Why BT?

Why Business Unit/Function

Why this job matters

• Maximise the chances of BT winning and retaining profitable, high-quality business.
• Convince Customers that BT can be entrusted with their information assets and, further, that BT is the best supplier into which to put that trust.
• Mitigate the risk that BT signs contracts to deliver products and services obligating BT to deliver security services which it cannot deliver or has not costed for. This results in the erosion of margin or outright financial loss. It is also likely that intangible assets such as the BT brand and customer goodwill will also be jeopardised and their value eroded.
• Evidence Security Information Assurance compliance in-life and achieve formal certification/accreditation where required.
• Evidence Security Obligations are satisfied taking a risk based approach to compliance to ensure maximum profit potential.

What I’ll be doing – your accountabilities

• Accountable for ensuring that BT sign profitable compliant business whilst taking a risk based approach for compliance.
• Accountabilty for ensuring that the account and service teams fully understand and appreciate their Security contractual obligations for Information Assurance.
• Accountable for implementing and managing the necessary governanace framework to evidence BT’s compliance to our external customers.
• Accountable for advising and consulting our internal and external customers in terms of strategy for Information Assurance.
• Accountable for delivery of assigned Information Assurance work packages to meet the agreed time/cost/quality measures. Either directly or indirectly to the external customer.
• Accountable for implementing the necessary controls and audit schedules to evidence BT’s compliance to Information Assurance obligations.
• Accountable for communicating and reporting non-conformances through robust risk management agreeing mitigation plans with agreed risk owners.
• Accountable for reviewing and communicating contract/policy change control ensuring all affected parties understand and appreciate the changes.
• Accountable for working with BT Legal to agree contractual text for compliance.
• Accountable for indentifying and leading on new ways of working.
• Accountable for supporting the delivery of those BT Products and Services required to meet the customer’s Contractual Security requirements.
• Accountable for working with the wider team (where appropriate) to remove obstacles, resolve issues and provide clarity & simplicity whilst knowing when to escalate such that preventative steps can be taken to meet required deadlines.
• Accountable for on-going maintenance of the business relationships with customers, suppliers and stakeholders ensuring on time & on budget for the effective provision of information assurance services.
• Accountable for support and guidance of Professionals assigned to your projects to ensure they are able to support you and the contracts.
• Accountable for adhering to the E2E process for in-life management to included standardisation and delivery against the agreed reporting framework.

Skills required for the job

• Compliance: Good understanding of the legal & regulatory compliance regime that BT operates under and how this can be tested and evidenced.
• Informaton Assurance Framework: A good understanding the CIISEC Skills Framework.
• Data Protection: A good understaning of core requirements in respect of Data Protection (re.EU GDPR)
• Threat Awareness : A good understanding of the internal and external threat landscape and options to mitigate.
• People Management: Leadership and coaching skills to develop the teams contractual deliverables.
• ISO27001: Practioner Level understanding and implementation.
• Policy and Standards: Lead Practioner Level for the development of policies and standards within an organisation or across a range of clients. Can interpret Information Security standards to support complex decisions and ensure compliance.
• Auditor: Lead Practioner level conducting and leading a team of auditors.
• Information Risk Management: Lead Practioner Level, develops complex and innovative information risk management plans either as an individual or leading a team for our external customers.
• Business acumen: Knowledgeable in business strategy and the drivers of organisational performance and financial literacy (e.g. business KPIs, business cases).

Connected Leaders Behaviours

• Solution Focussed Achiever – You set high standards for the quality you deliver, clearly outlining expectations.
• Customer Champion - You prioritise the delivery of a brilliant customer experience promoting a customer-centric environment.
• Change Agent - You enable change, inspiring others to adopt new things, share ideas and support a culture of progress.

Experience you would be expected to have

Key decisions