CISO Advisory

A leading global banking organisation is undertaking a major programme to safely enable the use of enterprise AI tools across the business. Internal stakeholders are increasingly looking to adopt platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral and other generative AI technologies to improve productivity, enhance decision-making and accelerate innovation.

Given the highly regulated nature of the banking environment, the organisation is seeking a CISO Advisor/Cyber Security Consultant to provide strategic guidance on how AI capabilities can be introduced securely while maintaining strong governance, regulatory compliance and data protection standards.

This role will work closely with the programme leadership, architecture teams and the cyber security function to ensure that the bank's AI adoption strategy aligns with enterprise security principles, regulatory expectations and emerging AI risk frameworks.

Role Purpose

The CISO Advisor will provide executive-level cyber security guidance to support the safe rollout of generative AI capabilities across the organisation. The role will focus on defining governance, risk management frameworks and security policies that allow innovation while protecting sensitive data and maintaining operational resilience., * Advise programme leadership and senior stakeholders on the cyber security implications of enterprise AI adoption.

• Develop a strategic security framework for generative AI usage across the organisation.
• Provide guidance on the secure use of AI platforms including Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral and similar LLM technologies.
• Define governance models and control frameworks covering data privacy, model usage, third-party risk and secure integration patterns.
• Identify and mitigate emerging threats associated with AI technologies including data leakage, prompt injection, model manipulation and misuse of generative tools.
• Work closely with security architecture and engineering teams to ensure that security principles are Embedded into the technical design and rollout of AI capabilities.
• Support the development of policies and standards governing responsible and secure AI adoption.
• Engage with risk, compliance and legal teams to ensure alignment with regulatory expectations in the financial services sector.
• Provide guidance to senior leadership and technology governance forums on AI security strategy and risk posture.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the programme, ensuring innovation is enabled while maintaining a strong cyber security posture.

• Experience operating at CISO, Deputy CISO, Security Director or senior cyber advisory level within large, complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise cyber security strategy, governance and risk management.
• Experience advising on emerging technology risks, particularly relating to AI, machine learning or large language models.
• Knowledge of AI security risks and governance considerations, including data protection, model misuse and AI supply chain risks.
• Experience operating in regulated environments, ideally financial services, banking or insurance.
• Ability to engage effectively with C-suite stakeholders, board-level governance forums and senior technology leaders.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to translate security strategy into practical controls and frameworks.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting enterprise adoption of generative AI technologies.
• Knowledge of AI governance frameworks, responsible AI principles and emerging regulatory guidance.
• Experience working with cloud-based AI platforms such as Azure OpenAI or similar services.