Cyber Security Supplier Assurance Manager

A highly motivated and experienced Cyber Security Supplier Assurance Manager will join our dynamic Supplier Assurance Team. The Supplier Assurance Team is a high profile team within Group Sourcing and Supplier Management, responsible for providing assurance on LBG's highest risk suppliers. You'll be responsible for assessing and managing the cyber security risks associated with LBG's most critical suppliers.

This role is critical to the successful delivery of the annual supplier assurance delivery plan. The team assure approximately 200 Suppliers every year. The team has approx. 30 colleagues and in addition is supported by external partners.

You'll be enthusiastic about contributing to help shape the team through continuous improvement ideas. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain external exposure to LBG's most critical suppliers and an opportunity to build positive cross divisional relationships.

What you'll do

• Assessing supplier's technical, operational and management control effectiveness and ensuring compliance with LBG's and regulatory and broader international standards.


• Generating exceptions, creating, and articulating control weaknesses and/or gaps to support risk reporting through governance.


• Acting as a subject matter expert across all aspects of information and cyber security, resilience, technology, data and supply chain.


• Providing advice and guidance to more junior members of the team in relation to SME knowledge and process improvement.


• Effectively and confidently managing relationships with internal and external customers, working collaboratively.


• Using current market and industry connections and knowledge to find ways to enhance risk management at LBG, including the opportunity to specialise in emerging trends and risk and threat analysis.


• Working across divisions to build and mature the supplier assurance framework, focussing on advances to the cyber security risk framework.


• The chance to develop a breadth of knowledge across wider risk domains such as economic crime, customer policies and sustainability.


• Proactively helping LBG manage its current and future risk landscape.


• Identifying shortcomings and opportunities: suggesting and implementing improvements.
  
  Experience in the application and assurance of cyber security controls across all domains.


• Hold or actively working towards relevant cyber security certifications such as:

+ Associate or bachelor's degree, ideally in a related field such as cybersecurity, information systems technology, or computer science.
+ Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Certified Information Security Assessor (CISO), or ISO27001 Lead Auditor.
+ Either a certified Information Security Systems Practitioner (CISSP), or Certified Information System Manager (CISM).

• Risk Awareness of Cyber Security industry related best practice.


• Management - effective risk assessment, threat modelling, and risk mitigation strategist.


• An in depth understanding of risk and control management.


• Diligence: be able to meticulously review security protocols, identify weaknesses, and recommend improvements.


• Knowledgeable on emerging threats, regulations, and best practice in relation to 3rd party security.


• Strong communication skills with significant customer relationship management and influencing skills.


It would be great if you also had

• Experience/background in Supplier Assurance or similar role.


• Experience in financial services.


• ServiceNow experience.
  
  We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!, Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in/all its forms.


We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%.


• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance.


• Share schemes including free shares.


• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.


• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top.


• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.


Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.