Head of Resilience, Security & Data Privacy - Fixed Term Contract

JOB TITLE: Head of Resilience, Security & Data Privacy - Fixed Term Contract

SALARY: £124,650pa to £146,600pa plus an extensive benefits package.

LOCATIONS: Leeds, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Halifax, Hove. Manchester, Newport.

HOURS: 35 hours, full time.

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at any of the above hubs.

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we shape finance for good. We're focusing on the future-investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone, including you!

About us

We are seeking an experienced leader to join our Consumer Relationships (CR) Controls Office as the Head of Resilience, Security & Data Privacy on a secondment basis to cover maternity leave. In this vital role, you will lead a team of specialists dedicated to protecting our customers and supporting the security and resilience of the wider Group.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and knowledgeable professional to shape and drive our resilience and security strategy, make a real difference to our customers, and contribute to the ongoing success of the Group. If you have a strong background in resilience, security or data privacy and a passion for building robust business operations, we would love to hear from you.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Developing and delivering effective resilience, security, and data privacy plans for our business unit.

• Ensuring ongoing compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements.

• Embedding risk and control management frameworks across Consumer Relationships.

• Holding the CR view of the risks for Data Privacy, Business Continuity, Information, Cyber and Physical Security and IT along with key drivers, mitigating actions and controls position.

• Collaborating with colleagues across the division and wider Group to strengthen our security posture.

• Providing subject matter expertise on resilience, business continuity, incident management, security, application management, and data privacy.

• Staying up to date with the latest internal and external threats and proactively responding to emerging risks.

About you

• Strong knowledge of Operational Resilience landscape in Financial Services

• Understanding of key material risks (i.e. IT, Data Privacy, Physical Security, Information & Cyber Security)

• Supported by a strong understanding of Risk & Control management

• Incident, Business Continuity and Crisis Management

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

So, if you are excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch.

We'd love to hear from you!