Director of Information Security

Director of Information Security (Contract)

London (3 days onsite)
Up to £675 per day (Outside IR35)
3-month rolling contract

A leading media organisation is seeking a Director of Information Security to drive both the strategy and execution of cyber security across a global environment.

This is a high-impact role reporting to the CTO, with responsibility for security operations, risk, incident response, and overall security maturity across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global IT and product security
• Own risk management, SOC, and incident response
• Drive security strategy, governance, and awareness
• Deliver key programmes (cloud, identity, vulnerability management)
• Engage at C-suite level, translating risk into business decisions
• Build and lead a high-performing security team

What We're Looking For

• Proven leadership in enterprise cyber security environments
• Strong background across multiple security domains
• Experience managing teams, vendors, and security operations
• Ability to communicate complex security issues to senior stakeholders
• Hands-on, strategic, and commercially aware approach