Programme Manager - CNI Cyber Security

To lead the delivery of strategic cyber security programmes, ensuring effective governance, budget control, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. The role will drive the implementation of cyber security capabilities and controls across the organisation, balancing business priorities, regulatory obligations, and security requirements to deliver measurable risk reduction.

• Play an active role in the end-to-end delivery of complex cyber security programmes and initiatives, ensuring alignment to organisational security strategy and objectives.
• Establish and maintain robust programme governance, reporting, budget management, and delivery controls.
• Manage programme risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigations, ensuring security and business impacts are clearly understood and addressed.
• Engage and influence a broad range of senior business, technology, and security stakeholders within a complex organisational environment.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver cyber security capabilities, controls, and improvements to agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Provide clear and concise updates to programme leadership, governance forums, and executive stakeholders.
• Support compliance with regulatory and industry frameworks, with RIIO knowledge considered advantageous.

• Strong programme management experience with a proven track record of delivering large-scale cyber security or technology transformation programmes.
• Demonstrable expertise in programme governance, financial management, and executive reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to navigate organisational complexity and competing priorities.
• Strong leadership capability, driving collaboration across business, technology, and security teams.
• Proven experience managing risk, dependencies, and change within large programmes.

Technical Skills

• Significant experience managing large programmes, with cyber security programme delivery experience strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of cyber security principles, controls, and risk management practices.
• Experience delivering security initiatives such as identity and access management, security operations, vulnerability management, cloud security, or regulatory compliance programmes.
• Working knowledge of JIRA and associated delivery management tools (desirable).
• Understanding of RIIO and the regulatory landscape within critical national infrastructure or regulated industries (beneficial but not essential).

We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits:

• Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
• Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
• Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
• Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
• Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
• Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
• Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
• Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.