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Totum Partners

Senior Manager, Third Party Assurance (Security) - Law Firm

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Senior

Full Time

03-12-2025

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Skills

Leadership

Job Specifications

Job Responsibilities

This role sits in the Information Security leadership team and reports to the 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.
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).
Negotiating security clauses in contracts for robustness.
Providing evidence for audits and ISO 27001 certification from a Supplier Assurance perspective.

Skills Required

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.

This role offers hybrid working - 2 days onsite weekly.

About the Company

Totum is unparalleled at matching the best business services talent with professional services firms. B Corp Certified - we achieve our goals in a responsible way, sourcing and placing diverse talent, championing the development of those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, and contributing to our collective future by reducing our business's carbon footprint. Together with our partners and candidates we are defining the future of law and professional services firms. We are passionate about talent in business servi... Know more