Director of Incident Response

Marcus Donald is currently looking for a Director of Incident Response to join a top-notch, growing, and ground-breaking Insurance company in London.

Job description – Director of Incident Response

You will be part of a unique collaborative team of incident responders, business resumption engineers, and cybersecurity specialists whose sole responsibility it is to protect, recover, and mature the more than 50,000 Underwriting insurance policyholders. You will be joining a group of technical experts who tackle cyber threats day-in-day-out, at scale, for a myriad of clients ranging from small businesses with minimal in-house capabilities, right through to large complex corporations with a full-stack. You will never be bored, you will always be learning, and you will have fun doing it.

About the role – Director of Incident Response

This is role is integral in helping to build out the organisations Incident Response practice from the ground up. You will help shape the future strategic direction of Incident Response, ensuring the team is resourced appropriately and performing at the highest levels. You will be rolling up your sleeves, leading forensic investigations, coordinating business resumption activities, and supporting victims of BECs, Ransomware, and DDoS attacks to name a few.

Key responsibilities & accountabilities – Director of Incident Response

• Responsible for supporting the building out of the company’s Incident Response team from the ground up, helping recruit talent, and putting in place the required processes and technology to deliver incident response services.
• Working closely with relevant managers from across the wider organisations Underwriting business, to support the development of new broker and client relationships, acting as the ‘go-to cybersecurity expert’ for emerging cyber threats and associated Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures.
• Conducting regular reviews of IR services to identify new opportunities and drive a compelling and competitive cybersecurity proposition for policyholders.
• Delivering key supporting projects to engender the long-term success of business offerings, whilst maintaining and improving its existing market-leading position.

Essential skills & Personal qualities – Director of Incident Response

• At least 5 – 10 years’ experience in incident response
• Practical experience in responding to cyber incidents and performing forensic investigations.
• A track record of building, and leading high-performing technical teams.
• Leadership gravitas to inspire and motivate others to achieve high performance
• Confident and charismatic, cultivating a strong learning and collaborative culture.
• First-class communication skills; the ability to win commitment and garner ‘buy-in’.
• Laser focus on customer service and product excellence.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Resilient, mentally agile, and open-minded.

Employee benefits include 25 days holiday, private medical insurance (+ dental & optical cashback), employee assistance programme, pension plan, life insurance, income protection, subsidised gym membership, 4 paid volunteer days annually, season ticket loan, and a shiny laptop.

If you are interested in this position, then do not hesitate to apply! Send your CV to my email at bjames@marcusdonald.com I am looking forward to your application.