Job Description

Job Title: Head of Information Security
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (09:00-17:00)
Salary: dependent on experience and up to 30% yearly bonus and benefits
Location: Flexible, we could support fully remote or hybrid working from any of our UK offices in London, Cardiff, Durham, Manchester, or Blackpool

About Tandem

We\'re Tandem. The UK\'s fairer, greener, digital bank providing hard working people across the UK with greener ways to spend, borrow and save.

With more than 500 people in London, Blackpool, Cardiff, Durham and Manchester, all working together to create a fairer, greener, more accessible bank for people across the UK.

We\'re on a mission to proactively help our customers to reduce their carbon footprint and accelerate the UK to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we need more people to help us achieve this goal.

We\'ve taken the beliefs, behaviours, and personality and created four underpinning values. These values demonstrate our guiding principles and behaviours for everyone at Tandem. Our ambition is that these values are ingrained and always front of mind when we\'re engaging with our stakeholder audiences. Our values are BRAVE, ENTERPRISING, SIMPLE and TOGETHER.

Our Team

Tandem\'s Information Security team consists of:

Head of Information Security
Your direct reports:

• Head of Security Operations
• Information Security Analyst & Incident Responder
• Information Security GRC Analyst
• Information Security Cloud Engineer

What you will be working on:

• Designing the Information Security strategy and its delivery
• Maintaining the security of Tandem\'s platform solutions and recommending evolutions
• Running the overarching Information Security Program
• Leading the selection of suppliers and solutions to deliver a complete security architecture
• Information Security risk analysis of technologies, applications, vendors, suppliers, and 3rd party service providers
• Protecting PII data and all Tandem Bank\'s critical data
• End to end security to customers and employees
• Operational and Infrastructure security
• Continue to develop the Information Security team and its capabilities
• Identify and prioritise the implementation of security controls and solutions
• Ensure best practice standards and processes are followed within the teams
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand their requirements and how best to approach them
• Be the lead for Information Security matters in all Architecture, Infrastructure and Risk forums and committees
• Operate within Information Security budget
• Deliver on Information Security strategic initiatives
• Maintain the culture of awareness and risk management by delivering Information Security training and information to all employees
• Manage enterprise Information Security risks effectively
• Support internal and external audit teams with Information Security expertise
• Mature/change the current security MI and KRI reporting to senior management, committees, and Board
• Oversee and initiate, as required, Tabletop and Red Team testing and training activities

What we\'re looking for:

• Ability to design enterprise wide Information Security strategies
• Keen familiarity with Banking and Financial regulations in UK (e.g. PCI DSS, GDPR, PSD2, etc.)
• Ability to provide top-down perspective of the Bank\'s security strategy
• SME in preventive and detective security controls and mitigation strategies against targeted cyber-crime (e.g. monitoring, log reviews and incident detection and management, building security architecture, secure development, threat analysis and evaluation)
• Strong understanding of the business relevance of Information Security risks and the current trends
• Ability to articulate security advice directly to stakeholders, including CEO, CTO, ExCo and Board members
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST and other cyber security frameworks
• High levels of personal and professional integrity
• Strong will to raise the bar in terms of Information Security understanding and operations
• A positive, self-sufficient leader with excellent communication skills, intellect and energy
• Very sound judgment and business instinct with a desire to challenge traditional thinking
• Ability to encourage followership, motivate and develop a diverse group of people towards a challenging goal
• A collaborative working style
• A very strong work ethic with focus on progress delivery
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to deal with ambiguity and manage multiple priorities effectively

Benefits
Current Rewards

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday
• Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• 1 day off for your birthday
• Electric Vehicle scheme
• Cycle to work scheme and a free helmet
• Reward Hub for treats, cash back and discounts
• Pension contribution matched up to 4%
• 2 days per year paid volunteering
• Free cereal and snacks in the office
• Smart tech scheme (buy goods with 0% interest)
• 10% discount on solar panels
• Quarterly team social budgets
• Healthcare plan through Westfield Health
• Free flu jabs

Take part in our Green Deal

• Volunteer 2 days a year for charity

receive an early Friday finish * Raise \xc2\xa3200 per annum for charity

Tandem provide PR and marketing support * Have renewable energy at home

receive an additional 1-day annual leave * Drive a lower emissions or hybrid car

free raffle entries with the chance to win a weekend away for 2 * Drive an electric car

receive \xc2\xa3500 towards a home charger

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at Tandem works primarily on a direct sourcing model and does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list. We are not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company. You can find our Applicant Privacy Policy on our Careers page.

Tandem is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to meeting our responsibilities under the Equality Act (2010). We respect the diverse experience and talents that every individual brings to our Company, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Please be aware that background checking (including credit and criminal records checks) form part of our recruitment process. We will adhere to our duties under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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