Security Awareness & Training Leader

BOOTS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption"

Flexible benefits scheme including buy

HealthHero counselling and support

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Security Awareness Education & Training Manager to shape the organisation's security culture from Boots’ Nottingham office. You will design and deliver awareness campaigns and training that reduce human cyber risk and embed secure decision-making across thousands of colleagues.

Reporting to the BISO, you will collaborate with IT, HR, Internal Communications and Compliance to translate priorities into measurable outcomes, driving behavioural change that aligns with policy and

Qualifications

• Experience developing and delivering engaging communications, training or awareness campaigns.
• Good understanding of cybersecurity risks and information security principles.
• The ability to explain security and technical topics in a clear, practical and engaging way.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Experience working in a large, complex or regulated organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to work across different levels of the business.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the information security awareness and education strategy across The Boots Group.
• Lead awareness campaigns, training programmes and behavioural change initiatives aligned to business priorities and current threats.
• Promote understanding of cybersecurity and acceptable use requirements across the organisation.
• Manage phishing simulation activities and use the results to identify trends, insights and improvement opportunities.
• Measure programme effectiveness through reporting, metrics and data-driven recommendations.
• Partner with stakeholders across Information Security, IT, Internal Communications, HR, Learning & Development, Privacy, Compliance and Data Governance.
• Provide expert guidance on security awareness, human risk and security culture topics.
• Manage and develop a Security Awareness & Training Analyst, supporting capability growth and high-quality delivery.
• Continuously improve awareness content, communications and training to meet audience needs and emerging risks.
• Manage relationships with external awareness and training providers, while ensuring activity supports legal, policy and audit requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Security awareness

Communication

Training delivery

Influencing skills

Tools

Phishing simulation platforms

Awareness platforms

Learning platforms

Job description

Boots is seeking a Security Awareness Education & Training Manager to shape the organisation's security culture from Boots’ Nottingham office. You will design and deliver awareness campaigns and training that reduce human cyber risk and embed secure decision-making across thousands of colleagues.

Reporting to the BISO, you will collaborate with IT, HR, Internal Communications and Compliance to translate priorities into measurable outcomes, driving behavioural change that aligns with policy and