Senior Manager - Third Party Assurance
Date: 1 Dec 2025
Location: London, GB, EC3M 7AF
Company: Walkers Global
We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.
We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.
Overview of role
Office: London (hybrid - Please be advised this role requires you to be in the office for 2 days a week)
The Information Security Team aspires to be a market leader. The team has a truly global mandate, accountable for managing the information security for ten offices across the globe, covering all security domains including Security Operations, GRC, Identity, and third-party security.
This role sits in the Information Security leadership team and reports to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The role is critical for maintaining its ISO27001 certification by embedding the Supplier Assurance Security Model and providing reassurance and excellent service to our clients in due diligence processes. The role will also manage a small team, and will be expected to build a best-in-class team with strong capability.
Please be advised this role requires you to be in the office for 2 days a week.
Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification
- Producing, embedding and championing the Supplier Assurance Security Model.
- Producing management information for the CISO, including trends, process gaps, and recommendations for improvement.
- Managing client requests in a timely and professional manner.
- Leading Supplier Assurance governance forums.
- Tailoring and managing the Third-Party Security Schedule (including supplier negotiations).
- Providing excellent service to our clients through our interactions and responses to due diligence questionnaires.
- Negotiating security clauses in contracts for robustness.
- Providing evidence for audits and ISO 27001 certification from a Supplier Assurance perspective.
- Supporting other relevant internal and external audits when they arise.
Education, Skills & Experience
- Solid experience a leader in Information Security Supplier Assurance.
- Previous experience from medium to large legal or financial services organisations.
- Proven understanding of all information security domains.
- Cyber security certifications such as CISSP, CISM or ISO 27001 are desirable
- Strong people leadership skills, including the ability to coach, motivate and drive a high-performance culture.
- Excellent people management skills, including the ability to give constructive feedback and enhance performance.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.
