Cyber Security Governance Risk and Compliance Lead

Skills
Corporate GovernanceCyber InsuranceCyber Risk ManagementCyber Security RiskCybersecurityISO 27001Regulatory Compliance
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Experience leading cyber governance risk and compliance in a complex organisation
  • Strong knowledge of technical cyber assurance and third-party risk management
  • Ability to develop and embed governance assurance and risk frameworks
  • Experience applying standards such as IASME Cyber Essentials and IASME Cyber Assurance
  • Ability to make risk based decisions and advise on risk tolerance
  • Understanding of ISO 27001 or contribution to ISO 27001 programmes

Nice to have

  • Strategic
  • Collaborative
  • Analytical
  • Influential
  • Proactive

Day to day

  • Lead the organisation's cyber governance risk and compliance operating model and embed technical assurance across the DDaT function
  • Define governance and assurance processes that strengthen cyber security across internal systems and the third-party supply chain
  • Assess high impact risks advise on risk tolerance and escalate issues using informed risk-based judgement
  • Support the longer term move toward ISO 27001 by integrating technical assurance practices into wider organisational security work