Job Title: Chief Information Security Officer
Location: Birmingham or London
Hours of work: 9.30am–5.30pm (Variable), Monday to Friday. Some out of hours & weekend work (flexibility and travel required).
Reports to: Chief Technology Officer; Dotted line to Chief Operating Officer
About the Business:
Here at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done. We’re naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We’ll truly value your ideas. You’ll be joining an award-winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference. You’ll get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work. Working in an open and supportive environment, to deliver outstanding results.
Purpose of the role:
This role is responsible for the overall security posture of the organisation, ensuring the organisation’s information and technology assets are protected from internal and external threats.
The Chief Information Security Officer’s role is to provide vision and leadership for developing, implementing and supporting the firm’s cyber security strategy, and owning the delivery and operations of the programme of work.
The Chief Information Security Officer owns the planning and implementation of the cyber security programme, and ensures delivery in conjunction with peers, subject matter experts and business partners.
This individual is also responsible for ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and implementing and enforcing all security policies and procedures.
Candidate Overview:
We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:
- At least 5 years in a senior leadership role in information / cyber security
- Knowledge of common cyber security/ information security management frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST, Cyber Essentials, CIS
- Wide ranging knowledge and experience of cyber security technologies, strategies, and information security risk management
- Experience in the legal industry is highly desirable, with an understanding of the unique challenges and regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements related to cyber security and how these differ by jurisdiction.
- Experience of developing and maintaining policies and procedures related to end-to-end cyber security management.
- Experience of managing incidence response teams
- Proven experience with creating, developing and leading teams.
- Experience with building relationships at all levels, with internal and external stakeholders and business partners.
- Experience of managing risks and issues, involving the right experts and individuals at the right time.
Qualification:
- Industry recognized certifications in Information Security (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CISA).
What can we offer you?
- Agile working (the opportunity to work from home, subject to commitments)
- Carers’ leave (up to five paid days’ leave towards caring responsibilities)
- 25 days’ annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days.
- Contributory pension of up to 5%.
- Private healthcare policy
- Death in service cover (4 x base salary).
- Cycle to work scheme.
What happens next?
Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email.
We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.
Our strength lies in our differences.
We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a founding member of the Mindful Business Charter, signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It’s with different perspectives that we’ll find solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. It’s how we’ll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.
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