Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Define and oversee the execution of the organization’s cybersecurity strategy aligned with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.
- Lead the enterprise-wide information security function, ensuring consistent implementation across all business units.
Strategy Implementation
- Establish a comprehensive, risk-based cybersecurity program that ensures confidentiality, integrity, availability, and compliance.
- Support the adoption of global cybersecurity defenses and enterprise risk management processes.
Governance & Stakeholder Engagement
- Implement effective governance models across subsidiaries or departments.
- Foster collaboration with internal stakeholders (compliance, legal, HR, audit, etc.) to ensure strategic alignment.
- Provide regular reporting on the organization’s cybersecurity posture to senior leadership and risk management bodies.
Operations & Incident Management
- Ensure implementation of security policies, controls, and regulatory frameworks.
- Lead incident response efforts, including planning and coordination with internal and external teams.
- Monitor emerging threats and guide mitigation and response strategies.
Requirements
Experience & Education
- Proven experience in senior cybersecurity, risk management, or IT security leadership roles.
- Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC.
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT, ITIL.
- Deep understanding of cybersecurity laws, regulations, and risk management practices.
- Awareness of emerging technologies and cybersecurity trends.
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement across all organizational levels.
- Strong strategic thinking, leadership, and decision-making abilities.
- High integrity, resilience under pressure, and a proactive, change-oriented mindset.
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What We Do
Banco Santander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain and one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. The group’s activities are consolidated into five global businesses: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments (PagoNxt and Cards). This operating model allows the bank to better leverage its unique combination of global scale and local leadership. Santander aims to be the best open financial services platform providing services to individuals, SMEs, corporates, financial institutions and governments. The bank’s purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising €220 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2030. In the first quarter of 2024, Banco Santander had €1.3 trillion in total funds, 166 million customers, 8,400 branches and 211,000 employees.







