Executive Manager - Squad Cyber Technical Lead

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy with extensive experience implementing intelligent enterprise systems across multiple industries, with particular depth in financial services and banking. Our team combines deep expertise in data science, statistical modelling, AI/ML technologies, workflow automation, and systems integration with a practical understanding of complex business operations.

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy dedicated to transforming the regional corporate landscape through bespoke, high-impact intelligent systems. Based in the UAE, we partner with organizations across diverse sectors—with a deep-rooted expertise in Financial Services and Banking—to bridge the gap between complex data and actionable business strategy.

At DeepLight, we don't believe in "off-the-shelf" fixes. We deliver tailored AI solutions designed to integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise architectures, ensuring that innovation is both scalable and secure. From building robust data foundations to deploying sophisticated AI platforms, we empower our clients to lead in an increasingly automated world.

The Executive Manager – Squad Cyber Technical Lead is a high-level strategic and technical leadership position within Deeplight consultancy, embedded directly within a major banking client. The role is responsible for defining the technical cyber strategy for a dedicated engineering delivery squad and steering the execution of complex security initiatives. Serving as the primary technical authority within the squad, this position bridges the gap between enterprise security architecture, senior leadership vision, and hands-on deployment. The successful candidate will drive technical excellence, maintain strict regulatory compliance alignment, and optimize squad velocity within a Tier 1 financial institution. 

Your responsibilities in this role include:

• Strategic Direction: Translate macro enterprise cyber security strategies into actionable technical roadmaps, architectural patterns, and engineering deliverables for the squad.
• Technical Authority: Serve as the ultimate technical decision-maker within the squad, ensuring all software, platform, and security engineering activities align with bank-wide architecture standards.
• Delivery Execution: Oversee the end-to-end technical delivery lifecycle, actively managing engineering risks, technical dependencies, and complex release schedules.
• Squad Leadership: Lead and mentor a cross-functional squad of security engineers, architects, and analysts, optimizing performance, fostering collaboration, and driving engineering accountability.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary technical interface for senior bank executives, enterprise architects, and risk committees, presenting technical solutions and delivery progress.
• Deeplight Representation: Champion professional excellence, technical integrity, and consultative leadership across all client interactions, setting a benchmark for the broader team.

Coaching and Management

Senior leaders at DeepLight AI are responsible for delivering results and developing people. Utilising coaching skills to encourage and support growth whilst balancing the requirement for excellence in results. 

• Growing future leaders through mentorship and feedback.
• Empowering your teams to think independently and learn continuously.
• Fostering a culture of  curiosity, reflection, and resilience.

• Aligning strategy with execution and ensuring delivery excellence.
• Setting clear goals and objectives, driving accountability, and supporting performance.
• Leading with transparency, integrity, and trust.

As an AI consultancy, our greatest asset is the expertise of our people.
While technical mastery is the foundation of what we do, the ability to bridge the gap between complex data science and actionable business value is what defines your success with Deeplight.
We're looking for individuals who are not only world-class in their fields of specialism, but also compelling communicators and persuasive advocates for their own skills.
You will be the face of our firm, tasked with building trust, articulating the "why" behind your technical decisions, and effectively "selling" your vision to high-level stakeholders.
If you thrive on the challenge of presenting cutting-edge solutions as much as you do on building them, you will fit right in.

We need you to have:

• A minimum of 8 years in senior cybersecurity, engineering, or enterprise architecture roles, with at least 3 years acting as a technical lead or delivery director.
• Extensive experience driving technical delivery within a highly regulated tier-1 or tier-2 financial institution, navigating complex legacy environments and strict change controls.
• A proven track record in a senior client-facing professional services or management consulting role, managing executive client relationships and project scopes.
• Documented experience leading the technical deployment of enterprise-wide security solutions (e.g., identity platforms, cloud infrastructure security, or global data protection tools).
• An advanced ability to design and implement pragmatic, forward-looking security strategies across complex enterprise environments.

• Expertise in validating technical designs against corporate blueprints, zero-trust principles, and industry-standard security models.
• Proven capability to command technical authority, resolve complex architectural disputes, and lead high-performing technical squads.
• Advanced proficiency in Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies to govern technical execution and delivery pipelines.
• Strong communication and diplomacy skills, with the capacity to defend technical decisions and risk trade-offs to non-technical C-suite stakeholders.

It would also be great if you have:

• Relevant professional designations such as CISSP, ISSAP, CISM, TOGAF, or advanced Agile Leadership credentials (e.g., PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist).
• Advanced knowledge of securing distributed workloads across AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Practical familiarity with DevSecOps implementation, automated compliance-as-code, and containerization security models.

The benefits you'll enjoy as part of this role include:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive personal health insurance
• Visa Sponsorship for the successful individual
• Professional development and certification support
• Subscription reimbursement relating to your role
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects
• Monthly Employee Incentive program
• Career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing AI company
  

This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI implementation while working with a talented team of professionals at the forefront of technological innovation. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in driving our company's success in delivering transformative AI solutions to our clients.
At DeepLight AI, we recognise that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where individuals with different thinking styles can thrive and contribute their unique strengths to our specialised AI and data solutions.

Our goal is to ensure our application and interview process is accessible, predictable, and fair for all candidates.

If you require any specific adjustments to the application process, or if you require any reasonable adjustments should you be successful in being processed to the interview stage, please do let us know. This information will be kept strictly confidential and will not impact hiring decisions.