Insider Risk Manager

Kingfisher plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension

25 days holiday

Staff discount

SIP

Life assurance

Bonus

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Job summary

Kingfisher plc is seeking an Insider Risk Manager to protect data, systems and people from internal security risks. You will work across Information Security, Technology, Legal, Privacy and People teams to identify, assess and mitigate insider risk scenarios.

This role shapes and matures our insider risk capability, delivering technical controls, colleague awareness and governance to support safe technology use across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in information security or cyber risk.
• Knowledge of insider risk scenarios and data loss.
• Experience supporting investigations, incident response or monitoring.
• Ability to analyze data and security alerts to spot risks.

Responsibilities

• Develop insider risk program across people, process, data and technology controls.
• Identify and mitigate insider risk scenarios including data leakage and policy breaches.
• Strengthen preventative controls, monitoring and data protection with key partners.
• Deliver security awareness and training for colleagues.
• Coordinate triage and escalation of suspected insider risk events with governance and confidentiality.
• Produce reporting to identify trends and measure control effectiveness.

Skills

Insider risk

InfoSec

Data protection

Risk assessments

IR investigations

Incident response

Stakeholder mgmt

Compliance

Job description

We’reKingfisher, A team made up of over 70,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctasto life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

As our Insider Risk Manager, you'll play a critical role in protecting Kingfisher's data, systems and people from internal security risks. Working across Information Security, Technology, Legal, Privacy and People teams, you'll help identify, assess and reduce risks relating to inappropriate access, data loss, misuse of privileged access and compromised accounts.

This is an opportunity to shape and mature Kingfisher's insider risk capability, driving both technical controls and colleague awareness to support the safe and responsible use of technology across the organisation. In doing so, you'll help protect our customers, colleagues and business while supporting our purpose of Better Homes, Better Lives, For Everyone.

• Develop and continuously improve Kingfisher's insider risk programme across people, process, data and technology controls.
• Identify, assess and mitigate insider risk scenarios, including data leakage, policy breaches, inappropriate access and compromised accounts.
• Partner with Information Security, Technology and business teams to strengthen preventative controls, monitoring and data protection measures.
• Deliver targeted awareness, communications and training activities that promote secure behaviours across the organisation.
• Support phishing simulations and other colleague-focused security initiatives, providing insight and recommendations for improvement.
• Coordinate the triage, investigation and escalation of suspected insider risk events, ensuring appropriate governance and confidentiality.
• Produce meaningful reporting and insights to identify trends, measure control effectiveness and inform security improvements.

• Experience within information security, cyber risk, insider risk, data protection, security operations or a similar risk-focused environment.
• Strong understanding of insider risk scenarios, including data loss, privileged access misuse, policy violations and account compromise.
• Experience supporting investigations, incident response, risk assessments or security monitoring activities.
• Ability to analyse data, security alerts and behavioural trends to identify risks and control gaps.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls, GDPR or equivalent would be beneficial.

How We Work
We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if youdon’tmeet 100% of the requirements.

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.Scroll down below to find out more aboutour benefits.

Diversity & Inclusion
Our customers come from allwalks of life- and so do we.We’recommitted to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

What we offer.

Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance

x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours

Constantly improving our customer experience

Acting with humanity and care

Be curious

Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

Be inclusive

Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together

Be agile

Working with trust, pace and agility

Be accountable

Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.

Development and progression is a high priority at Kingfisher, I’ve always felt well supported.

I’m proud to work for Kingfisher, I’ve had great opportunities that have enabled me to contribute to an exciting forward-thinking company.

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

Conversations with senior leaders

Resources and tools to help you grow

Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.

Initiatives that measure development

With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.

Find your path

The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.

Sharing is caring

We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.

Reach for the stars

So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.

Why Kingfisher

We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?