Head of Cyber Security Transformation

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.
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Head of Enterprise Security & Privacy Change
Reporting to the M&G Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) the role encompasses two key areas of responsibility:

• The programme management and delivery of all strategic change which underpins the Enterprise Security & Privacy (ES&P) strategy and roadmap, ensuring the programme strategy and approach evolves with the roadmap, the firm\’s risk appetite and the available funding for Technology change.
• The role holder will also oversee the ES&P Security Consultancy team who ensure our technology change initiatives are delivered securely. The team consists of technical security experts who deal with a range of stakeholders from IT, the business, and strategic partners.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing and delivering the ES&P Change Programme which is the delivery vehicle for the ES&P Strategy & Roadmap
• Leading cross functional teams to deliver Enterprise Security & Privacy projects, on time, within budget and meeting the required quality, governance and sustainability standards
• Ensure reporting of the programme\’s status is complete and accurate and along with open Security Consultancy initiatives the reports are pitched at the right level for the various governance forum audiences
• Manage the Security Consultancy team that acts as the entry point for Security engagements responsible for providing security advice and guidance, including identifying and assessing security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks for all technology change and BAU initiatives

The successful candidate would require:

• Knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile project delivery methodologies
• Shaping a programme including: identifying financial and non-financial benefit outcomes, deliverable outputs, resource requirements, delivery approach, success criteria, risks, constraints, assumptions, programme plan
• Understanding of Cyber Security principles, frameworks and best practices such as, ISF Standards of Good Practice, NIST 800-53
• An understanding of securing applications, infrastructure and networks.
• Strong leadership and communication skills

Recruiter : Martyn Jack
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