Head of Information Security

Head of Information Security

Hybrid – Liverpool

£65,000 - £80,000

The Company

Forward Role is working alongside a rapidly growing company who offer excellent opportunities within the financial sector. With four decades of expertise as a specialised insurance provider, they have successfully helped over 50,000 customers in securing motor insurance that caters to specific needs across the UK.

they are invested in their team members’ growth, and they offer comprehensive in-house training and ongoing coaching to ensure that the successful candidate acquires in depth knowledge of the FCA-regulated company.

Benefits

• 31 days annual starting from 31 days and increasing with grade and length of service.
• Additional Buy & Sell Holidays
• Company Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Generous Company Pension Scheme
• A comprehensive Mental Health support system via the health assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and a wide network of mental health first aiders.
• Charity fundraising events

The Role

• Responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the governance, risk, and compliance strategy and roadmap for information security.
• Responsible for leading the information security accreditation programmes of work including, but not limited to, Cyber Essentials, ISO27001 and PCI DSS. 
• Responsible for security leadership and working groups such as the Security Steering Group.
• Responsible for promoting security by design, training and awareness programmes and initiatives, and driving a people first security approach to develop a security aware culture.
• Responsible for security audit and assurance to report on the adequacy and effectiveness of controls and processes and to monitor information security compliance.
• Report to the Chief Operations Officer (COO) and to The Boards as directed on the status of the ISMS. 
• Responsible for the development and continual improvement of the Incident Response Procedures and facilitating annual testing of the procedures.
• Lead on incident response in the event of a information or cyber security incident.
• Lead on the strategic cyber threat intelligence and regular management review of the cyber risk register.

They are offering up to £80,000 for this role and interviews are happening now.

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