Information Security Manager

Your role

As an Information Security Manager, you will lead a regional team to support the Firm’s Information Security Programme.  Responsibilities will include:

• Developing and delivering security awareness training programmes.
• Leading a high-performing team, developing and implementing team goals and providing guidance to enhance team performance.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements related to information security.
• Coordinating responses to security incidents, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Engaging in post-incident analysis to share key insights and lessons learned to prevent future occurrences.
• Working with third party IT service providers and MSSPs
• Conducting regular security audits and assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Providing guidance and support to the Firm as required on all matters related to information security.
• Overseeing the enforcement of security policies and procedures.
• Collaborating with other departments to ensure security measures are integrated into all systems and processes.
• Preparing detailed reports and documentation on security status, incidents, and improvements.

About you

• Relevant professional qualifications such as CISSP, CISM.
• Background in delivering information security programmes with hands-on experience of protecting information systems in large organisations, where third parties are contracted to deliver IT services.
• Understanding of cyber security regulations, with experience ensuring compliance with relevant standards and laws.
• Expertise in incident response, coordinating security resolutions, and deriving actionable insights from post-incident analyses.
• Experience in performing security audits and assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities effectively.
• Knowledge of emerging cyber threats with the ability to adapt security strategies for robust protection.
• Proficient in engaging with senior leadership to align security efforts with business objectives and communicate threat landscapes.
• Track record of successfully leading information security teams, with experience in setting goals, managing performance, and fostering team development.

Linklaters

Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business
• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment, and governance responsibility commitments
• We celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to work
• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to
• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations
• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business
• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and appreciation
• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed
• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others

Technical Skills:

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.