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Deputy Account Director - North London Deputy Account Director Chartwells Education Location: National Role with Regular Travel Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits We're Hiring: Deputy Account Director At Chartwells Education, we're passionate about serving nutritious, sustainable food that helps children and young people thrive. As part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, we partner with schools, colleges and universities across the UK to deliver outstanding catering and support services that make a real difference every day. We're looking for an experienced and ambitious Deputy Account Director to support the leadership of a significant education catering portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded, people-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional food and hospitality experiences. The Role Reporting to the Account Director, you will play a key role in supporting the operational and commercial performance of a diverse portfolio of education sites. You will work closely with General Managers and operational teams to ensure outstanding service delivery, strong client relationships, and sustainable business growth. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail, a passion for operational excellence, and the ability to drive continuous improvement across multiple locations. Experience in project management and leading change initiatives would be highly advantageous, as you will support future investment plans and operational development projects. Key Responsibilities Support the management and performance of a national portfolio of education catering contracts. Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a key point of contact across the business. Drive operational excellence, ensuring quality, service, compliance, and contractual standards are consistently achieved. Coach, develop and inspire General Managers and site leadership teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences. Support the delivery of commercial objectives, including revenue growth, profitability, retention and client satisfaction. Lead and support projects, mobilisation activities and future investment plans across the portfolio. Analyse business performance data and implement improvement plans where required. Champion a culture of innovation, engagement, safety, and continuous improvement. Ensure all sites operate in line with company policies, legislative requirements, and safeguarding standards. About You We're looking for a dynamic leader who combines strong commercial acumen with a genuine passion for food, people, and service excellence. You will ideally have: Significant experience within multi-site contract catering, hospitality, or food service operations. Experience leading and developing high-performing teams across multiple locations. Strong financial and commercial management skills. Excellent stakeholder management and client relationship-building abilities. The ability to identify complex business challenges and implement effective solutions. Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels. Experience managing projects, change initiatives, or investment programmes. A passion for delivering exceptional food and hospitality experiences. A proven track record of driving operational performance and continuous improvement. What We Can Offer We believe in rewarding our people and supporting their development. As part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, you'll benefit from: Contributory pension scheme Career development through our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes Digital GP access and comprehensive healthcare benefits for you and your immediate family Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, and many more Savings on supermarket shopping with Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and others Up to 44% off cinema tickets Cashback rewards and discounts across hundreds of leading brands Free wellbeing, mindfulness and exercise classes Access to a wide range of employee discounts that can be shared with friends and family About Chartwells Education Part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over 25 years, we've been helping children and young people build strong bodies, sharp minds, and healthy futures through nutritious food and outstanding service. Every week, we serve millions of meals across primary schools, secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities throughout the UK. Safeguarding Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. Employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and Children's Barred List check. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and applicants will be required to declare all convictions and cautions for assessment purposes. Apply Today If you're an experienced multi-site leader looking for your next challenge within a market-leading organisation, we'd love to hear from you. About Us Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children. Job Reference: com/0207/L/R/SU Schools Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!
Deputy Account Director - North London Deputy Account Director Chartwells Education Location: National Role with Regular Travel Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits We're Hiring: Deputy Account Director At Chartwells Education, we're passionate about serving nutritious, sustainable food that helps children and young people thrive. As part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, we partner with schools, colleges and universities across the UK to deliver outstanding catering and support services that make a real difference every day. We're looking for an experienced and ambitious Deputy Account Director to support the leadership of a significant education catering portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded, people-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional food and hospitality experiences. The Role Reporting to the Account Director, you will play a key role in supporting the operational and commercial performance of a diverse portfolio of education sites. You will work closely with General Managers and operational teams to ensure outstanding service delivery, strong client relationships, and sustainable business growth. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail, a passion for operational excellence, and the ability to drive continuous improvement across multiple locations. Experience in project management and leading change initiatives would be highly advantageous, as you will support future investment plans and operational development projects. Key Responsibilities Support the management and performance of a national portfolio of education catering contracts. Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a key point of contact across the business. Drive operational excellence, ensuring quality, service, compliance, and contractual standards are consistently achieved. Coach, develop and inspire General Managers and site leadership teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences. Support the delivery of commercial objectives, including revenue growth, profitability, retention and client satisfaction. Lead and support projects, mobilisation activities and future investment plans across the portfolio. Analyse business performance data and implement improvement plans where required. Champion a culture of innovation, engagement, safety, and continuous improvement. Ensure all sites operate in line with company policies, legislative requirements, and safeguarding standards. About You We're looking for a dynamic leader who combines strong commercial acumen with a genuine passion for food, people, and service excellence. You will ideally have: Significant experience within multi-site contract catering, hospitality, or food service operations. Experience leading and developing high-performing teams across multiple locations. Strong financial and commercial management skills. Excellent stakeholder management and client relationship-building abilities. The ability to identify complex business challenges and implement effective solutions. Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels. Experience managing projects, change initiatives, or investment programmes. A passion for delivering exceptional food and hospitality experiences. A proven track record of driving operational performance and continuous improvement. What We Can Offer We believe in rewarding our people and supporting their development. As part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, you'll benefit from: Contributory pension scheme Career development through our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes Digital GP access and comprehensive healthcare benefits for you and your immediate family Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, and many more Savings on supermarket shopping with Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and others Up to 44% off cinema tickets Cashback rewards and discounts across hundreds of leading brands Free wellbeing, mindfulness and exercise classes Access to a wide range of employee discounts that can be shared with friends and family About Chartwells Education Part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over 25 years, we've been helping children and young people build strong bodies, sharp minds, and healthy futures through nutritious food and outstanding service. Every week, we serve millions of meals across primary schools, secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities throughout the UK. Safeguarding Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. Employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and Children's Barred List check. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and applicants will be required to declare all convictions and cautions for assessment purposes. Apply Today If you're an experienced multi-site leader looking for your next challenge within a market-leading organisation, we'd love to hear from you. About Us Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children. Job Reference: com/0207/L/R/SU Schools Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!
GXO Logistics
Northampton, Northamptonshire
The Deputy CISO is the CISO's principal delegate and second-in-command, accountable for day-to-day execution of the global cyber security program, team leadership and for elevating security influence across the enterprise. The role ensures cohesive strategy, robust operations, and clear business alignment in a complex logistics environment, including WMS/TMS platforms and warehouse robotics, IoT, and OT. The Deputy CISO strengthens succession planning, executive decision-making, and senior business partnering across the organisation. Operates in a global role, based at either of our UK corporate HQs (London or Northampton). Key Responsibilities: Strategy Support the CISO in translating the enterprise risk appetite into an actionable, outcome-driven security strategy; and support the multi-year roadmap and quarterly OKRs. Chair the executive security governance forums and drive enterprise security governance mechanisms. Architecture & Engineering Oversee Security Architecture and Engineering; ensure "secure-by-default" across cloud, application, data, identity, and infrastructure landscapes. Establish IDAM function with clear RACI and coherent operating model. Govern the security tooling strategy and operating model (build vs. buy vs. MSSP); maximize value from SIEM, SOAR, IAM, PAM, EDR, DLP, DSPM, and CTI platforms. Security Operations & Incident Response Accountable for SOC performance (24 7 detection, response, threat hunting), DFIR, purple-team/assurance, ransomware preparedness, and crisis playbooks. Maintain executive incident communications, regulator notifications, and post-incident improvements. Act as escalation point for any security related service failures or major incidents. Threat and Vulnerability Management Support the TVM team in continuously reducing vulnerability levels in the organisation. Recommend procedural improvements and reporting to drive constant improvement. Drive secure-by-design into applications and ensure all applications and the wider estate are sufficiently tested for signs of vulnerability. Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Ensure audit readiness, control effectiveness (key SOX/ITGC, NIST/ISO mappings), and remediation governance; lead policy lifecycle and attestations. Oversee the enterprise risk process (RCSA, KRIs), executive reporting, and board risk briefings. Improve third-party risk management (carriers, 4PL/3PL partners, SaaS/IaaS providers) and regulatory alignment Business Partnering & PMO Ensure the Business Partnering function embeds security in product/platform roadmaps and regional operations (Americas/EMEA/APAC). Oversee the InfoSec PMO: portfolio selection, prioritization, benefits tracking, and transparent delivery reporting to business and technology leaders. People, Culture & Leadership Provide day-to-day management of InfoSec senior leaders (four directors/senior directors) and their teams; build succession paths, mentorship, and leadership development. Sponsor Security Awareness & Culture programs and executive engagement; promote inclusive, high-performance behaviors. The role has enterprise-wide accountability for the execution of the global cyber security program, ensuring effective risk management, operational resilience, and alignment with business strategy. It influences executive decision-making, enterprise risk posture, and regulatory outcomes across a complex