Lead cyber security and IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) for TwiningsOvO and set the local roadmap, priorities and investment case within ABF Group standards.
Own TwiningsOvO’s cyber risk posture; maintain a single, prioritised cyber risk register with named owners and tracked remediation.
Give the GM and Leadership Team clear visibility of risk exposure and control effectiveness.
Coordinate local response to security incidents, with rapid escalation to and alignment with the ABF Group security function.
Drive vulnerability, patch and exposure management in line with Group expectations.
Own the IT control environment, including ITGCs across SAP S/4HANA and other core applications.
Operate IT GRC in BAU: governance forums, policy adoption and exceptions, control testing and continuous compliance against ABF and regulatory expectations.
Lead audit readiness and remediation; act as single point of contact for Internal Audit and external auditors on IT and security, and close findings on time.
Govern identity, access and segregation-of-duties controls for critical systems.
Embed proportionate security and control requirements into BizTX delivery standards and the project lifecycle.
Provide security assurance across the transformation portfolio from initiation through to go-live.

Significant leadership experience in cyber security and IT governance, risk and compliance.
Proven track record embedding or maturing security and control capability in a complex organisation.
Strong grasp of IT control environments, ITGCs, audit and risk frameworks, applied pragmatically rather than dogmatically.
Credible with senior leadership; challenges honestly and translates technical risk into commercial, decision-ready terms.
Comfortable owning local accountability while operating within Group governance — diplomatic with the centre, decisive locally.
Experience as a Head of Cyber Security, BISO, divisional / business security lead, or in a senior IT GRC leadership role (desirable).
SAP / ERP, cloud (RISE), AI governance and major transformation experience (desirable).
Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST CSF and CIS Controls (desirable).

Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
Flexible working options
25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
Cycle to work scheme
SimplyHealth Cash plan
Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
Bupa Private Medical Insurance
Competitive Car Allowance
Electric Car Scheme
Access to LinkedIn Learning
Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.

Director of Cyber Security – Governance

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