Head of Group Cyber, Business Protect

Management (Information & Communication Technology)

Full time

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You belong at Coles Group where we look ahead, have a plan, and are up for the challenge. We learn and grow by taking career-defining opportunities and this one may just be your next.

About the team
Technology is the backbone of our business. Every day, our team solves complex and meaningful problems. Those solutions help thousands of our fellow team members succeed and make millions of customers lives easier every day.
The security team at Coles is proud of their successful delivery of customer-focused solutions. There are a lot of exciting initiatives on the horizon as protecting our customers, team members and reputation is essential to being the most trusted retailer.

About the role

Directly reporting to our General Manager of Group Cyber & Identity, you will play an integral part in enabling a culture of cyber security and safety, to minimise cyber risk and major incidents. Via alignment to lines of business and deliver periodic supplier/staff and system business protect reporting to drive adequate action.

In this role you will provide strong strategic and delivery leadership to Coles's security design capability, while displaying superior people leadership skills that build trust within your team, and across all business and technology teams. Leveraging your subject matter expertise and experience, you will set the vision for security design and be accountable for delivering the controls as part of the security design function.

You will also:

• Via alignment to lines of business and deliver periodic supplier/staff and system business protect reporting to drive adequate action
• Ensure secure-by-design principles are baked into the SDLC for 100% strategic projects
• Communicate data security requirements to key stakeholders
• Promote and ensure all Group Cyber requests come via the Cyber Front Door
• Drive self-service initiatives by way of questionnaires, templates and how-to documents to increase stakeholder security knowledge and drive team efficiencies
• Track and report secure design team's progress against scorecards
• Empower and coach secure design team members

About you and your skills

You will be an experience leader within security design with a passion for driving change, diversity, and delivery across the organisation.

You'll also have:

• Extensive Cyber Security experience working with Cyber management frameworks, including ISO, PCI-DSS and NIST
• Experience managing and coaching a team of highly skilled Cyber Security specialists
• Broad experience across multiple Security domains including cryptographic systems, identity and access management systems, network design, firewall management, web technologies, cloud computing technologies, regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. PCI-DSS, Privacy Legislation)
• Experienced in tracking team capacity and reporting of recoverability targets against actuals
• Understanding of Cyber Security policies and standards, and security requirements across the systems lifecycle
• Reporting to senior management concerning residual risk, vulnerabilities and other security exposures, including misuse of information assets and non-compliance
• Influencer and sharp communicator who builds rapport with key stakeholders
• Ability to develop and enable Secure Design Strategy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem resolution skills
• Ability to attract, hire, retain and motivate Cyber Security talent
• Managing diverse and creating high performing teams
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of cyber risk concepts and principles

You belong at Coles Group where we look ahead, have a plan, and are up for the challenge. We learn and grow by taking career-defining opportunities and this one may just be your next.

About the team
Technology is the backbone of our business. Every day, our team solves complex and meaningful problems. Those solutions help thousands of our fellow team members succeed and make millions of customers lives easier every day.
The security team at Coles is proud of their successful delivery of customer-focused solutions. There are a lot of exciting initiatives on the horizon as protecting our customers, team members and reputation is essential to being the most trusted retailer.

About the role

Directly reporting to our General Manager of Group Cyber & Identity, you will play an integral part in enabling a culture of cyber security and safety, to minimise cyber risk and major incidents. Via alignment to lines of business and deliver periodic supplier/staff and system business protect reporting to drive adequate action.

In this role you will provide strong strategic and delivery leadership to Coles's security design capability, while displaying superior people leadership skills that build trust within your team, and across all business and technology teams. Leveraging your subject matter expertise and experience, you will set the vision for security design and be accountable for delivering the controls as part of the security design function.

You will also:

• Via alignment to lines of business and deliver periodic supplier/staff and system business protect reporting to drive adequate action
• Ensure secure-by-design principles are baked into the SDLC for 100% strategic projects
• Communicate data security requirements to key stakeholders
• Promote and ensure all Group Cyber requests come via the Cyber Front Door
• Drive self-service initiatives by way of questionnaires, templates and how-to documents to increase stakeholder security knowledge and drive team efficiencies
• Track and report secure design team's progress against scorecards
• Empower and coach secure design team members

About you and your skills

You will be an experience leader within security design with a passion for driving change, diversity, and delivery across the organisation.

You'll also have:

• Extensive Cyber Security experience working with Cyber management frameworks, including ISO, PCI-DSS and NIST
• Experience managing and coaching a team of highly skilled Cyber Security specialists
• Broad experience across multiple Security domains including cryptographic systems, identity and access management systems, network design, firewall management, web technologies, cloud computing technologies, regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. PCI-DSS, Privacy Legislation)
• Experienced in tracking team capacity and reporting of recoverability targets against actuals
• Understanding of Cyber Security policies and standards, and security requirements across the systems lifecycle
• Reporting to senior management concerning residual risk, vulnerabilities and other security exposures, including misuse of information assets and non-compliance
• Influencer and sharp communicator who builds rapport with key stakeholders
• Ability to develop and enable Secure Design Strategy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem resolution skills
• Ability to attract, hire, retain and motivate Cyber Security talent
• Managing diverse and creating high performing teams
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of cyber risk concepts and principles

With us it's not about the discounts (although you do get those), it's about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is our investment and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site or email [email protected]

Job ID:124619

Employment Type:Full time

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Coles Group is home to some of Australia's iconic and most trusted brands and is one of the biggest employers with 120,000 team members in every state and territory. Our workforce is diverse including groceries and liquor retail operations, online, manufacturing, cleaning and trolley services, drivers, supply chain, and commercial and corporate services.

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Coles Group is home to some of Australia's iconic and most trusted brands and is one of the biggest employers with 120,000 team members in every state and territory. Our workforce is diverse including groceries and liquor retail operations, online, manufacturing, cleaning and trolley services, drivers, supply chain, and commercial and corporate services.

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