global logistics environment. You will operate in a complex and evolving threat landscape, requiring continuous improvement of security processes, tooling, and operating models. You will address ambiguous and high-impact challenges across technology, risk, and business domains with enterprise-wide implications. The role engages extensively with the CISO, regulators, and senior business and technology leaders. It is responsible for executive-level incident communications, regulatory engagement, and influencing security outcomes across regions and functions. You will provide leadership to senior InfoSec leaders and their teams, supporting performance, development, and succession planning across the global security organisation. Experience and Qualifications Required: 15+ years in information security with progressive leadership; 8+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams across SecOps/IR, GRC, Engineering/Architecture and Business Partnering. Demonstrated success interfacing with boards/executive committees; executive incident leadership and public/regulatory communications. Deep experience in either GRC or technical cyber security. Experience in managing and leading global cross-functional and cross regional tech teams. Experience in Continuous improvement, six sigma or other improvement tools to drive business performance and create value Strong understanding and maturing of IT operating models in matrixed, global environments. Demonstrated success in driving technology standardization and transformation programs. Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred. CISSP (or CISM) Other security certifications. Travel requirement - up to 20% GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement
The Deputy CISO is the CISO's principal delegate and second-in-command, accountable for day-to-day execution of the global cyber security program, team leadership and for elevating security influence across the enterprise. The role ensures cohesive strategy, robust operations, and clear business alignment in a complex logistics environment, including WMS/TMS platforms and warehouse robotics, IoT, and OT. The Deputy CISO strengthens succession planning, executive decision-making, and senior business partnering across the organisation. Operates in a global role, based at either of our UK corporate HQs (London or Northampton). Key Responsibilities: Strategy Support the CISO in translating the enterprise risk appetite into an actionable, outcome-driven security strategy; and support the multi-year roadmap and quarterly OKRs. Chair the executive security governance forums and drive enterprise security governance mechanisms. Architecture & Engineering Oversee Security Architecture and Engineering; ensure "secure-by-default" across cloud, application, data, identity, and infrastructure landscapes. Establish IDAM function with clear RACI and coherent operating model. Govern the security tooling strategy and operating model (build vs. buy vs. MSSP); maximize value from SIEM, SOAR, IAM, PAM, EDR, DLP, DSPM, and CTI platforms. Security Operations & Incident Response Accountable for SOC performance (24 7 detection, response, threat hunting), DFIR, purple-team/assurance, ransomware preparedness, and crisis playbooks. Maintain executive incident communications, regulator notifications, and post-incident improvements. Act as escalation point for any security related service failures or major incidents. Threat and Vulnerability Management Support the TVM team in continuously reducing vulnerability levels in the organisation. Recommend procedural improvements and reporting to drive constant improvement. Drive secure-by-design into applications and ensure all applications and the wider estate are sufficiently tested for signs of vulnerability. Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Ensure audit readiness, control effectiveness (key SOX/ITGC, NIST/ISO mappings), and remediation governance; lead policy lifecycle and attestations. Oversee the enterprise risk process (RCSA, KRIs), executive reporting, and board risk briefings. Improve third-party risk management (carriers, 4PL/3PL partners, SaaS/IaaS providers) and regulatory alignment Business Partnering & PMO Ensure the Business Partnering function embeds security in product/platform roadmaps and regional operations (Americas/EMEA/APAC). Oversee the InfoSec PMO: portfolio selection, prioritization, benefits tracking, and transparent delivery reporting to business and technology leaders. People, Culture & Leadership Provide day-to-day management of InfoSec senior leaders (four directors/senior directors) and their teams; build succession paths, mentorship, and leadership development. Sponsor Security Awareness & Culture programs and executive engagement; promote inclusive, high-performance behaviors. The role has enterprise-wide accountability for the execution of the global cyber security program, ensuring effective risk management, operational resilience, and alignment with business strategy. It influences executive decision-making, enterprise risk posture, and regulatory outcomes across a complex global logistics environment. You will operate in a complex and evolving threat landscape, requiring continuous improvement of security processes, tooling, and operating models. You will address ambiguous and high-impact challenges across technology, risk, and business domains with enterprise-wide implications. The role engages extensively with the CISO, regulators, and senior business and technology leaders. It is responsible for executive-level incident communications, regulatory engagement, and influencing security outcomes across regions and functions. You will provide leadership to senior InfoSec leaders and their teams, supporting performance, development, and succession planning across the global security organisation. Experience and Qualifications Required: 15+ years in information security with progressive leadership; 8+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams across SecOps/IR, GRC, Engineering/Architecture and Business Partnering. Demonstrated success interfacing with boards/executive committees; executive incident leadership and public/regulatory communications. Deep experience in either GRC or technical cyber security. Experience in managing and leading global cross-functional and cross regional tech teams. Experience in Continuous improvement, six sigma or other improvement tools to drive business performance and create value Strong understanding and maturing of IT operating models in matrixed, global environments. Demonstrated success in driving technology standardization and transformation programs. Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred. CISSP (or CISM) Other security certifications. Travel requirement - up to 20% GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement
