CISO & Information Security Strategy Leader (Hybrid)

Premier Foods; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Car allowance

Company pension

Family Private medical

Holiday purchase scheme

Sharesave scheme

EV car scheme

Paid volunteering day

Access to our employee benefits平台

Job summary

Premier Foods leads the way in safeguarding our information and operations as we shape the future of iconic British brands. This hybrid, director‑level role reports to the CIO as CISO, overseeing cyber risk, information security strategy, and resilience across IT and OT environments.

You will drive security governance, incident response, and secure‑by‑design initiatives, partnering with the board, manufacturing, and technology teams to protect people and brands.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior leadership in information security and cyber risk.
• Proven track record delivering security transformation across IT and OT.
• Experience communicating with boards and senior executives.
• Deep knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Security architecture across cloud, SaaS, networks, on‑prem, OT.
• Experience leading incident response and security operations.

Responsibilities

• Define multi‑year information security strategy and roadmap.
• Advise CIO and leadership on cyber risk.
• Lead and develop the Information Security team.
• Own end‑to‑end security posture of Premier Foods.
• Oversee OT security and ICS/SCADA/IoT considerations.
• Report on strategy, risk and resilience to executives.
• Balance risk reduction with business enablement.
• Manage security budgets and investments.

Skills

Leadership

Cyber risk

Security operations

Threat intelligence

Governance & risk

Security architecture

Secure by design

Board communication

Incident response

Education

CISM

CISSP

SABSA

Tools

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

ISO 27001

GDPR compliance

Job description

Premier Foods leads the way in safeguarding our information and operations as we shape the future of iconic British brands. This hybrid, director‑level role reports to the CIO as CISO, overseeing cyber risk, information security strategy, and resilience across IT and OT environments.

You will drive security governance, incident response, and secure‑by‑design initiatives, partnering with the board, manufacturing, and technology teams to protect people and brands.