Cyber Security Lead - Subsidiaries

Cyber Security Lead – Subsidiaries

Location: Bristol or Norwich

Salary: Circa £75,000

This is a great job for someone who enjoys shaping cyber strategy, influencing senior stakeholders and leading teams to deliver meaningful business outcomes. You may already be leading cyber risk or governance activities within a large organisation and be ready for a broader, more strategic role with visibility across multiple businesses.

A bit about the job

Cyber security plays a vital role in helping our subsidiary businesses operate safely and confidently. As Cyber Security Lead for Subsidiaries, you'll shape and deliver the cyber strategy across our subsidiary organisations, making sure they are aligned with Aviva's cyber risk management framework while supporting their business goals. Working as part of the Group Cyber GRC and Oversight function, you'll partner with subsidiary technology and security teams, cyber specialists and operational security teams to strengthen governance and oversight, drive effective and proportionate risk management and support integration activity.

You'll lead the operation of effective cyber risk governance across our subsidiaries, helping to create clear risk reporting, robust controls and proportionate approaches that reflect the size, maturity and risk profile of each business. Ultimately, you'll provide strategic direction and challenge, helping our subsidiaries manage cyber risk effectively while supporting Aviva's wider cyber strategy and commercial priorities.

Ultimately, you'll help our subsidiaries manage cyber risk effectively while supporting Aviva's wider cyber strategy and commercial priorities.

Skills and experience we're looking for

• Significant experience in cyber security, cyber risk, governance or security leadership roles, with the ability to shape strategy and deliver risk-based outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of cyber risk management and recognised frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001 or CIS Controls, ideally within a regulated environment.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams, creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can grow and do their best work.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex cyber risks clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working across complex organisations, balancing business priorities with risk management, and supporting subsidiary governance, integration activity or transformation programmes would be beneficial

Whatyou’llget for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promiseisby investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary Circa £75k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 12% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 daysholiday plus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further -Up to 40%discountonAviva products , and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantlysupportive policies including parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, includingsustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of our Aviva Communitiesand useyour3paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take yourwellbeing seriously withlots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’reinclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spendingat least50% of our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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