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This is an exciting opportunity to join us as a Group Security Manager. You will be a key member of an agile, high performance team with a good reputation that drives the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Sky’s physical security strategy and supporting operations within the context of a modern media landscape.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as a Group Security Manager. You will be a key member of an agile, high performance team with a good reputation that drives the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Sky’s physical security strategy and supporting operations within the context of a modern media landscape.
Sky’s Group Security team protect and prepare our people and assets on a global scale; safeguarding Sky’s reputation by utilising our insight and expertise, to focus on the risks that matter whilst putting our people and operations first.
The excitement is in the challenge and no two days are the same; from strategy development to direct security support. We work across the business to inform, support, challenge and upskill the teams, keeping all our people Safe@Sky
The Group Security Manager will be a leader in the team reporting to the Head of Group Security supporting Sky teams across the Group in the development and operational delivery of security solutions; providing subject matter expertise during the planning and subsequent operational phases. You will have freedom to shape strategy and approaches and are expected to innovate to drive the security programme forward, keeping it agile, slick, relevant and future proofed.
What you’ll do:
- Liaise with a wide network of stakeholders, ensuring that they are provided with relevant, timely and accurate subject matter expertise which informs and directs business decisions and enables supporting operations.
- Drive successful security solutions across a broad range of businesses, including Productions; News; Home Service Engineers; Sports and more.
- Work closely with our Market security teams, ensuring good working relationships, clear and firm Governance support, guidance and collaboration to ensure a best-in-class security function across the Group.
- Lead and execute Sky’s executive, VIP & event protection programme including direct threats to staff. This will require routine engagement at multiple levels of the business including senior executives and their supporting staff.
- Responsibility for Sky’s Group High-Risk framework, providing day to day specialist safety & security subject matter expertise and support to business units conducting high-risk activity across the Globe. This will be done in full collaboration with impacted departments and other security teams across the Group.
- Work closely with business areas to inform risk assessments and provide risk mitigation, through security advice, logistics and vendor support, to enable the achievement of business goals by deployed Sky teams.
- Support security reviews (Supply Chain, Retail, Estate, Residence).
- You will be a key ally to other risk disciplines such as Health & Safety, Cyber Security, Operational Resilience, Legal & Compliance, and Insurance; ensuring the implementation of comprehensive security strategies.
- On occasion, deploy internationally including high-risk environments, supporting business partners with specialist security planning, advice and support. Grow institutional tacit knowledge and ensure that all policies and processes are based on truth and reflect the current risks within a modern media landscape.
- Willingness to work out of hours and weekends to provide advice, support and incident management support.
- Use the latest innovations in security thinking to deliver the best returns on investment for the business, including in areas like AI; automation; digitisation; analytics and intelligence.
- Promote a culture of business ownership of risk, providing the business with the right tools to manage it themselves but building capacity to step-in and provide hands-on support when needed.
- Own the end-to-end delivery of security projects, ensuring high standards and efficient project management in all deliverables.
- Collaborate with other team members within Group Security to contribute towards continuous improvement across the function.
What you’ll bring:
- You will have the self-confidence, initiative and agility to deliver innovative security solutions, remaining proactive, independent and confident enough to challenge appropriately when needed.
- You will have international security experience including remote & complex operating environments preferably in a media/ production setting.
- You have the drive to work in a fast-paced organisation where there is an environment of change, complexity and multi-functional partners; embracing change as an opportunity to get better.
- Experience of undertaking security surveys across a broad range of assets, including residential properties.
- You think outside of the box, deliver innovative solutions that challenge industry norms and adapt quickly to evolving requirements.
- You have experience mitigating risks to people, with knowledge of modern technologies.
- You will have a good understanding of the international threat landscape and a proven track record of embedding security best practices into an organisation.
- You have strength in communicating and presenting complex issues and ideas with precision and clarity, adjusting appropriately for the audience; ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation.
- You’ll be a champion for doing the right thing, responding to Sky’s diverse challenges with an approach that balances best practice, common sense, pragmatism, and commercial thinking.
- You’ll be a security subject matter expert, with a proven track record in security risk. Ideally, you’ll hold a security-related degree, and/or industry qualifications.
- You work effectively in a team environment; building productive partnerships with colleagues, customers, business partners, and stakeholders to achieve targeted business results.
- You are client satisfaction-focused; a great relationship builder with business partners and ensure prompt, transparent, proactive, and effective communications with these partners; with an ability to influence stakeholders both internally and externally across all levels.
- The ideal candidate will be able to create impactful presentations which require little to no rework, possess a logical, methodical, analytical mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, ability to liaise comfortably with senior stakeholders and a passion for security.
- Works iteratively, at a high tempo, delivering quickly and frequently to produce high quality documents and outputs which require little to no rework.
- Strong team collaboration and the ability to communicate effectively under pressure. You like working at pace and embrace change as an opportunity to get better.
The rewards:
There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
Where you’ll work:
Osterley, London (3 days a week in the office)
Inclusion:
Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky.
And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
