Head of IT & Security at Motorway, managing technology risk and operational IT functions. Responsible for security architecture and collaboration across all departments.
Responsibilities
Own Motorway’s security strategy and execution, acting as the accountable owner for cyber, fraud, and data risk
Clearly articulate risk, impact, and trade-offs to senior leadership, prioritising effort where it materially reduces business impact
Lead core IT and platform capabilities that underpin secure access, identity, endpoints, and employee productivity
Ensure controls are reliable, proportionate, and support secure defaults while maintaining a strong employee experience
Own the reliability and effectiveness of IT service delivery, including end-user support, incident handling, and request fulfilment
Continuously improve IT operations and tooling to reduce friction for teams as Motorway scales
Partner closely with Engineering to embed security into development workflows
Use automation and AI-assisted approaches to scale visibility, reporting, and response without scaling headcount
Requirements
Proven experience leading security and/or IT functions in a high-growth, technology-driven environment
Strong understanding of modern security challenges across cloud platforms, software and API security, identity, monitoring, and incident response
A pragmatic, outcome-driven mindset with a strong sense of ownership and high business judgement
Ability to set and communicate a clear security and IT strategy aligned to business goals, translating risk, growth plans, and constraints into a prioritised roadmap over multiple horizons
Exceptional communicator who can translate complex technical risk into clear, relevant decisions for executives, engineers, and non-technical teams, adapting depth and language to the audience
Comfortable leading through incidents and ambiguity, with the judgement to act decisively when risk is high.
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