Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Cyber Security Lead
London
Permanent (Hybrid)
At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.
We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.
The Opportunity
QBE Europe is currently recruiting Cyber Security Lead on a full time, permanent basis. This is a highly collaborative consulting and delivery role, requiring a sustained level of curiosity and a continuous ability to grow deep technical knowledge that translates into insight to solve root cause problems and supports strategic business outcomes.
You new role
Reporting to our Global Head of Data Security and Protection, you’ll be part of a Group Cyber Security team accountable for safeguarding QBE from increasingly sophisticated Cyber and information security threats.

Main responsibilities:

• Deliver an effective Cyber and information security Capability across QBE, partnering to deliver appropriate levels of engagement and risk mitigation
• Drive building cyber and information security experience across QBE, coaching understanding, building awareness and engendering healthy curiosity
• Build collaborative relationships, providing advice and working together to identify and solve root cause problems; demonstrating great tenacity in reducing potential threats and risks
• Drive Cyber engagement across QBE to ensure issues are identified, self-reported and notified to key stakeholders
• Drive the development, execution and assurance of an effective Cyber practice; including the adoption of relevant policy, standards, processes and templates
• Manage and quality assure staff augmentation and outsourced security arrangements; ensuring delivery to SLAs, quality controls and alignment with QBE requirements
• Drive collaboration across Technology Services and IT suppliers to avoid security problems manifesting as business problems
• Track compliance and security benefits to demonstrate impact and mitigation success

About you
You’ll have an excellent problem solving mindset with tenacity to see solutions through to delivery with coaching mentality, developing Cyber team to build technical excellence and decision-making confidence. Your insightful and expert ability to consider where and how people or technology could be exploited, will help to keep QBE safe, secure and resilient.

Other skills you’ll need:

• Experience with security and risk-based standards such as ISO2700X, ISO31000, NIST800 and PCI-DSS and other relevant security risk standards and technologies.
• Experienced in helping a business, its’ partners and customers to become more innovative and fast paced delivering improved business agility
• Experienced in working across multiple in house and outsourced service models, time zones and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment
• Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict management skills, with an ability to anticipate and pre-empt potential obstacles; strong listening skills
• Good ability to write and articulate, summarise and present complex problems and messages in a succinct and comprehensible manner

Why QBE? At My Best
At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

LI-Hybrid

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.
QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (
https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/
).
With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.
To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our
careers website.
At My Best - QBE Benefits
You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!
30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet’s future, as well as your own.
Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.
To find out more visit our Reward Page
QBE Awards
Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;
AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employer
You can view all our awards
here
Inclusion of Diversity
We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our
Careers Page
Accessibility
Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.
ESG & Sustainability
At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our
Sustainability homepage
and read our latest Sustainability Report
What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.
We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?
APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!
How to Apply:
To submit your application, click “Apply” and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates

• Deliver an effective Cyber and information security Capability across QBE, partnering to deliver appropriate levels of engagement and risk mitigation
• Drive building cyber and information security experience across QBE, coaching understanding, building awareness and engendering healthy curiosity
• Build collaborative relationships, providing advice and working together to identify and solve root cause problems; demonstrating great tenacity in reducing potential threats and risks
• Drive Cyber engagement across QBE to ensure issues are identified, self-reported and notified to key stakeholders
• Drive the development, execution and assurance of an effective Cyber practice; including the adoption of relevant policy, standards, processes and templates
• Manage and quality assure staff augmentation and outsourced security arrangements; ensuring delivery to SLAs, quality controls and alignment with QBE requirements
• Drive collaboration across Technology Services and IT suppliers to avoid security problems manifesting as business problems
• Track compliance and security benefits to demonstrate impact and mitigation succes