Overview

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Job Description

As Cyber Security Manager – Supply Chain, you’ll play a pivotal role in protecting our business by ensuring third-party suppliers meet defined cyber security standards. Leading a dedicated team of three, you’ll manage supplier risk assessments, drive remediation, and work closely with procurement, legal, and technology teams. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on engagement, giving you the opportunity to influence supplier practices and strengthen our overall security posture. Exposure to aviation or highly regulated industries will be an advantage, but not essential.

Your role will involve

• Leading and developing a team of three Cyber Specialists.
• Assessing supplier cyber maturity and guiding them on improvements.
• Embedding cyber requirements into supplier contracts and partnerships.
• Building and maintaining a supplier risk register with clear remediation tracking.
• Reporting on supply chain cyber risks to senior stakeholders.
• Staying ahead of emerging threats and regulations to shape strategy.
• Supporting supplier onboarding and reassessment against defined criteria.

These Skills Are Essential

• Experience in cyber security, focused on supply chain or third-party/vendor risk.
• Experience managing or leading a cyber security team.
• Strong knowledge of third-party/vendor risk management frameworks and security standards (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS).
• Proven track record engaging suppliers on security assessments and remediation plans.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively with procurement, legal, and technology stakeholders.

About Us

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Heathrow offers a career filled with unique opportunities and a culture of collaboration and ambition.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that support you now and in the future. This includes performance-based bonuses, share in success plans, generous annual leave, market-leading pensions, family-friendly policies, private health insurance, wellbeing tools, and diverse learning and development opportunities.

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing flexibility while meeting Heathrow’s operational needs. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow. Details will be confirmed during the recruitment process.

Sustainable Travel to work

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Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.