Director, Security Governance & Posture

Wpp

London, United Kingdom
On-site
Technical security governance experience
Cybersecurity policies and frameworks knowledge
Executive communication skills for risk narratives
This senior leadership role involves building and leading WPP's Technical Security Governance function to define security guardrails and standards across a global technology estate

Job Summary

  • This senior leadership role involves building and leading WPP's Technical Security Governance function to define security guardrails and standards across a global technology estate.
  • The successful candidate will own the governance framework across seven critical domains including Cloud, AI & Agentic, and Data Security while driving posture measurement and performance reporting.
  • WPP offers a culture of creativity and belonging with opportunities to influence projects at an unparalleled scale within a fast-moving, globally distributed organization.

Matching Summary

This senior leadership role involves building and leading WPP's Technical Security Governance function to define security guardrails and standards across a global technology estate.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Technical security governance experience
  • Cybersecurity policies and frameworks knowledge
  • Executive communication skills for risk narratives
  • Multi-region regulatory environment experience
  • Broad technical security domain knowledge

Nice-to-have

  • CISSP or cloud platform certifications
  • Familiarity with CNAPP/CSPM tooling
  • Experience in multinational matrixed companies
  • Working knowledge of agile methodologies
  • Posture and detection tooling expertise

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field
  • 3+ years in technical security governance or risk oversight
  • Fluent English reading, writing, and conversation skills
  • Experience governing across multiple regions and GDPR compliance

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