Security Lead
Posted Today by Remobi
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Fractional Security Lead / Security Manager involves providing strategic security leadership for a UK-based FinTech on a part-time basis, focusing on enhancing security, risk, and compliance during a transitional phase. This position requires collaboration with internal teams to establish a robust security framework and oversee risk management initiatives. The ideal candidate is a senior security professional with significant experience in governance and compliance, seeking a fractional engagement with a meaningful impact. The role is fully remote, requiring only one day of work per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish and own the organisation’s cyber security and risk management framework
- Define, improve, and communicate overall security posture and risk reporting
- Lead the implementation and optimisation of security and risk tooling
- Lead and deliver ISO 27001 and CE+ certification programmes
- Partner closely with Risk, Compliance, and IT teams to ensure alignment
- Provide security oversight for legacy or evolving platforms with clear, actionable reporting
- Act as the senior escalation point for security incidents and cyber response
- Coordinate or lead incident response activities when required
Key Skills:
- Senior security professional with CISO-level capability, not seeking a full-time role
- Proven experience leading ISO 27001 and CE+ certification programmes
- Background in engineering or technical security with a strong business and risk mindset
- Comfortable operating at board and leadership level
- Strong experience across security strategy, governance, risk, and compliance
- Pragmatic, commercially aware, and collaborative in approach
- Confident operating in evolving or post-transition environments
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Fractional Security Lead / Security Manager (1 Day per Week) Contract | Fully Remote
Remobi is partnering with a growing UK-based FinTech to appoint a Fractional Security Lead / Security Manager (1 day per week) to strengthen its security, risk, and compliance posture during a key phase of organisational change. This is an internal-facing leadership role, working closely with Risk, Compliance, and IT teams to provide clear security direction, governance, and oversight. The role is ideal for a senior security professional seeking a true fractional engagement with meaningful impact.
Engagement Model
- Fractional role – 1 day per week
- Fully remote
- Occasional onsite engagement welcomed but not required
- Rolling contract (3-month)
- Contingent-style engagement
Role Overview
Following a period of transition, the business is focused on strengthening its cyber security, risk management, and compliance frameworks. This role is centred on security leadership, strategy, governance, and risk, rather than hands-on security engineering. You will own the overall security and risk framework, provide clear and credible reporting to senior stakeholders, and ensure security tooling, controls, and certifications are implemented effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and own the organisation’s cyber security and risk management framework
- Define, improve, and communicate overall security posture and risk reporting
- Lead the implementation and optimisation of security and risk tooling
- Lead and deliver ISO 27001 and CE+ certification programmes
- Partner closely with Risk, Compliance, and IT teams to ensure alignment
- Provide security oversight for legacy or evolving platforms with clear, actionable reporting
- Act as the senior escalation point for security incidents and cyber response
- Coordinate or lead incident response activities when required
Profile Required
- Senior security professional with CISO-level capability, not seeking a full-time role
- Proven experience leading ISO 27001 and CE+ certification programmes
- Background in engineering or technical security with a strong business and risk mindset
- Comfortable operating at board and leadership level
- Strong experience across security strategy, governance, risk, and compliance
- Pragmatic, commercially aware, and collaborative in approach
- Confident operating in evolving or post-transition environments