About the role
The Society recognises that a key part of its cyber security defences is having a well-rounded and strategically focused approach to Security Culture through People Cyber Risk Management (PCRM).
This role is a great opportunity for someone who will provide dedicated focus and expertise, on building a strong organisational cyber culture change. As well as support the Senior Manager in all such activities.
It is widely recognised within industry that People Cyber Risk Management needs to be built as part of an organisation’s culture and this role is key to helping embed these good behaviours and monitoring these.
Our benefits include:
- 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
- Annual discretionary bonus scheme
- Personal pension with matched contributions
- Life assurance (6 times annual salary)
Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.
About you
We are looking for someone who has a strong baseline of Information Security knowledge across the breadth of the space, along with direct experience of delivering security culture change and delivering a dramatic shift away from compliance driven behaviours towards a more rounded embedded approach to People Cyber Risk Management.
You need to be able to deliver security cultural change within an organisation and work independently and act as a subject matter expert on security and security culture issues.
- You'll have experience of what good looks like in terms of security culture for a financial institution.
- You'll have a strong baseline knowledge across the breadth of the security space (around Security+ level) and are passionate about keeping your security knowledge current – security qualifications to demonstrate this a plus
- With strong behavioural science knowledge and can effectively integrate behavioural science concepts into campaigns and interventions
- You'll be experienced in transforming security policy into strong campaigns to embed understanding and required behaviours
- You'll have excellent communication skills and able to effectively communicate security topics and risk through to Senior Management and the Executive.
- You'll have experience in planning and supporting the development of the People Cyber Risk Management capability.
- You'll be able to effectively research and contribute to a PCRM Strategy covering the employee life-cycle throughout their employment.
- You'll have experience with industry technical tools and methods associated with security culture and deliver these throughout the organisation - this includes training Board members and NEDs.
- You'll have experience in delivering security-based cultural change in organisations and have demonstrable experience in this area.
- You'll have the ability to build strong relationships with relevant areas in IT and change functions and across the business areas to gain an understanding of their security culture requirements and deliver within their context
- You'll have experience of defining measurements for security culture campaign effectiveness.
- The skills to assess and challenge cultural barriers which may prohibit the success of a security culture campaign.
About us
As a mutual, we’ve always worked together to improve the lives of others. As one of the largest building societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and total support for our wellbeing.
We’re serious about race, age, faith, disability, sexual orientation, and equity for all. By being yourself, you’ll make us stronger.
You can build so much more than a career. Come and make a difference in our Society, that’s been voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ by our team.
Flexibility and why it matters
We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.