Information Security Lead: Risk & Compliance Advisor

Yorkshire Housing; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching up to 9%

Wellbeing package

Cash plan for health

Job summary

Yorkshire Housing is seeking an Information Security Lead to help keep information safe and make security simple for colleagues. The role focuses on turning risks into practical actions, building confidence across the business and embedding information security into everyday operations.

With agile homeworking, occasional Leeds office days, and travel as needed, you’ll influence decisions, provide trusted advice, and ensure information security considerations are understood across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience carrying out risk assessments, reviews or assurance activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An understanding of information security principles.
• Experience with recognised frameworks or standards would be a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support security risk, assurance and compliance activities, identifying areas of concern and providing meaningful reporting, recommendations and insights to support business decisions.
• Act as a trusted point of contact, helping colleagues across the business understand information-related risks and make confident, informed decisions.
• Turn complex information into clear, practical guidance and work collaboratively with business and technology teams to embed good information security practices into everyday ways of working.

Skills

Risk assessments

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Information security principles

Frameworks knowledge

Job description

Yorkshire Housing is seeking an Information Security Lead to help keep information safe and make security simple for colleagues. The role focuses on turning risks into practical actions, building confidence across the business and embedding information security into everyday operations.

With agile homeworking, occasional Leeds office days, and travel as needed, you’ll influence decisions, provide trusted advice, and ensure information security considerations are understood across teams.