Head of Information Security

TrueNorth are working with a fast growing tech company who are looking to recruit a dedicated Head of Information Security to join the team.

The right candidate for this role will have extensive experience of the implementation and maintenance of various information security standards including: ISO27001, CyberEssentials (Plus), GDPR, NIST etc - you would also naturally be the person leading responses to audit and information requests too.

You will ideally have worked with a company of a similar size or larger, circa 500 employees - it would also be beneficial to have experience in organisations that are tech companies or heavily tech focussed as well as using a lot of SAAS products.

Key skills and experience required:

• Excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement.
• Detailed understanding of information security frameworks (ISO 27001, GDPR, Cyber Essentials Plus), and how to implement, apply and maintain them
• Incident investigation, reporting, and post-incident review capabilities.
• Design, implementation, and maintenance of ISMS and security controls.
• In-depth understanding of security audits, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies.
• Working knowledge of data protection best practices (including DSARs and DPIAs).
• Supplier risk management
• Ability to respond to 3rd party security requirements, questionnaires, and ISQs.

The role will be based from their Newcastle HQ on a hybrid working 2-3 days per week in office (with flexibility).

We are unable to sponsor visa's for this requirement.

Get in touch for more information!