Head of Cybersecurity Engagement & Enablement

Head of Security Engagement & Enablement

Location: Dublin, Leeds or Cluj (Hybrid Working)

Contract type: Permanent

Role Overview:  

The Head of Security Engagement & Enablement is responsible for building a security-first culture across the organization by driving awareness, engagement, and capability development. This role bridges the gap between technical security teams and the wider business, ensuring that security practices are understood, adopted, and embedded into daily operations. You will play a pivotal role on the security leadership team by helping to shape our approach and design to security capabilities to ensure they keep pace with the business’ expectations and move at machine speed in the era of AI.

You will lead initiatives that empower employees, partners, and stakeholders to make informed, secure decisions while aligning security objectives with broader business goals.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:  

Security Engagement Strategy

• Develop and execute a comprehensive security engagement and enablement strategy aligned with organizational risk and business priorities.
• Act as a key advocate for security culture, influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Partner with leadership teams to embed security into business processes and decision-making.

Security Control Design & Architecture Collaboration

• Partner with Security Architecture and Engineering to co-design controls that are secure and user-centric
• Ensure controls are embedded seamlessly into workflows (e.g., developer pipelines, business processes) rather than bolted on
• Advocate for “secure by design” and “friction-aware” approaches that balance risk reduction with productivity
• Translate user behavior insights and human risk data into control design improvements

Enablement & Adoption

• Translate complex security concepts into accessible guidance, frameworks, and tools.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and technology teams to integrate secure-by-design principles.
• Develop playbooks, toolkits, and self-service resources to support secure practices.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships across departments including HR, Legal, Enterprise Technology & Engineering.
• Serve as the primary liaison between security teams and the wider business.
• Facilitate communication during security initiatives, incidents, and change programs.

Awareness & Training

• Oversee our training and awareness service, ensuring that the message and content remains relevant, focused and drives the required behaviours
• Oversee phishing simulations, training campaigns, and behavioral change initiatives.
• Continuously measure and improve the effectiveness of cyber’s message

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of security enablement and engagement professionals. Work closely with Security Architects on strategic priorities
• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and high-performance culture.
• Manage vendors and external partners related to engagement initiatives.

Competencies:

• Big Thinker:  Constantly explores and analyses future scenarios and possibilities to help Flutter respond to change and shape the future; drives self and others to pursue opportunities that will create sustainable value for Flutter; contributes to the functional and the Flutter strategy, mapping and aligning efforts to strategic imperatives.
• Effective Communicator : Provides clarity on business goals; is effective in all types of communication; adjusts communication style to fit the audience; consistently communicates the mission, vision and values to inspire, energise and motivate others throughout Flutter; ensures others understand how their efforts positively impact the bigger picture; creates an environment that encourages effective communication and the sharing of diverse perspectives.
• Commercially Savvy:  Makes it their business to be aware and anticipate emerging external factors and changing market dynamics; constantly explores and analyses future scenarios and possibilities to help Flutter respond to change and shape the future; has deep understanding of business drivers and the industry to guide decisions and lead others.
• Customer Obsessed:  Builds and maintains strong relationships with stakeholders; champions the needs of customers and the importance of exceeding expectations; builds and delivers solutions that exceed customer expectations; prioritises customer satisfaction and builds commitment in others to provide outstanding service.
• Nimble:  Is energised by new and unfamiliar situations and quickly adapts; advocates active experimentation and encourages others to be agile in their approach; is adaptable and flexible when developing others encouraging them to learn quickly when faced with new situations and be open to new ideas and ways of working; proactively shares lessons learned.
• Wins Together:  Gains trust and support of others, generous with time, advice and knowledge; is able to establish and engage networks to get stuff done rather than depend on authority; seeks out opportunities to break down barriers and collaborate and partner across organisational boundaries. 
• Resilient:  Creates a climate where people are curious, resilient, determined, learn and adapt; handles and manages crises effectively; anticipates and shows the way forward during setbacks; builds energy in others to stick with it/ to stay on track / push through.

Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:  

• Ability to translate cybersecurity risks into business-relevant language
• Braod technical security control awareness across AWS, Wiz, Crowdstrike and Splunk
• Build and scale enablement & engagement programs across large organizations
• Ability to work with security architects to design technical controls that are future-fit and meet business requirements
• Drive cultural change and embed security-first behaviors
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between security, HR, technology and business teams
• Identify human risk trends and adapt programs accordingly
• Establish and manage security champion networks
• Balance user experience with security requirements
• Stay ahead of emerging threats and evolving best practices.
• Future Ready:  Demonstrating curiosity and openness toward AI and emerging technologies, with a willingness to continuously learn, adapt, share knowledge and collaborate with AI tools in your day to day activity.

Required Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in cybersecurity, with a focus on security architecture, enablement, or human risk
• Proven track record of leading organization-wide security engagement programs
• Experience working with senior leadership and influencing decision-making
• Background in building or scaling security culture initiatives
• Experience in regulated or complex environments (e.g., finance, healthcare, tech)
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including managing and developing teams
• Experience working in cross-functional, global organizations
• Familiarity with relevant frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST)

• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM).

What’s in it for you

We are a flexible employer; whether you have personal commitments or a hobby that brings you joy, we want you to bring your best self to work and feel empowered to do so. We also like to share our success; after all you make it happen. We have an excellent benefits package that can be personalised to you:

• Bonus scheme
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Hybrid working
• £/€1,000 annual self-development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year)
• Recognition programs
• Gym membership, discounts, vouchers and much more!

Equal opportunities

At Flutter, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.

We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.

Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.