Product Training Executive in London

LondonInformation Security - Information Security /Employee - Permanent /HybridOur StoryHello there. We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Follow us on Instagram @zopalifeThe Team Product Security sits within Information Security and works closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Platform and Risk. The function enables teams across Zopa to deliver change while managing Product Security risk and protecting the bank and its customers. As Head of Product Security, you'll lead the function through its next stage of maturity, setting the multi-year direction, scaling the operating model and helping Zopa respond to a security landscape increasingly shaped by cloud technology, automation and AI. A Day In The Life:Own and deliver the multi-year Product Security strategy, investment roadmap and priorities. Define the Product Security operating model, including team structure, capacity planning, senior hiring and succession. Lead, grow and develop a high-performing Product Security function. Own Product Security risk appetite, control effectiveness, executive KPIs and regulatory/audit assurance. Act as senior Product Security adviser to the CISO and executive Engineering, Product and Risk stakeholders. Set Product Security standards and drive their adoption across multiple engineering domains. Embed Secure by Design principles into engineering and software delivery. Prioritise investment and engineering effort according to security risk and business impact. Use AI, automation and modern security platforms to reduce manual effort and improve security workflows. Demonstrate improvements in security posture, risk reduction, engineering enablement and operational scalability. About You:Proven track record defining and delivering enterprise Product Security strategy across a complex engineering organisation. Significant experience leading and scaling a Product or Application Security function. Strong people leadership with experience designing teams, hiring senior talent and developing capability. Deep knowledge of modern Application Security, Secure SDLC, DevSecOps and cloud security. Experience owning and communicating Product Security risk, controls and executive-level metrics. Able to influence senior Engineering, Product, Risk and Security leaders. Able to demonstrate measurable improvements in security and engineering outcomes. Pragmatic, forward-thinking and comfortable balancing security risk with business and customer outcomes. Added Bonus:Experience with Wiz, Orca, Prisma Cloud, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, GitHub Advanced Security or equivalent platforms. Experience automating security processes, using AI to assist with vulnerability triage and remediation, and developing LLM-enabled security tooling. Experience reducing manual patching and repetitive security work through automation. #LI-APAt Zopa we value flexible ways of working.We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week.Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. As a proud partner of Jobs 2030, we're committed to building AI fluency across our workforce, and we expect Zopians to use AI as part of how they do their jobs. Your Talent Partner will let you know what's expected at each stage.