Strategic Overview
Information Security Manager at Monzo is defined by the responsibilities and candidate requirements in the employer's listing.
The published role emphasizes work such as Leading projects across our security programme, which has previously included third-party security, governance and vulnerability management.
The role is listed for United Kingdom with a remote working arrangement, giving candidates the practical context needed to assess fit before applying.
Key information at a glance
About This Role
We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone.
We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.
After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with us.
Key Responsibilities & Objectives
- Leading projects across our security programme, which has previously included third-party security, governance and vulnerability management.
- Representing Security in projects across Monzo, including product launches, and helping teams identify and manage security risks.
- Writing security policies and procedures with teams across Security and the wider bank.
- Mentoring and developing our Security Analysts.
- Keeping up with emerging security threats, technology and risks, and helping us prepare for what’s next.
- Working with our internal audit and risk teams to make sure security controls are implemented and regularly assessed for effectiveness.
Required Qualifications & Candidate Blueprint
- You’re excited about making a difference to how we deliver information security at Monzo.
- You’ve managed projects across a range of security domains and are comfortable leading several pieces of work at once.
- You’re working towards a recognised security qualification, such as CISSP.
- You communicate clearly in writing and conversation, and can explain complex topics to different audiences.
- You work confidently and independently, including when engaging senior stakeholders, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
- You enjoy using data to measure and improve your work, can interpret technical requirements, regulations and procedures, and are open to new approaches and technologies, including GenAI.
Salary & Benefits
Published compensation: GBP 76,500 – 95,000 / yearly
- £1,000 learning budget each year to use on books, training courses and conferences.
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Full Job Description
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We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone.
We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.
After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with us.
With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!
We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️
London/Cardiff/UK Remote | £76,500 - £95,000 + Benefits ✨| ℹ️ This is a 12 month Fixed-Term contract
Our Information Security team ⭐
At Monzo, we’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. Keeping our bank safe and secure is a big part of making that happen.
Our Information Security Squad builds security processes that help us move at pace while protecting our customers. We work in partnership with teams across Monzo, including Product and Engineering, to help them create products our customers love.
In this role, you’ll lead security projects, help teams understand and manage risk, and support the development of our Security Analysts.
You’ll play a key role by...
- Leading projects across our security programme, which has previously included third-party security, governance and vulnerability management.
- Representing Security in projects across Monzo, including product launches, and helping teams identify and manage security risks.
- Writing security policies and procedures with teams across Security and the wider bank.
- Mentoring and developing our Security Analysts.
- Keeping up with emerging security threats, technology and risks, and helping us prepare for what’s next.
- Working with our internal audit and risk teams to make sure security controls are implemented and regularly assessed for effectiveness.
We’d love to hear from you if…
- You’re excited about making a difference to how we deliver information security at Monzo.
- You’ve managed projects across a range of security domains and are comfortable leading several pieces of work at once.
- You’re working towards a recognised security qualification, such as CISSP.
- You communicate clearly in writing and conversation, and can explain complex topics to different audiences.
- You work confidently and independently, including when engaging senior stakeholders, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
- You enjoy using data to measure and improve your work, can interpret technical requirements, regulations and procedures, and are open to new approaches and technologies, including GenAI.
Not ticking every box? That’s totally okay! Studies show that women and people of colour might hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. At Monzo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming team. If you’re passionate about this role and keen to learn and grow with us, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t have everything that's listed just yet. Drop us your application, we’d love to hear from you!
What’s in it for you
£76,500 - £95,000
ℹ️This is a 12 month Fixed-Term contract
This role can be based in our London office, but we're open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London)
⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, and at times that suit you and your team.
£1,000 learning budget each year to use on books, training courses and conferences.
We will set you up to work from home; all employees are given Macbooks and for fully remote workers we will provide extra support for your work-from-home setup.
➕ Plus lots more! Read our full list of benefits.
The application journey has 3 key steps
- 20 min call with the recruiter
- 30 min hiring manager call
- 2 hours of technical and behavioural interviews
This process should take around 4-5 weeks - your schedule is really important to us, so we promise to be as flexible as possible!
We have some guidelines on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ace an application and interview at Monzo. You can read them here.
We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out.
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Equal opportunities for everyone
Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog, 2026 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.
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Why This Position Matters
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