Leads CLS’s global Cybersecurity Operations function, setting strategy for threat detection, incident response, digital forensics, DLP, UEBA, Purple Teaming, and detective controls. Oversees security engineering, vendors, third-party integrations, governance, executive reporting, talent development, and regulatory alignment. The role requires extensive cybersecurity leadership experience in highly regulated environments, strong technical expertise across SIEM, SOAR, cloud and endpoint security, and the ability to direct complex cyber incident response programs.
About CLS:
CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.
CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment:
- Pivotal purpose
- Trusted guardian
- Targeted innovation
- Facilitate connections
- Delivering excellence
- Inclusive culture
Job information:
- Functional title – Executive Director, Head of Cybersecurity Operations
- Department - IT Security
- Corporate level – Executive Director
- Report to – CISO US Services, Information Cyber Security
- Location - Iselin NJ or London, onsite 2 days per week.
What we’re looking for:
- The Head of our Cybersecurity Operations team will establish and drive the strategic vision and overarching framework of the team. This will be in line with the evolving cyber threat landscape and the risks posed to delivering our FX settlement services to the market. Lead a cross-functional department dedicated to proactive threat detection, rapid incident response, and advanced forensic capabilities.
- Responsible for leading the Firm’s Cyber Incident Response capabilities and guiding the development/ enhancement of all applicable cybersecurity controls.
- Responsible for leading the Firm’s Information Security Incident Response program and guiding the development/ enhancement of applicable data loss prevention (DLP) and User and Entity Behavior Analytic (UEBA) rules and policies.
- Responsible for leading the Firm’s Purple Team program integrating offensive cyber activities with cyber control enhancements to improve our overall security posture.
- Responsible for leading the Detective Controls and Engineering function. Guiding development and enhancement of bespoke rule creation for threats highlighted by the proactive defense team, across a variety of security tooling.
- Responsible for talent management, career management, and training and certification of CLS Security Operations personnel and supporting consultants.
- Oversee vendor relationships and service provide performance. Direct third-party security integrations, including reviewing and monitoring access controls.
- Engage with governance bodies and stakeholders, supporting forums, and ensure effective communication and reporting.
- Develop executive reporting on security posture, threat detection and incident response, and provide high-level metrics and reporting on performance and issues addressed by the department.
Leadership:
- Leads by Example: Demonstrates the technical and professional skills expected across the global team through personal action.
- Accountable and effective communicator: Clearly takes charge of the duties outlined above and communicates well with stakeholders so teams can operate in unison where required.
- Innovator and Change Agent: Always striving to find ways to automate existing processes, streamline and simplify complexity, and incorporate new ideas and capabilities to enhance our security posture and make the team stronger and better.
- Decisive: provides clear direction during cyber incident response to the Security Operations team and all associated stakeholders.
- Identify risks: Able to synthesize capability gaps and articulate them so the Firm can manage risk in alignment with its risk management strategy.
- Manages ambiguity: operating effectively and decisively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is unclear.
- Collaborates: building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Influence: proven success navigating and operating effectively in a matrix organization.
- Customer focus: Liaise extensively with broader IT Security team leads and other critical technology and business teams and stakeholders to ensure the team is aligned in integrated threat detection, coordinated incident response, and continuous improvement of CLS's operational security posture.
- Understand, interpret and apply regulatory requirements, compliance and industry standards as pertains to Cyber Operations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, intelligence or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- 15+ years’ experience in cybersecurity / SOC positions, ideally within other entities within the CLS ecosystem of financial institutions, central banks, regulators and other FMIs.
- 10+ years in cybersecurity/ SOC leadership positions.
- Experience in:
- Working in highly regulated operations and complex organizational structures.
- Reporting to senior leadership supporting executive level decision-making and prioritization.
- Engaging in complex governance, contributing to multi-layered committees or forums.
- Comprehensive hands-on experience with SIEM/ SOAR platforms, cloud security principles, endpoint security tools, malware analysis and digital forensics and incident response.
- CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or CEH are highly desirable.
- A proven technologist with strong technical and cyber understanding, appreciation of modern systems architecture and associated security requirements.
- Detailed understanding of managing and providing oversight of critical vendors and the services they deliver.
- Exemplary reputation as a respected and trusted executive leader in cybersecurity.
Our commitment to employees:
At CLS, we celebrate inclusion and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:
- Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
- 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
- Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
- Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
- Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
- Employee Networks (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about inclusivity.
- Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
- Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
- Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
- Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
- Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
- Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
- Annual flu vaccinations.
- Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
- Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
- All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
- Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.
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