprise information security and risk management programme.
  
• People – Build a culture of security awareness, promote cross‑functional collaboration and lead a team of security professionals.
  
• AI & Emerging Technologies – Establish frameworks for responsible AI use, assess risk, mitigate bias, and integrate AI‑driven security solutions.
  
• Modern Workforce Security – Design and implement controls for hybrid and remote work, including third‑party and supply chain risk management.
  
• Data Ethics & Privacy – Advise on ethical data practices, privacy‑by‑design, and ensure compliance with global data protection standards.
  

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• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
  
• Professional qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CGEIT.
  
• Experience in AI governance, responsible innovation or machine learning security preferred.
  
• Knowledge of global AI regulations and ethical frameworks advantageous.
  
• Proven experience as a CISO or similar high‑level leadership role in Information Security, preferably within banking.
  
• Proficient knowledge of UK and international information security regulations and standards.
  
• Experience consolidating point solutions into a security platform.
  
• Extensive knowledge of risk assessment, threat management, incident response and identity & access management.
  
• Experience with cloud security, AI and emerging technologies.
  
• Experience managing security teams and implementing strategic change.
  
• Strategic planning and commercial awareness skills.
  
• Exceptional leadership and people management abilities.
  
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
  

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• Hybrid working.
  
• Contributory personal pension plan – minimum: employee 2% and employer 7%; employer matches in 1% increments up to employee 5% and employer 10%.
  
• Life Assurance – 4 times annual salary.
  
• Group Income Protection.
  
• Private Medical Insurance – includes partner and/or children at company cost; covers optical, dental and audiology.
  
• Discretionary Bonus.
  
• Competitive Annual Leave.
  
• 2 Volunteering Days.
  
• Benefit Hub.