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Job Title: Director, Information Security GRC
Location: Cambridge | UK
Employment type: Full-time regular
Benefits: Competitive package with an attractive bonus incentive plan, regionally specific benefits ranging from above the norm paid vacation, contributions to retirement investment plans or pensions, insurances and a many other memberships and perks designed to enhance the workplace experience, your health, and wellbeing.
Previous Experience: 10+ years in information security with at least 5 years in a senior role biased towards building capability not just running it. Proven track record of building and leading teams in complex, international and multi-stakeholder environments, with experience reporting security risk to executive leadership and parent company governance structures. Demonstrated ability to drive automation and tooling improvements in GRC workflows to improve program scalability.
The job
The Director, Information Security GRC leads AVEVA’s Governance, Risk and Compliance function within the central Digital Security organization, a key second-line leadership role in AVEVA’s federated security model. This position is accountable for the policies, standards, and governance frameworks that protect AVEVA’s digital estate and products, and for the risk assurances that AVEVA leadership and Schneider Electric require to make informed business decisions.
AVEVA is a fast-growing software company operating in highly regulated markets and is an independent subsidiary of Schneider Electric. The GRC function must be a genuine enabler of business agility, continuously modernizing through automation and innovation.
We are building a highly integrated security practice, where all security disciplines share and act in coordination on risk signal. The successful candidate must combine broad security experience with GRC expertise and deeply understand how they interact to deliver the trust promise of AVEVA. They will possess a collaborative mindset, with a passion for data-driven, scalable approaches to security and risk management.
Operating at a senior level within this specialised field, and as a member of the functional Senior Leadership team, the Director of Security GRC will often be called on to provide consultation to leaders, and counsel to the CISO. They are responsible for generating new theories, concepts, principles, and methodologies and will contribute significantly to the development of policy for the Digital Security function.
As a leader of leaders, and with a global team, this individual must establish a culture of performance excellence, ensuring the team deliver on the demands and expectations of the Security practice, in accordance with our values.
Key Responsibilities
Operating as the central second-line function, the Director sets the standards all federated teams execute against, retains independent oversight and audit rights, and provides joined-up risk governance reporting to the CISO, AVEVA ELT, and Schneider Electric.
Skills and Experience
Desired/Preferred
Competencies
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UK Benefits include:
Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.
It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.
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Hybrid working
We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.
Hiring process
Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.
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About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.
We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/
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