Job Introduction
Are you passionate about safeguarding information and driving secure practices in a dynamic global environment? At William Grant and Sons, we’re looking for an Information Security Specialist who will play a pivotal role in protecting our business and brands. This is your chance to join a team where innovation meets heritage, and where your expertise will help maintain the integrity of our iconic portfolio.
Main Responsibility
As an Information Security Specialist, you will:
- Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of robust information security measures.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks across business units.
- Support the development and delivery of security awareness training to promote a strong security culture.
- Provide expert guidance on compliance with industry standards such as ISO 27001, NIST SP 800-53 and GDPR.
- Manage security assessments for third-party vendors, ensuring alignment with company values and standards.
- Play an integral role in projects involving sensitive data, ensuring security is embedded from the outset.
Our Ideal Candidate
You are a proactive professional with a strong analytical mind and a passion for information security.
To excel in this role, you should have:
- Proven expertise in implementing and managing security frameworks such as ISO, NIST, and GDPR, ensuring compliance and robust security practices.
- Strong technical skills in designing, implementing, and operating security controls that align with organisational standards and objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to create clear, high-quality technical documentation for complex security technologies.
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with the capability to translate technical concepts into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
- Skilled at fostering collaboration within teams, inspiring colleagues, and contributing to shared objectives, plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Proactive in supporting team development, driving continuous improvement, and aligning security objectives with organisational goals.
- Experience in designing, managing, and analysing phishing simulation exercises to enhance security awareness and response.
- Experience with conducting third-party security reviews.
Desirable but not essential:
- Certifications such as CISM or equivalent.
- Experience with OT security frameworks (such as IEC 62443).
- Experience in the spirits or manufacturing industry.
- Experience working with Marketing and Brand teams.
- Performing GAP analysis.
- Experience of reviewing penetration testing and vulnerability scanning results, and making recommendations.
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.
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