Security & Risk Product Owner

Security & Risk Product Owner

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Technology at Primark
Our technology team is actively shaping the next wave of advancements. Engaged with innovative initiatives, your expertise will propel our business into the future. Collaborating with a creative team of tech enthusiasts, you’ll contribute your unique skills to fuel our technological advancements.

This role shall be responsible for developing and owning the future security and GRC strategy in regard to products, platforms, services and development of standards, identifying and responding to new requirements based on business strategy and IT operations. The role will work closely with the architecture and infrastructure teams along with Security to ensure the right platforms / products are deployed and maintained, maximizing the value while always looking over the horizon for future options.

What You’ll Get
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle:

Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Do as an Security & Risk Product Owner
We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:

• Own the development of the technical security and GRC roadmaps for all tooling and processes.
• Develop strategies for components such as DLP and BYOD, in collaboration with all stakeholders.
• Maximise existing product investments and identify opportunities to reduce complexity and cost.
• Monitor industry trends, ensuring we remain current with our approach.
• Own and manage relationships with key partners and technology providers, influencing their product roadmaps where it benefits Primark.
• Build strong relations, ensuring always included in the assessment and choice of group platforms.
• Support infrastructure solutions selection and deployment that benefit security and support the mitigation of risk.
• Continually assess Primark technical security posture looking for opportunities to reduce risk and implement / automate controls.
• Support the Technology Design Authority and relevant Architectural Governance Boards.

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Proven professional experience in IT infrastructure, cloud and cyber security.
• Experience in a similar role developing product and platform roadmaps, performing technical assessments and undertaking R&D.
• Good knowledge of cyber security industry, products and service trends.
• Extensive knowledge of current cyber security threat types and potential mitigation controls.
• Breadth and depth of knowledge of standards such as NIST, MITRE, OWASP.
• Capability of discussing technical issues in a non-technical way.
• Strong understanding of the business relevance of security risks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Pro-active, with the ability and confidence to drive forward discussions, co-ordinate activities, make judgements and take decisions.
• Ability to build strong working relationships and role-model the team ethic.
• Strong team values, recognises the value of a positive team environment and contributes to the creation of this.

About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.

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