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About the Role

Man Group is seeking a CISO to lead Information Security and Identity & Access Management. This leadership role involves driving firm-wide change, setting standards, influencing behavior, embedding security into business processes, and managing risk. The CISO will oversee the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Programme, IAM BAU, and Information Security, reporting to the Head of Enterprise Risk.

Responsibilities

• Own the information security strategy, aligning security investment to the firm's risk appetite
• Drive security culture and awareness across the firm through training, engagement, and communications
• Set and enforce security standards across technology, operations, and business departments
• Work with teams across the organisation to understand existing process and embed secure access into existing systems
• Enable the safe adoption of AI and emerging technologies by defining practical security guardrails
• Own the Information Security and IAM Risks and Controls Self-Assessment (RCSA), ensuring that risks are identified, controls are documented and remediation is tracked
• Own the IAM strategy and transformation roadmap, driving the migration from legacy provisioning to a modern, governed identity platform
• Directly oversee the identity governance implementation, including application onboarding, lifecycle automation, access controls and defining central APIs
• Remediate audit findings related to identity and access management
• Chair the Information Security Steering Committee
• Present security posture, risk, and programme updates to boards and the Risk and Finance Committee
• Provide oversight of third-party risk management in coordination with the dedicated TPRM team
• Support SOC-1 audit processes

Requirements

• A builder mindset, comfortable with balancing competing priorities
• Strong understanding of technical security implementations, trade-offs, APIs and architectural design patterns
• Working understanding of modern open-source based application design
• Demonstrable experience in a senior information security role, ready to step into a full CISO mandate
• Proven ability to drive change outside of a direct reporting line, influencing technology, operations, and business teams to adopt security standards
• Strong communicator, comfortable presenting to boards and equally comfortable in a technical design review
• Experience with identity governance platforms and large-scale IAM transformation programmes
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code environments (Terraform, GitOps workflows)
• Experience with hybrid identity environments (Active Directory, Entra ID, SSO platforms)
• Experience defining security frameworks for emerging technology enablement
• Background in a regulated industry, with an appreciation for the governance, operational, and compliance requirements that come with it
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure or AWS) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

Skills

• Information Security
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Risk Management
• Security Strategy
• Security Culture
• Security Standards
• AI Security
• Emerging Technologies Security
• Identity Governance
• Third-Party Risk Management
• Technical Security Implementations
• API Design
• Architectural Design Patterns
• Open-Source Application Design
• Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Infrastructure-as-Code
• Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Location

• London

Work Type

• Flexible working arrangements

Experience Level

• Senior
• CISO mandate

Education Level

• CISSP certification

Benefits

• Competitive holiday entitlements
• Pension/401k
• Life and long-term disability coverage
• Group sick pay
• Enhanced parental leave
• Long-service leave
• Private medical coverage
• Discounted gym membership options
• Pet insurance
• Two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering

About the Company

• Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via its Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings.
• Powered by talent and advanced technology, its single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives.
• Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals.
• Headquartered in London, it manages $228.7 billion* and operates across multiple offices globally.
• Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Equal Opportunity

• Man Group champions equality of opportunity.
• Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values.
• Through external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry.