Security & Reporting Officer

Security & Reporting Officer - 6 month contract

The Security & Reporting Officer plays a pivotal role in managing the reporting life cycle within the security function, providing clear, actionable insights to leadership, and enabling data-driven decision-making. The role requires a blend of technical knowledge, analytical skills, and communication expertise to manage reporting operations, define key metrics, and translate complex security data into compelling business narratives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the security reporting calendar, ensuring timely submissions and updates.
• Define reporting cadence aligned with business and governance requirements.
• Coordinate and communicate reporting requirements and timelines to internal stakeholders.
• Define, establish, and maintain key security metrics and reporting standards.
• Prioritize reporting focus areas in alignment with strategic and operational security priorities.
• Continuously refine metrics and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to reflect evolving risk landscape.
• Produce high-quality technical reports and dashboards summarizing risk, control, and performance data.
• Translate technical content into business language for senior stakeholders, including non-technical audiences.
• Develop and maintain reporting templates and content standards.
• Prepare inputs for Security Board and executive-level presentations, highlighting top-priority issues, KRIs, and key narratives.
• Support leadership in communicating the state of security to governance forums and regulators.
• Understand the data life cycle from source to reporting, including host systems, owners, and submission timelines.
• Ensure consistency, traceability, and accuracy of security data across reporting cycles

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong background in cybersecurity, risk, governance, or security operations.
• Experience managing reporting cycles and dashboards within a security, audit, or compliance function.
• Demonstrable ability to translate technical information into clear business narratives.
• Familiarity with KRIs, KPIs, and metrics within a security or risk context.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Data analysis capabilities and experience working with reporting or BI tools (eg, Power BI, Tableau, Excel).