Head of Cyber Security Service Delivery and Advisory (Cybersecurity)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global provides fund administration, middle office, and related financial services to clients across a global, multi-jurisdictional platform.

What you will do

• Lead global cyber security advisory, technical cyber services, and operational service delivery.
• Provide secure-by-design and risk-based cyber security advice to business leaders, product teams, and technology functions.
• Oversee cyber risk assessments covering regulated entities, client onboarding, cloud and data platforms, digital transformation, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Define and mature the cyber service delivery operating model, including KPIs, SLAs, quality, and scalability.
• Support operational resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery, regulatory interactions, audits, client due diligence, RFPs, and client assurance.
• Lead global cyber advisory and technical operations teams while managing strategic security vendors and service providers.

Requirements

• 10+ years of cyber security leadership experience, including senior leadership in financial services.
• Strong background in banking, asset management, fund services, or regulated financial institutions.
• Proven experience leading cyber advisory, risk, and service delivery functions.
• Experience managing a P&L and building a cyber security business practice or service.
• Deep understanding of financial services regulations, operational resilience, client assurance, and multi-entity or acquisition-driven environments.
• Strong executive, regulator, and client-facing communication skills.

Nice to have

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or ISO 27001.
• Experience supporting asset managers, funds, and institutional clients.
• Knowledge of service delivery, cloud security, data protection, and third-party risk.
• Consulting or managed services experience in financial services or cyber services.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership role across a global and highly regulated financial services environment.
• Focus on accountability, quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Opportunity to support global growth, acquisitions, regulatory change, and evolving client requirements.
• Collaboration with Technology, Operations, Client Services, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit.