Senior Security Governance Manager

We are Reckitt

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Global Corporate Security

Our Global Corporate Security & Resilience function is dedicated to protecting Reckitt’s people, operations, assets, and reputation across an increasingly complex global environment. We partner closely with business leaders and functions across Reckitt to deliver intelligence-led, risk-based security and resilience capabilities that enable safe, secure, and resilient business operations worldwide.

This is an exciting time to join us as we help shape the future of the department and be part of something special.

About the role

As the Senior Security Governance Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping and strengthening Reckitt’s global security governance, assurance, and risk management framework across a diverse international footprint.

Reporting to the Head of Security Operations, this new role is responsible for developing and implementing enterprise-wide security governance processes, assurance mechanisms, and risk management frameworks that support safe, secure, and resilient business operations across Reckitt’s global operations.

The position plays a key role in driving security maturity, improving control effectiveness, and embedding consistent governance standards across manufacturing, R&D, commercial, and corporate environments. You will work closely with regional security teams and cross-functional stakeholders to support compliance, strengthen assurance capabilities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives globally.

Your responsibilities

• Security Governance & Assurance Frameworks. Lead the development and continuous improvement of Reckitt’s global security governance, assurance, and compliance frameworks, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management and business objectives.
• Security Risk Management & Control Effectiveness. Support the integration of security risk management processes into global operations, conducting security assessments, assurance reviews, and control effectiveness activities across multiple sites and regions.
• Policy, Standards & Regulatory Compliance. Develop and maintain security policies, standards, procedures, and governance mechanisms that support consistent implementation of security requirements across Reckitt’s global footprint.
• Governance Reporting & Strategic Insights. Establish reporting frameworks, dashboards, KPIs, and maturity metrics to provide strategic insight into Reckitt’s global security risk posture, programme effectiveness, and compliance performance.
• Global Security Programmes & Continuous Improvement. Support key global security initiatives and transformation programmes, driving standardisation, operational improvement, and the ongoing enhancement of security governance capabilities.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Collaboration. Partner with regional security teams and key stakeholders across Facilities, H&S, Supply Chain, Procurement, and business leadership to strengthen governance adoption, improve resilience, and support strategic priorities.

The experience we're looking for

• Significant experience in corporate security, security governance, assurance, risk management within a global organisation.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing governance, assurance, or compliance frameworks across multinational environments.
• Qualifications in security risk management, control assurance, regulatory compliance, and operational governance principles.
• Experience conducting security assessments, audits, assurance reviews, or maturity evaluations across multiple sites or business functions.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and collaborate effectively across complex, matrixed organisations.
• Experience supporting global transformation programmes, governance initiatives, or operational improvement activities desirable.
• Relevant professional qualifications or equivalent experience in security, risk, compliance, or related disciplines preferred.

The skills for success

• Security governance, risk management, corporate security
• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Governance and assurance capability
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills. Executive communication and reporting capability. Cross-functional collaboration and relationship management
• Risk-based thinking and decision-making. Policy development and standards implementation
• Operational resilience and continuous improvement
• Technology fluency and innovation mindset. High professional integrity and sound judgement

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.