Senior Security Manager

Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working as standard

Bonus leave — 5 weeks total leave

Generous parental leave entitlements

Wellbeing program

Diversity and Inclusion

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm, seeks a Senior Security Manager to translate strategy into action, oversee security operations, and drive continuity with the Head of Security & Risk.

You will lead incident response, vulnerability management and assurance activities, while shaping automation and AI-enabled security capabilities across the firm. Hybrid work arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Experience operating or improving an ISO 27001-aligned security management framework.
• Exposure to security platforms, managed services, automation and modern security tooling.
• The ability to communicate complex security and risk concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with third-party providers, service levels and governance requirements.
• A collaborative leadership style with a focus on developing people and delivering outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations, incident response and operational priorities.
• Act as deputy to the Head of Security & Risk and provide leadership continuity when required.
• Drive vulnerability management, threat management and security assurance activities.
• Oversee security vendors, managed service providers and platform performance.
• Maintain and continuously improve the firm's information security management system and audit readiness.
• Deliver meaningful security reporting and insights to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Champion automation, process improvement and AI-enabled security operations.
• Mentor and develop a small high-performing security team while building strong stakeholder relationships across the firm.

Skills

ISO 27001

Security operations

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Automation & AI security

Tools

Security platforms

Job description

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

Join one of Australia's leading independent law firms and play a pivotal role in protecting a business where information security, client trust and operational resilience are critical.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced security leader to step into a genuine second-in-command position, partnering closely with the Head of Security & Risk to lead the day-to-day operation of a mature and highly visible security function. You'll have the opportunity to influence security strategy while remaining close to operational delivery, leading security operations, incident response, risk and assurance activities, security platforms, service providers and a high-performing team.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

The Role

As Senior Security Manager, you'll be responsible for translating security strategy into action. Acting as the operational lead for the Security & Risk function, you'll oversee security performance, manage incidents and vulnerabilities, drive continuous improvement and provide leadership across critical security programs.

You'll work across the business to ensure security controls are effective, risks are managed, security obligations are met, and technology platforms continue to deliver value in an evolving threat landscape. You'll also play a key role in shaping the firm's future security capabilities, including automation and AI-enabled security operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations, incident response and operational priorities.
• Act as deputy to the Head of Security & Risk and provide leadership continuity when required.
• Drive vulnerability management, threat management and security assurance activities.
• Oversee security vendors, managed service providers and platform performance.
• Maintain and continuously improve the firm's information security management system and audit readiness.
• Deliver meaningful security reporting and insights to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Champion automation, process improvement and AI-enabled security operations.
• Mentor and develop a small high-performing security team while building strong stakeholder relationships across the firm.

About You

You are an experienced security leader who combines strong technical credibility with commercial judgement, stakeholder influence and operational leadership.

You'll bring:

• Experience operating or improving an ISO 27001-aligned security management framework.
• Exposure to security platforms, managed services, automation and modern security tooling.
• The ability to communicate complex security and risk concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with third-party providers, service levels and governance requirements.
• A collaborative leadership style with a focus on developing people and delivering outcomes.

Why this role?

• Strategic leadership role with direct influence on the firm's security direction.
• Highly visible position partnering closely with senior leadership.
• Opportunity to work on modern security operations, automation and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Collaborative and values-driven culture.
• Hybrid working environment and genuine flexibility.
• Exposure to complex security, risk and regulatory challenges within a leading professional services organisation.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine operational leadership, security expertise and strategic influence while helping shape the next phase of a mature security function, we'd love to hear from you.

About us:

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?

We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave – an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Generous parental leave entitlements – we offer up to 26 weeks paid leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
• Wellbeing program – We support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – This is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.