Head of Cyber Security, PEXA
£90-110k
Online property settlement, tracking and insights
Open for applications
Online property settlement, tracking and insights
21-100 employees
Open for applications
£90-110k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To transform property experiences.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience leading cyber security operations in a regulated or financial services environment (FCA exposure preferred)
- Strong understanding of security governance, assurance frameworks, and audit processes (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, Cyber Essentials Plus)
- Experience with modern security tooling such as:
- Cortex XDR / Palo Alto Networks
- Splunk (SIEM and dashboarding)
- Abnormal Security (email security)
- Prisma Cloud (cloud security posture management)
- Airlock (application and API security)
- Nucleus (vulnerability management and reporting)
- Deep knowledge of incident response, threat hunting, and vulnerability management
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills — able to explain complex risks in simple terms
- Experience building and mentoring high-performing teams across technical and governance functions
- Confident working in partnership with global teams and external partners to deliver consistent, secure outcomes
- FCA Experience essential
What the job involves
- We know that work is just one aspect of your life – we want to help you create your ideal work/life blend, rather than squeezing in life around work
- As the Head of Cyber Security at PEXA UK, you’ll play a key role in protecting the digital backbone of our business
- Working closely with the UK CTO, Group CISO in Australia, and the PEXA UK leadership team, you’ll define and drive the security strategy, standards, and posture across our three UK brands: PEXA UK, Smoove, and Optima Legal
- You’ll lead our Security Operations (SOC), Security Engineering, and Information Security and Governance functions, covering everything from incident response and secure architecture to audits, lender assurance, and compliance with ISO 27001 and FCA requirements
- This is a senior leadership role offering the opportunity to define security strategy, strengthen governance, and protect critical systems, data, and operations
- You’ll shape how we manage threats, embed secure-by-design principles, and foster a culture of security awareness across the organisation
- You’ll also collaborate closely with technology, legal, risk, and operations teams, as well as external partners, to ensure alignment and resilience, making cyber security a trusted enabler for our customers and colleagues
- We believe cyber security should be understood, embraced, and loved, not feared. Our job is to make it simple and part of how everyone works
- Define and deliver the UK cyber security strategy and roadmap aligned with business and group objectives
- Act as the senior security authority for PEXA UK, Smoove, and Optima Legal
- Partner with the Group CISO, UK CTO, and Risk functions to align frameworks and initiatives
- Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary team across SOC, engineering, and information security
- Represent UK security priorities in leadership forums, lender assurance discussions, and governance reviews
- Oversee SOC operations ensuring timely threat detection, response, and resolution
- Continuously improve detection and response capabilities using Cortex XDR, Abnormal Security, Splunk, and Nucleus
- Manage vulnerability management end-to-end, from scanning and prioritisation to remediation tracking
- Coordinate with third-party partners such as Blazeguard and CCX to ensure effective service delivery
- Oversee secure configuration, endpoint management, and patch compliance across hybrid environments including Azure and AWS
- Own the UK information security framework and assurance programs including ISO 27001, FCA standards, SOC audits, and lender assurances
- Maintain and evolve security policies, standards, and control frameworks
- Lead audit preparation, evidence collection, and control testing for certifications and partner reviews
- Build strong partnerships across engineering, IT, legal, HR, and operations to embed security in everyday practices
- Provide input on vendor assessments and third-party risk management
- Promote a culture of security awareness through training, phishing simulations, and education programs
- Report on cyber risk, maturity, and incidents to senior leadership with transparency and continuous improvement
Our take
Even as industries embrace the digital revolution, some practices lag behind. For example, property exchange and remortgaging still involve a host of paperwork and back-and-forth between parties. PEXA supplies an eConveyancing platform to automate and simplify these processes, improving accuracy and efficiency while reducing costs.
PEXA was founded in 2010 to bring automation to the Australian property market, before expanding to the UK. The company created its eConveyancing service from scratch, including developing the technology behind it, and can serve property exchange, purchase, development and more; though the PEXA UK division is currently focussed solely on its novel remortgaging solution, as the volume of UK remortgages is expected to rapidly escalate with growing interest rates.
PEXA has benefitted from the pandemic-instigated digital transformation, as well as the similarly fuelled property market boom, which allowed the company to grow rapidly in Australia. Having brought its platform to the much larger UK property market, the company has a chance to demonstrate the value of its digital property settlement solution to a new range of customers, and the potential for massive growth.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company HQ
Civic Quarter, Leeds, UK
Leadership
Joe Peppe
(CEO)They joined PEXA UK in 2023 as CEO. Prior to this, they were the CEO of tmgroup, Managing Director at EDM Group, Business Development Director at RR Donnelley, and Senior Account Manager at Williams Leaf.
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