Director of Information Security

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

Based - St Albans (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full Time

Join Premier Foods — where people, brands and purpose come together.

We’re proud to be one of the UK’s largest listed food businesses, with over 4,000 colleagues across 13 sites shaping the future of some of Britain’s best‑loved brands, found in 94% of households nationwide, making us one of the UK’s top three ambient food suppliers. From much‑loved household names such as Mr Kipling, Bisto, Oxo, Batchelors and Sharwoods, to our recently welcomed brands Fuel10k and Merchant Gourmet, our portfolio is packed with iconic favourites — and continues to grow.

Lead the security strategy protecting our business and our brands

We’re looking for a Director of Information Security to lead the next chapter of our global information security strategy at Premier Foods.

Reporting directly to our Chief Information Officer and acting as our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), this is a highly influential leadership opportunity with responsibility for our cyber security, information risk and resilience agenda across both Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT).

You’ll work closely with executive leadership and the PLC Board, providing trusted advice on cyber risk while leading a high-performing Information Security function. With oversight spanning our corporate technology and manufacturing environments, you’ll help ensure security enables our ambitions while protecting the people, operations and much-loved brands at the heart of Premier Foods.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Defining and delivering a multi-year Information Security strategy and roadmap aligned to our business ambitions and risk appetite.
• Acting as the senior advisor to our CIO and executive leadership on cyber security, information risk and emerging threats.
• Leading, mentoring and developing our Information Security team across security operations, governance, risk, compliance and security assurance.
• Acting as our CISO, with accountability for the end-to-end security posture of Premier Foods.
• Driving the continued development of our security framework, aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the needs of a leading manufacturing organisation.
• Shaping our approach to OT security across Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA and IoT, working closely with Operations.
• Championing a Secure by Design approach across IT, Enterprise Architecture and OT/Engineering.
• Providing strategic leadership across incident response, threat intelligence, attack surface management and Security Operations Centre capability.
• Owning security investment and budgets, ensuring we balance risk reduction and resilience with value and business enablement.
• Providing clear reporting on security strategy, investment, risk and resilience to our Executive Leadership Team and other governance forums.

What We Need From You

• Significant senior leadership experience across information security, cyber risk and resilience.
• A proven track record of leading security transformation across both IT and OT environments.
• Strong Board-level communication and influencing experience, with the confidence to make complex cyber risks clear to senior decision-makers
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and regulation, including NIST, ISO 27001 and GDPR.
• A strong understanding of security architecture and secure-by-design principles across cloud, SaaS, networks, on-premise and OT technologies.
• Experience establishing and leading cyber incident response, threat management and security operations capabilities.
• The leadership capability to bring together operational and specialist teams across both direct and matrix structures.
• A collaborative, pragmatic approach, combined with the confidence to challenge, influence and make sound decisions.
• CISM, CISSP, SABSA or equivalent certification or experience would be beneficial.

What We Offer You In Return

This is an opportunity to take on a business-critical technology leadership role with genuine Board-level visibility and influence. You’ll have the scope to shape our information security strategy, develop our capabilities and strengthen cyber resilience across both our corporate and manufacturing environments.

You’ll join a business where you can bring your expertise and perspective, lead talented people and help us continue to evolve. Our EVP is centred around people, our brands, growth and individuality, giving our colleagues the opportunity to make an impact while continuing to grow their own careers.

Alongside the opportunity to grow your career, we offer a great range of benefits, including:

• 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 platform

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.