Information Security Manager, INSTANDA
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Insurance software solutions for carriers and MGAs
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Insurance software solutions for carriers and MGAs
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
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201-500 employees
Company mission
To transform how insurance is experiences by everyone, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- A self-starter, you will be comfortable with ambiguity and a lack of detail and be someone who can develop concepts and work with a broad array of individuals and problems
- You’ll be a proactive self-starter, with a proven track record of building and owning an InfoSec strategy; running your own projects. You’ll effectively manage stakeholders, demonstrating high levels of resilience as you seek to influence at all levels within our business
- Accreditation in at least one of the following:
- O Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- O Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- O Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Experience of working with internal and external auditors
- Security Frameworks: you’ll be the go-to person within InfoSec for the real-world perspective of their implementation, security considerations and impact to decisions
- ISO27001: you will have previous experience of working in an ISO27001 environment with an excellent understanding of InfoSec best practice
- Assurance Principles: you will play a central role in the maintenance of 3rd party assurance, providing InfoSec guidance to Project Managers; Account Managers and individuals who are looking to work with external firms to drive INSTANDA business operations forward
- Stakeholder Management: your ability to influence and educate others on InfoSec principals and best practice is fundamental to this role. You’ll be engaging laterally and vertically with multiple internal stakeholders within INSTANDA to ExCo level
- Cyber Threats: you will have proven knowledge around industry developments and adjustments to the nature and character of cyber threats
- Networking Principles: at times, you’ll need to influence decisions on the design and implementation of changes to the INSTANDA networks, based on your understanding of data flows and network principles, as well as your grasp of security frameworks and controls in place
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced Information Security Manager who will lead, plan and execute our Info Sec strategy
- You will play a key role in assuring the activities of INSTANDA and a number of our 3rd Party partners
- Competent around technology, security frameworks and the cyber threat environment, you will own assurance processes, contribute to a multitude of projects and be involved in decision making
- Your input will be critical to the maintenance and development of Information Security compliance and assurance across the INSTANDA estate and across 3rd parties
- Playing a leading role within InfoSec, with your reach and activity enabling security as a principal consideration across INSTANDA
- Overseeing the INSTANDA information security management system (ISMS) including the implementation and maintenance of the ISMS across the business
- Be a key member of the ISO27001 Steering Committee
- Engage with external security service providers to ensure support is at the required standards and in line with our business needs
- Create and maintain security documentation to support the sales process with our clients, and responding to their questions as a respected SME
- Design and implement the internal security education and awareness programmes
- Drive the maturity of existing security controls across multiple teams, and in collaboration with colleagues across INSTANDA
- Proactively identify opportunities to mentor and develop colleagues on all aspect of InfoSec, and
- Collaborate effectively within internal colleagues in security critical roles to ensure InfoSec is embedded and understood
Our take
INSTANDA has brought much-needed innovation into the insurance industry by offering its users a no-code, customisable platform upon which they can build a consumer front-end. The company's platform is updated as frequently as every few weeks to accommodate the needs of its customers' end users, promising them up-to-date offerings without the technological investment.
The insurance market is enormous, and big established players are always looking for new distribution channels. Thanks to this, INSTANDA has onboarded leading insurers like Hiscox, Vitality, and AXA - a critical move, as its success is dependent on attracting and retaining these big brands.
The company has steadily grown its customer base, and secured partners such as Deloitte and Microsoft. The insuretech boom has no doubt contributed to INSTANDA growing its footprint, and allowed it to raise new funding in 2025, which will help it accelerate its next phase of growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2025
$20m
LATE VC
Jun 2022
$45m
SERIES B
Total funding: $93.5m
Company benefits
- 28 days of leave, plus public holidays
- An additional day's leave for every complete year (max 5 days)
- Dynamic Day of leave every month to do the things you love
- Flexi bank holidays instead of fixed bank holidays
- Allocated charity day for you to make a difference
- Annual Learning & Development allowance of £1250
- £100 each month to spend on wellness activities
- Work anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks per year
- 6-week paid sabbatical after 6 years’ service
- Employee Assistance Program for 24/7 health and wellness support
- Mental first-aiders to listen and guide
- Crisis 24 online service for safe travelling
- Generous Learning & Development allowance
- Free access to LinkedIn Learning
- Free access to the Microsoft ESI Learning
- Inclusive internal development programs
- Interactive training to deepen platform knowledge
- Competitive pay
- Inclusion in discretional Bonus Scheme
- Life cover
- Group Income Protection
- Company-wide Pension Scheme
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Tim Hardcastle
(Co-Founder & CEO)Tim was previously the CIO of Hiscox, a specialist insurer and the COO of Agilisys, a fast growing outsourcing/offshoring business.
Derek Hill
(Co-Founder & Group CRO)Derek was previously the Head of IT Services at Hiscox and Agilisys. He has worked with Tim for over a decade now, showing the strength of their partnership.
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