Information Security Compliance Lead

4 weeks ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom DLA Piper Full time
About the Role

The Information Security Compliance Lead is a key position within the firm's Security Governance team, responsible for ensuring the effective operation of security controls in accordance with regulatory requirements and client obligations.

This role involves identifying, reporting, and acting upon security control gaps, as well as coordinating responses with control owners to mitigate threats to the firm and its data.

The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day management of the ISMS, ensuring records are up-to-date and governance activities are performed.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
  • Conducting compliance audits and reviews to ensure adherence to ISO 27001 and other standards
  • Embedding the ISO 27001 Information Security Management framework and ensuring adherence to the standard
  • Conducting control testing as part of a continuous review program
  • Continuously improving security processes to better manage the firm's ISMS and wider security controls
  • Supporting the firm's Cyber Essentials Plus certification and performing regular compliance testing
  • Liaising with external and internal auditors engaged in certification, financial, and operational audits
  • Supporting client audits and acting as a subject matter expert for client questionnaires
  • Ensuring policies and processes align with regulatory and client standards
  • Agreeing risk and audit remediation action plans with cross-functional owners
  • Escalating significant risks or risk trends to leadership
  • Managing the internal security assurance audit schedule
  • Embedding a compliance culture and risk awareness
About You
  • Experience in operating, monitoring, and implementing security policies, standards, and controls across multiple security frameworks
  • Demonstrable understanding of information security controls and technology
  • Experience working with security controls across cloud services
  • Experience managing and auditing ISO 27001 ISMS
  • Managing external audit activity and supporting internal audits
  • Good understanding of risk management

The ideal candidate will possess excellent soft skills, be able to communicate effectively within a large organization, and have several years of experience in the security industry. A good breadth of security knowledge is essential.

The following characteristics are essential:

  • Service-minded
  • Ability to deliver in a global organization with different cultural challenges
  • Proactive approach
  • Methodical troubleshooting method
  • Initiative and ability to work under time constraints
  • Ability to cope with multiple tasks/projects
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Organized and self-motivated
  • Genuine passion for Information Security
  • Desire to develop themselves, their colleagues, and their capabilities
Key Relationships
  • Client Relationship Managers and Clients
  • IT and Security architects, project managers, engineers, analysts
  • IT Managers
  • Broader Risk and Compliance functions, including Internal Audit and Data Privacy


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