Product Security & Incident Response Team Manager

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Job Purpose and Summary

Do you have a passion for product security and supporting the development of innovative information security strategies? If the answer is yes and you would like to join a proactive and dynamic team of like-minded professionals, please read on...

As Canon continues to evolve as a company, so do the information security risks that affect our employees, suppliers and wider stakeholders. As we continue our journey of transition and seek to educate others and provide mitigation strategies, policies and solutions, it is an exciting time to join our team.

This role is accountable for the management and day to day running of Canon EMEA's product security team, supporting the delivery of a comprehensive information security strategy to optimize Canon's product security position with internal and external customers, Canon EMEA and Global group companies, regulators, the security industry and media.

What we give

With Canon, you'll get the support and encouragement you need to grow, from people who share your ambition. We'll invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. You'll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.

At Canon we have a clear vision: to be committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable culture where employees are valued and can thrive personally and professionally.

Canon also has a strong commitment to sustainability, encompassed by our Kyosei philosophy of living and working together for the common good, focused on reducing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to make positive social contribution.
With Canon, you'll get the support and encouragement you need to grow, from people who share your ambition. We will invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role. You will be supported by leaders who allow you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is openly shared.

At Canon we have a clear vision: to be committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable culture where employees are valued and can thrive personally and professionally.

Canon also has a strong commitment to sustainability, encompassed by our Kyosei philosophy of living and working together for the common good, focused on reducing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to make positive social contribution.

Here are some of the role and wider benefits we offer at Canon to support our employee's wellbeing:

• A salary band of circa 79K - 110K dependent on experience and a 10% bonus and annual pay review
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
• Flexible core hours - starting anytime between 07:30am and 10am and finishing any time after 16:00, providing the standard 7.5 hours have been worked.
• Minimum of 25 days of personal holiday per year with up to 5 days of available holiday purchase
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare and wider medical plan
• Up to 38% Discount on Canon products
• Flexible benefits policy
• Free parking on site
• Excellent Subsidized restaurant
• Highly Subsidised Costa Coffee on site
• Multi-Faith room
• Discounted rates at Nuffield Health Gym
• Partnership with Mental Health First Aid UK with a network of mental health champions
• Great transport links- Elizabeth Line and Stockley Park low-cost Shuttle Bus
• Learning & Development Opportunities

You will be part of an energetic and innovative environment with more than 50 different nationalities at our state-of-the-art EMEA HQ at Stockley Park, Uxbridge.

What we ask

When managing the Product Security and Information Response Team you will undertake a variety of activities, including but not limited to: -

• Developing and delivering the agreed target security architecture and strategic security roadmaps for Canon EMEA products.
• Managing and executing the product audit program, including, technical audits, vulnerability management and penetration testing across all in scope products.
• Developing presales InfoSec for major tenders and strategic partners.
• Managing Canon's CVE Numbering Authority, presenting a globally aligned stance to product vulnerabilities.
• Overseeing threat research programs into Canon products and solutions, implementing changes to materially improve products.
• Owning product security incidents across the EMEA region.
• Engaging with the global information security industry and community, creating and overseeing processes to triage reported product security issues and acting as the facilitator between the industry / research community and Canon Inc.
• Standardisation of core team processes.
• Overseeing team to analyze security trends and cutting-edge research, implementing research in both enterprise IT and global products.
• Budget utilization and management.

You will need

The successful candidate will have:

• Significant and proven experience of either IT, Information Security or IT Security in multiple sectors (government, banking & insurance, telecom, retail & manufacturing).
• Digital leadership skills - capable of empowering and leading an Information security team to meet business and IT security goals.
• People leadership skills - providing direction, monitoring performance, motivating staff and building a positive working environment.
• Ability to interpret global information security markets and translate into business sales strategy.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-moving IT landscape and keep pace with latest thinking and new security technologies.
• A passion for technology and security safeguarding with a desire to deliver.
• Thrives on change, showing an impressive ability to drive the IT security strategy forward.
• An analytical mind, capable of managing numerous information sources and providing data analysis reports to senior management.
• Strong customer focus - able to meet the demands of internal and external customers.
• Excellent communication skills - providing verbal and written communication that is outstanding to both direct reports and senior management, as well as other stakeholders such as media and direct and indirect customers.
• Flexible and adaptable - capable of changing direction where required and showing flexibility to meet new demands.
• Proven experience of developing business partnerships that help drive the IT security strategy forward.
• Ability to make timely and well-informed decisions and creatively solve problems.
• Ability to multitask to manage concurrent projects and prioritise demands.

Qualifications & education:

• Media trained.
• Ability to hold and be approved for government security clearances

Further Information

Canon is an equal opportunity employer. Canon recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status or other protected status as required by law.