Lead Security Compliance Manager

This role is a pivotal part in not just maintaining but continually improving cyber resilience, collaborating across different teams and directly influencing business operations and customer confidence. Your impact is visible: safeguarding revenue, supporting market expansion, and enhancing company reputation for digital trust.

My client is a leading Telecoms provider, looking for an experienced Lead Security Compliance Manager - responsible for leading the ongoing management, improvement, and compliance of the Information Security Management System (ISMS) across a complex technology environment. Acting as the go-to person for security certifications (ISO27001, PCI, Cyber Essentials, Telecoms Security Act (TSA), you’ll provide assurance to customers, regulatory bodies, and internal teams that robust standards and controls are met every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain compliance with all required security certifications (ISO27001, PCI, TSA, Cyber Essentials).

• Oversee responses to incoming customer security questionnaires and RFPs, supporting audits and regulatory engagements.

• Drive security awareness and training activities across the business.

• Foster strong relationships with Technology, IT, Security, and Internal Audit teams.

• Continually improve the ISMS and compliance regime, including mergers/acquisitions.

• Analyse and interpret emerging compliance standards; bridge any gaps to maintain alignment.

• Lead preparation and coordination of external audits, ensuring efficient and effective execution.

• Evaluate maturity of NIST controls and support resilience activities.

• Document and manage Ofcom queries relating to the Telecom Security Act (TSA).

Qualifications & Professional Skills

• Essential: ISO27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, PCI Implementer, CISA.

• Highly desirable: ISO22301 Lead Auditor/Implementer, CISSP, CISM, CRISC.

• Telecoms experience and TSA awareness highly valued.

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