To act as the senior deputy to the Head of Information Security, providing strategic leadership, governance oversight, and operational assurance across the Information Security function. This role deputises in the absence of the Head of Information Security and leads the firm’s security governance, regulatory compliance, and executive reporting activities. Roles & Responsibilities Strategic & Governance Leadership• Deputise for the Head of Information Security at ITLT, OpCom, RiskCom and Advisory Board as required.• Define, maintain and mature the Information Security Strategy aligned to Technology Directorate and firm objectives.• Own annual review and update of Information Security Terms of Reference.• Ensure security roles, responsibilities and training plans are defined and maintained.Regulatory & Policy Oversight• Own the Information Security Policy framework and supporting standards.• Ensure mapping of regulatory and industry standards (e.g. GDPR, ISO 27001) to firm policies.• Oversee annual policy attestation and compliance reporting.• Lead audit readiness and regulatory engagement.Risk & Assurance• Ensure all information security risks are documented, escalated and managed appropriately.• Oversee third-party security assessment programme (regulatory and client-driven).• Provide executive-level reporting on security posture, risk exposure and compliance status.• Financial & Resource Management• Support management of Information Security budget.• Other Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles. Person specification • 8-12+ years in Information Security, with governance leadership experience.• Strong commercial and financial awareness.• Hybrid working - We adopt a hybrid and flexible working approach, dependent on the requirements of the role and subject to manager approval.Clicking 'apply' will direct you to the application tracking system, hosted for us by Reach-ATS.com.
Information Security Training Lead in London employer: Charles Russell Speechlys
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