Information Security Governance Programme Lead

Information Security Governance Programme Lead
Fixed-Term Contract – 12 months
Location: Hybrid (London or Corby)
RS Components is looking for an experienced Information Security Governance Programme Lead to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the governance structure of the Information Security team and managing training and development opportunities. Reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), you will work alongside a team responsible for protecting the organization through a combination of technology, people, and processes.
 

What You’ll Be Doing:

As an Information Security Governance Programme Lead, you will:

• Monitor and track the progress of security initiatives aligned with the Information Security Strategy.
• Measure and report on the effectiveness of security initiatives, providing insights on their impact across the organization.
• Manage and maintain a regular cadence of KPIs, offering the CISO clear visibility and strategic advice on performance.
• Support the CISO in Senior Leadership Team discussions within the Information Services & Technology function.
• Oversee training programs, qualifications, and development opportunities for the Information Security team, ensuring continuous professional growth.
   

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience in information security governance, with a strong understanding of information security principles and best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• A positive, pragmatic, and open-minded approach to problem-solving.
• Experience in gathering and prioritizing requirements for security initiatives.
• Ability to simplify complex technical information for non-technical stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and a methodical approach to managing processes.
   

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Understanding of IT security principles and industry best practices.
• Relevant industry experience in a similar governance-focused role.

The extras you’ll get

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, private healthcare, in the UK&I, we’ve just introduced a number of new Family Friendly Policies including:​

• Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation​
• Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome​
• Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause​
•  Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery​
• Additions to Fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all. 

We are RS

At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.  ​

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.  ​

We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers.  ​

We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems.  ​

We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do. ​

Come and join us and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.​

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