Information Security Executive

As the EMEA Regional Information Security Officer, you shape Bank of America's information security strategy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You lead a regional team, drive regulatory engagement, and oversee regional information security risk. You translate global GIS objectives into actionable regional programs and partner with executive leadership to address cyber threats and regulatory expectations. This role offers enterprise visibility and a chance to influence governance across multiple jurisdictions.

• Private healthcare for you and family
• Competitive pension plan
• 26 weeks maternity leave; 16 weeks paternity leave
• flexible benefits and wellbeing initiatives
• gym and wellbeing apps access
• emotional wellbeing support and virtual GP services

• Execute GIS strategy and regional operating plans across EMEA with accountability for outcomes
• Provide leadership to Country Information Security Officers and coordinate region-wide information security activities
• Translate global security objectives into regionally effective programmes
• Lead regulatory engagement and oversight of information security matters across EMEA
• Ensure regulatory preparedness and timely responses across jurisdictions
• Oversee regional information security risk management and remediation efforts
• Coordinate governance and guidance for country information security activities
• Build trusted relationships with regional executives and regulatory bodies
• Mentor and develop a distributed security team across multiple jurisdictions

• Senior leadership experience in information security or related risk fields in highly regulated financial services environments
• Strong understanding of information security governance and cyber risk management
• Proven ability to engage with regulators, boards, and senior executives
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams and influencing across matrixed organisations
• Knowledge of regional and global cybersecurity threats and control environments
• Executive presence and credibility at board level
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Decisive problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• collaboration and teamwork
• CISSP, CISM or equivalent certifications
• knowledge of European regulatory frameworks (DORA, NIS2, ECB)
• experience with regulatory examinations and remediation programs