Digital Security - Senior Manager, Security Risk & Assurance

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11 months ago
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Digital Security - Senior Manager, Security Risk & Assurance

Digital Security - Senior Manager, Security Risk & Assurance

Location:Cambridge, United Kingdom; London Cannon Street

Employment type:Full-time

Posted on:Posted Yesterday

Job requisition id:R009753

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Position:Digital Security - Senior Manager, Security Risk & Assurance

Previous experience:Preferable 7+ years relevant work experience in security governance, risk, and compliance with at least 3 years of working as a senior expert or manager of a significant department. Experience of fulfilling a similar role in a software publishing or internet business is preferable.

Key responsibilities:

  • Risk Management and Assurance:Develop, implement and operate a security risk management and assurance framework and associated services.

  • Control Systems Management:Provide knowledge to business stakeholders to enable adoption, adaption, and optimisation of security controls across the organisation.

  • Supply Chain Security Risk Management:Build, operate, and optimise the supply chain security risk management service to enable effective management of supplier security risks across the organisation.

  • Stakeholder Engagement:Build and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders to embed security risk practices into operational activities.

  • Operational Management:Lead operational service and team planning to deliver effective and efficient services. Recruit, train, mentor, and supervise team members to build a competent professional skilled team.

  • Senior Leadership:Provide risk management consultation and thought leadership to executives to set and enable Digital Security GRC strategy.

Ideal experience:

  • Experience:Preferable 7+ years relevant work experience in security governance, risk, and compliance.

  • Leadership:Significant experience leading teams, projects, and day-to-day operations focussed on security risk assurance.

  • Risk Management and Assurance:Extensive experience of understanding using threat, security control performance, and business operations to assess residual security risk position.

  • Cybersecurity Frameworks:Significant experience of building risk management service and providing risk assurance services against industry governance frameworks.

Great skills to have:

  • Customer Focused:Skilled in developing strong trusted customer relationships.

  • Critical Thinking:Ability to think critically about risk procedures.

  • Creativity:Capable of tackling risk management challenges with innovative solutions.

  • People Skills:Proven influencing skills that enable effective engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders.

  • Knowledge of Business Technology and Digital Products:Stays current on regulations and understanding the impact of technology on security risk control positions.

  • Qualifications:A professional certification in governance or compliance, such as CRISC, CISM, CISSP, or equivalent.

  • Education:A degree in a relevant field such as cyber security, risk management, information technology or related technical field.

Digital Security at AVEVA:

Our Digital Security team is responsible for protecting AVEVA’s digital assets and keeping the company’s data and IP secure.

UK Benefits include:

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

Hybrid working:

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week.

Hiring process:

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal.

About AVEVA:

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries.

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