Listing Description

WPP IT provides IT services for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. As a creative transformation company, WPP is helping its clients transform the future through extraordinary work. WPP IT is an integral part of that journey and we are proud to provide technology for some of the world’s most creative brands.

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Why we're hiring:

At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data. 

As we progress on this journey, we require a Senior Cyber Security Advisor who will report directly to the Cyber Security Practice Lead and will be WPP IT Cyber Security’s primary interface with our business areas. 

You will be responsible for driving the delivery and adoption of cyber security services within our operating companies. They will be required to build strong professional relationships and become a ‘trusted’ advisor on all matter’s security related to key stakeholders including, CIO’s, Business Leads, Operational Assurance Leads and others. 

Developing, managing, motivating, and guiding a small team of cyber security advisors and security governance specialists who will serve as a central point of contact for prescribed business areas. The Senior Cyber Security Advisors role will be to bring a group wide perspective. 

 The role holder will successfully promote the further adoption of centralised security services and drive consistency and continual improvement across our business areas. 

What you'll be doing:

• Manage, guide and motivate a small team of Cyber Security Advisors  


• Act as subject matter expert for assigned businesses 


• Be a central point of contact into Cyber Security for the CIO’s and other business stakeholders 


• Support the Cyber Security Practice Lead in uptake and delivery of centralised security services 


• Oversee the improvement and standardisation of security controls  


• Collect, aggregate, interpret and present security metrics to aid management reporting 


• Drive compliance to relevant security charters, policies, and standards across the business. 

What you'll need:

• MSC Information Technology degree (desirable but not essential) 


• CISSP or similar


• A broad understanding of cyber security capabilities, tools, processes and frameworks


• Be versatile and proactive


• The ability to to influence senior internal and external stakeholders


• Strong management experience


• Experience of managing onshore and offshore resources


• The ability to manage multi-stakeholder projects and overcome challenges


• Have excellent analytical, diplomatic and communications skills 

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

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