Director, Information Cyber Security - Business Management

About CLS

About CLS: CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counter parties, 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 standardisation 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

• Direct the establishment, operation, and continuous improvement of formal cybersecurity governance and reporting, including structured decision‑making, effective risk management, and strategic alignment across CLS, for example,
  • Establishing and facilitating governance forums to ensure policy adherence and alignment of security initiatives.
  • Comprehensive engagement and reporting for cybersecurity governance, overseeing the effective operation of governance forums.
  • Ensuring consistent, high‑quality communication and documentation across all organisational reporting structures.
• Translate complex cyber security concepts, risks, and strategic initiatives into clear, concise, and impactful communications for senior leadership, including boards and C‑suite executives.
• Develop and coordinate communications that address regulatory expectations and reporting obligations, ensuring transparency and compliance. This involves creating high‑quality presentations, briefings, and reports that not only inform but also persuade and drive action, both internally and externally.
• Oversee the coordination of forum logistics, preparation of agendas and materials, and facilitation of discussions, managing and validating the documentation of discussions and decisions for future reference as part of ongoing engagements between CISO and the wider business.
• Provide cyber security advisory to business units, including supporting strategic engagement across CLS, for example,
  • Managing cyber security‑related inquiries and requests from business units.
  • Communicating security risk within a wider business context.
• Drive effective communication between the IT Security function and business stakeholders. For example, informing business units of relevant security requirements, changes to requirements (e.g., updated Policy), and relevant activity in Security.
• Foster cross‑functional cyber security collaboration between the IT Security function and business units/stakeholders, for example,
  • Informing business units of relevant security requirements, changes to requirements (e.g., updated Policy), and relevant activity in Security.
  • Facilitating communication between business units and wider Security during BAU security management and non‑BAU events (e.g., projects, incident management).

A security professional who can:

• Excel at bridging the gap between technical cyber security operations, executive strategic oversight, and critical regulatory demands. Leading on articulating our cyber security vision, challenges, and successes to the most senior internal stakeholders, ensuring they have the necessary information to govern effectively.
• Provide expert contribution to the strategic alignment and effectiveness of the Business Management function within CLS’s IT Security Function, ensuring its contribution to overall security strategy.
• Cultivate strategic influence and foster strong relationships with key stakeholders across…