Business Information Security Officer

RELX Group plc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in information and analytics is seeking a BISO in London to oversee security strategies and initiatives. This role involves driving cyber security awareness within the organization, managing risk assessments, and collaborating with technical teams to enhance security compliance. The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in Cyber Security and risk management, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and communication abilities. Excellent benefits and a commitment to work/life balance are offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Access to a competitive pension scheme

Employee discounts scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a BISO for several years.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with technical teams.
• Expertise in Cyber Security, including incident response and risk management.
• Understanding of Information Security compliance frameworks such as ISO27001.
• Experience in leading problem-solving teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive information and cyber security awareness across the organization.
• Manage the oversight of technical risk assessments.
• Provide leadership for the integration of security strategy with business strategy.
• Develop and report cyber security metric scorecards.

Skills

Collaboration with technical teams

Incident response

Risk management

Governance frameworks

Job description

About our Team

Do you want to create strategies and chart a course for our Cyber progress? Are you interested in evangelizing our core information security tools and risk management solutions?

About the Role

As a BISO for our A&G or TIO markets, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing enterprise-wide information and security initiatives. You will deliver long-term improvements and benefits impacting our organizational goals focusing on risk management and cybersecurity defences.

Responsibilities

• Driving information, cyber and infrastructure security awareness and governance deep into the organization. This will involve aligning Business & Technology units with enterprise cybersecurity programs and objectives
• Providing a critical liaison role between the business unit and the Elsevier Cyber Security organization. This includes enhancing the level of collaboration and effective communications with key stakeholders/business units.
• Managing the oversight of technical risk assessments, such as vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, risk reviews for new applications, and third-party risk assessments. Leading, monitoring and managing security projects; provide expert guidance on security matters for other IT projects.
• Defining the information and infrastructure security utilizing a risk-based approach. Develop goals, training recommendations, strategies, plans, and success criteria needed to achieve the vision
• Developing and report cyber security metric scorecards to reflect the level of adoption and compliance to security policies/standards. Tasked with the remediation of vulnerabilities, and residual risks.
• Managing the oversight of technical risk assessments, such as vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, risk reviews for new applications. Leading, monitoring and managing security projects; provide expert guidance on security matters for other IT projects
• Providing leadership and direction for the integration of security strategy and architecture with business and IT strategy. Evaluate and design the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software. Analyse its impact on the existing environment.

Requirements

• You will have experience as a BISO for several years.
• As a BISO, you can show strong collaboration and communication skills with technical teams like security, infrastructure, operations, and software engineering.
• You will have expertise in Cyber Security, including incident response, risk management, and governance, by developing innovative strategies and security programs.
• Demonstrate extensive understanding of Information Security compliance and governance frameworks such as ISO27001.
• You will have extensive experience in problem-solving involving leading teams in identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively.

Working for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

About the business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. What you do every day will help advance science and healthcare to advance human progress.

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