Cyber Security Operations Manager

We're partnering with a market‑leading UK financial services organisation to recruit a Security Operations Manager to play a pivotal role in strengthening and evolving their cyber defence capability.

This is a high‑impact leadership role where you'll own security operations end‑to‑end, lead incident response, and work closely with the CISO to drive continuous improvement across a mature but evolving cyber function.

What you'll be doing

Leading and developing a Cyber Security Operations team
Acting as incident commander during cyber events and investigations
Maturing SOC, CSIRT and incident response capabilities
Driving threat hunting, detection and monitoring improvements
Owning vulnerability management and pen test governance
Ensuring alignment with ISO27001, NIST, GDPR and regulatory expectations
Communicating cyber risk clearly to senior stakeholders

What we're looking for

5+ years' experience in cyber security, with leadership responsibility
Strong background in security operations / SOC / incident response
Experience working in regulated environments
Hands‑on technical understanding paired with leadership credibility
Excellent communication skills across technical and non‑technical audiences