Job reference 337227
Cyber Risk Manager
Competitive salary plus car allowance, healthcare, annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.
Permanent, full time. Hybrid working: 3 days a week in Sheffield.
Royal Mail is modernising its technology, security and risk capabilities at scale—and we are looking for an experienced Cyber Risk Manager to help protect one of the UK’s most recognised organisations. This is a high‑impact role responsible for analysing, communicating and managing cybersecurity risk across the enterprise, ensuring threats are understood, controls are effective, and cyber risk is fully embedded into Royal Mail’s wider risk framework. You will act as a senior subject‑matter expert, advising stakeholders across Technology, OT, Data, Risk, Audit, and the wider business. Your work will directly influence Board‑level risk appetite, regulatory compliance and the delivery of our 5‑year Cyber Security Strategy.
What You’ll Do
- Provide expert cyber risk leadership across major programmes and workstreams, ensuring alignment with Board‑approved risk appetite.
- Assess cyber risks across complex technologies, data flows and interdependent systems, recommending effective mitigation strategies.
- Engage and influence mid‑to‑senior stakeholders, translating complex cyber issues into clear business‑focused insights.
- Ensure cyber risks are identified, assessed and managed across Technology and OT environments.
- Lead the delivery of Royal Mail’s Cyber Risk Management solution, supporting annual reporting and Audit & Risk Committee oversight.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of the Cyber Security Awareness Campaign, driving continuous improvement in risk culture.
What You’ll Bring
- Strong experience in Cybersecurity or Technology Risk, ideally within large or complex organisations.
- Deep knowledge of cyber risk assessment, risk methodologies and security best practice.
- Ability to operate confidently at senior levels, aligning tactical activity to strategic risk objectives.
- Experience influencing stakeholders and managing vendor relationships.
- Strong analytical thinking, resilience and the ability to navigate ambiguity and organisational change.
- Experience building or leading small, high‑performing teams.
- Relevant security or risk qualifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, MoR).
Extra Benefits
- Family friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.
- Supportive and generous company sick pay.
- Funded Dental – As a manager you are eligible to a level of employer funded dental insurance.
- Health Assessment – As a manager you are eligible to an employer funded health assessment every 2 years.
- Benefits Account – You will have access to your personal benefits account on our ‘My Bundle+’ platform. There are more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle.
- Your Wellbeing – you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
- Available only to permanent employees.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve.
Closing date: 27th May 2026. Note that the advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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Cyber Risk Manager
Competitive salary plus car allowance, healthcare, annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.
Permanent, full time. Hybrid working: 3 days a week in Sheffield.
Royal Mail is modernising its technology, security and risk capabilities at scale—and we are looking for an experienced Cyber Risk Manager to help protect one of the UK’s most recognised organisations. This is a high‑impact role responsible for analysing, communicating and managing cybersecurity risk across the enterprise, ensuring threats are understood, controls are effective, and cyber risk is fully embedded into Royal Mail’s wider risk framework. You will act as a senior subject‑matter expert, advising stakeholders across Technology, OT, Data, Risk, Audit, and the wider business. Your work will directly influence Board‑level risk appetite, regulatory compliance and the delivery of our 5‑year Cyber Security Strategy.
What You’ll Do
- Provide expert cyber risk leadership across major programmes and workstreams, ensuring alignment with Board‑approved risk appetite.
- Assess cyber risks across complex technologies, data flows and interdependent systems, recommending effective mitigation strategies.
- Engage and influence mid‑to‑senior stakeholders, translating complex cyber issues into clear business‑focused insights.
- Ensure cyber risks are identified, assessed and managed across Technology and OT environments.
- Lead the delivery of Royal Mail’s Cyber Risk Management solution, supporting annual reporting and Audit & Risk Committee oversight.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of the Cyber Security Awareness Campaign, driving continuous improvement in risk culture.
What You’ll Bring
- Strong experience in Cybersecurity or Technology Risk, ideally within large or complex organisations.
- Deep knowledge of cyber risk assessment, risk methodologies and security best practice.
- Ability to operate confidently at senior levels, aligning tactical activity to strategic risk objectives.
- Experience influencing stakeholders and managing vendor relationships.
- Strong analytical thinking, resilience and the ability to navigate ambiguity and organisational change.
- Experience building or leading small, high‑performing teams.
- Relevant security or risk qualifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, MoR).
Extra Benefits
- Family friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.
- Supportive and generous company sick pay.
- Funded Dental – As a manager you are eligible to a level of employer funded dental insurance.
- Health Assessment – As a manager you are eligible to an employer funded health assessment every 2 years.
- Benefits Account – You will have access to your personal benefits account on our ‘My Bundle+’ platform. There are more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle.
- Your Wellbeing – you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
- Available only to permanent employees.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve.
Closing date: 27th May 2026. Note that the advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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