Business Information Security Officer (BISO) - Kings Hill, Kent - £75k to £80k, £9k car allowance & 20% bonus

My client has a very exciting challenge and opportunity for Business Information Security Officer (BISO) to be the Cyber Security and Assurance point of contact for a specific region and business unit within their business. You will be working closely with Chief Information Security Officer with the expectation of you being the leader of your area supporting the implementation of the company's Cyber Security program.

Responsibilities:

* Develop and maintain in depth understanding of region/business unit processes, systems, technologies, data, customers, consumers and partners
* Act as the primary local security contact / advisor for the IT leadership and the IT Business Partners, IT Infrastructure, IT Architecture, HR, Finance, Legal and other local teams
* Partner with local Compliance, Legal, IT resources to achieve effective working relationships that can further the effectiveness of the Security program
* Implement the Information Security Policies and Standards across your assigned region / business area
* Communicate, oversee and carryout technical implementations of security solutions required to meet business objectives
* Proactively identify noncompliance and areas of potential improvement, and facilitate development and deployment of standard solutions
* Engage with clients and customers as needed to assist the business to achieve its objectives by representing our security program, supporting internal and external audits, assisting in customer communication of security incident, etc.)
* Participate in region/business unit related conferences, client facing engagement, industry forums to represent the Cyber Security program
* Provide regular and timely reporting on the status of cyber security across the region/business unit
* Provide escalation path for security issues, incidents and inquiries
* Work with Security Incident Response and Crisis Management teams to assist in effectively driving incidents to acceptable resolution; assist with investigations as needed
* Provide Cyber Security Guidance across functions and regions.
* Drive remediation activities across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region.
* Collaborate with the Cyber Defence Operations and Cyber Security Engineering teams to develop a technical roadmap.
* Work with the Compliance and Information Risk Management team to drive policy and regulatory compliance.
* Assist on the implementation and translation of information security policies.
* Drive Service Level Management for Cyber security and Assurance.
* Educate Cyber Security Teams around the business processes and needs.
* Measure control effectiveness and maturity across EMEA and organisational functions (HR, Finance, Marketing, Legal, etc.).

Skills & Experience Required

* Extensive experience in Information Technology, with a background in Security and Compliance
* Knowledge and experience of Information Security Risk and Security governance
* Experience of leading penetration testing, application testing, and red teams
* Experience working in Agile or Waterfall
* Strong relationship, team building and facilitation skills
* Extensive experience as IT auditor
* Exposure to testing
* Ability to translate technical/security issues to business users
* Ability to independently influence others to achieve objectives
* Experience working in a matrix model, as you will support operational and transformational efforts for a given region or organisational function across the business
* Service Level Management experience
* Bachelor's degree required, preferably in computer science or information systems
* CISSP, CISM or related certification is a strong plus
* ITIL V3 / ITSM certifications
* Experience in a matrix organisation with some international exposure

Package includes:

£75,000 to £80,000 DOE, £9,000 Car allowance and a 20% annual discretionary bonus

Generous pension scheme - 7% employee/13% employer, private healthcare via Axa, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, holiday trading (buy or sell an extra 5 days a year), share scheme options, critical illness cover, dental care, discounts on gym memberships, travel insurance

Suitable candidates will be contacted within 48 hours of applying.