Jay Saunders

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT JAY SAUNDERS

Delivering audit and regulatory engagements for the Technology Information Security Office at UBS Bank.Collaborating with cross-functional teams within TISO, I provide thorough quality reviews of written responses and validate evidence to ensure compliance with regulatory and audit expectations prior to submission.Prior to the above role, I led the Mission Management Cell within the Tactical Intelligence division of the Cyber Intelligence Centre.As the leader of a global team, I maintained situational awareness of threats and incidents among key defence teams and stakeholders. I collaborated closely with teams across TISO (including SOC, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Cyber Detection Services, and Cyber Response Commanders) who are responsible for responding to and mitigating active threats and the wider CISO function. I also managed an interactive dashboard that provides a single pane-of-glass of current cyber threats across UBS.Before transitioning to the Group Chief Information Security Office, I briefly worked in Strategic Risk and Modern Tech. During this time, my primary role was to minimise technical debt that had the potential to negatively impact the availability of UBS’s systems.I joined UBS as a Technical Risk Specialist with responsibility for enhancing the risk posture of the organisation by integrating best practices for risk and control into strategic technology initiatives within the Group Chief Technology Office.I relocated to Hong Kong in 2011 and subsequently returned to London in June 2022.Prior to UBS I was a Technology Risk and Control Senior Analyst at Citibank supporting the Hong Kong consumer banking business with responsibility for establishing and overseeing the application of operational risk policies and governance processes, managing complex audit and regulatory commitments, continuous monitoring of key controls and providing timely and accurate risk reporting and enhancing system stability from a risk point of view.Prior to the above role, I was working at Wells Fargo Hong Kong, and in my last role with the bank I was in an Information Security related position where I was responsible for proactively identifying and implementing best security practices within the business and monitoring, reporting and tracking of Information Security programs.Preceding the above role, I was an integral member of the banks’ Asia Pacific Technology Service Management operations team which included overseeing the running of Change, Incident, Problem Management and Business Continuity Planning activities for the region.