At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage with regulators and ensure compliance with evolving cybersecurity standards.
- Company: Join a leading organisation focused on cybersecurity and regulatory excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to influence senior leadership and drive change.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cybersecurity while shaping regulatory strategies across EMEA.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in cybersecurity or regulatory affairs with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Who we are looking for
We are seeking an experienced cybersecurity and regulatory professional to join the Regional CISO organization as Vice President, Cyber Regulatory Engagement & Governance.
The role supports the Regional CISO in managing cyber regulatory obligations across EMEA, maintaining effective relationships with regulators, and ensuring the organisation demonstrates compliance with evolving cybersecurity, operational resilience, and technology risk requirements.
Responsibilities
- Regulatory Engagement Support
- Maintain relationships with regulatory authorities, focusing on the UK environment.
- Coordinate and contribute to regulatory examinations, thematic reviews, supervisory engagements, information requests, and remediation activities.
- Prepare and review regulatory submissions, presentations, briefing materials, and executive talking points.
- Partner with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Technology, Operational Resilience, and Cybersecurity teams to ensure consistent and accurate regulatory messaging.
- Represent Cybersecurity on regulatory working groups and industry engagement forums.
- Regulatory Change & Compliance
- Identify emerging cybersecurity, technology risk, operational resilience, third party risk, and data protection regulations across EMEA.
- Assess the impact of new regulatory requirements and communicate implications to stakeholders.
- Support development of regulatory implementation plans and track remediation activities.
- Maintain a structured inventory of regulatory obligations, reporting requirements, and commitments.
- Governance & Executive Reporting
- Develop and deliver executive reporting on cyber regulatory risks, commitments, and remediation progress.
- Support regional governance forums, risk committees, and board level reporting activities.
- Prepare management information and metrics demonstrating regulatory compliance and cyber risk posture.
- Ensure evidence and documentation supporting regulatory requirements are maintained and readily available.
- Strategic Advisory
- Advise senior leaders on regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
- Support the Regional CISO in developing regional cybersecurity strategies aligned with regulatory and business objectives.
- Contribute to operational resilience, cyber resilience, and regulatory readiness initiatives across the region.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, operational resilience, regulatory affairs, compliance, or governance.
- Demonstrable experience engaging directly with financial services regulators.
- Experience working within complex, highly regulated global organizations.
- Strong knowledge of UK regulatory requirements impacting cybersecurity and operational resilience.
- Experience preparing for and managing regulatory examinations, audits, and supervisory interactions.
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Risk Management, Law, Business, or a related discipline.
- Technical certification that demonstrates practical understanding of implementing strong cyber controls.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong executive presence and confidence interacting with regulators and senior leadership.
- Strong practical cyber knowledge to translate regulatory requirements with technical teams.
- Ability to manage multiple regulatory deliverables simultaneously in a fast paced environment.
- Equal Opportunity Statement
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
