Security Business Partner

Foodstuffs North Island; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

Health insurance

Onsite café with subsidised meals

Flexible working options

Birthday leave

Learning & development programmes

Flu vaccinations

Staff Tribes & social groups

Job summary

Foodstuffs North Island is seeking an experienced Security Business Partner to embed security into how the business thinks, plans and delivers. You will act as a trusted security advisor to business and technology leaders, guiding risk discussions early and translating complex security needs into practical, commercially minded solutions.

At the heart of the role is a collaborative approach—doing security with teams, not to them—while leveraging strong governance, controls, cloud and platform

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise technology and information/cyber security.
• Strong security knowledge across controls, secure design, cloud, platform, identity, endpoint and detection.
• Ability to influence, advise and build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience embedding security into delivery, operations or business change.
• Familiarity with ADKAR or change adoption frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Embed security into how the business thinks, plans and delivers.
• Advise business and tech leaders; translate security requirements into practical solutions.
• Bridge business priorities, technology delivery and cyber security.
• Embed security with teams, not imposed on them.

Skills

Enterprise technology experience

Security governance

Influence & stakeholder management

Risk-based judgement

Security awareness / ADKAR

Job description

Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!

With 300+ stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.

Our Support Centre is 1,000+ people strong, which includes 300+ IT employees, who all play a vital role in ensuring the cogs of our Co-op stay turning and our systems stay ‘byte’-sized and ‘bug’-free.”.

Te Tūranga – About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Security Business Partner to help embed security into how our business thinks, plans and delivers.

You’ll be a trusted security advisor to business and technology leaders, bringing security into conversations early and helping teams navigate risk without creating unnecessary barriers. You’ll connect the dots between business priorities, technology delivery and cyber security, translating complex security requirements into practical, commercially minded solutions.

At the heart of the role is a simple philosophy: we do security with our teams, not to them.

Ngā painga - What we offer

We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits

• Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including EV plugs
• Southern cross health insurance
• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
• Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

He kōrero mōu - About you

• Around 10 years’ experience in enterprise technology, with significant experience across information or cyber security.
• Strong security knowledge across controls, secure design, cloud and platform security, identity, endpoint security and detection.
• A strong understanding of both technology and business, with the ability to turn security requirements into practical outcomes.
• Proven ability to influence, advise and build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience embedding security into delivery, operational or business change, ideally including security awareness or champion programmes.
• Strong risk-based judgement, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge constructively and know when to elevate.
• Experience leading change and adoption, with knowledge of approaches such as ADKAR beneficial.
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of relevant security, risk and governance frameworks.

Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, ISC2, ISACA or CSA qualifications are desirable, although practical experience, security credibility and the ability to influence are equally important.

Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.

We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to [e-mail]. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.

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