Senior Governance Analyst

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Job reference 338710
Senior Governance Analyst
Competitive salary plus car allowance, healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time

London or Sheffield office

Shape the future of Cyber Security at RMG

RMG is strengthening its cyber security capability and we’re looking for a Senior Cyber Governance Analyst to play a pivotal role in protecting our organisation, our customers, and our data. This is a high‑impact position for someone who thrives on responsibility, influence, and the opportunity to drive meaningful change across a complex business.

As a senior member of the Cyber Governance team, you will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our cyber governance frameworks, ensuring RMG meets its regulatory, commercial, and customer‑driven security obligations. You’ll act as a trusted subject matter expert, guiding the business through risk, compliance, and assurance activities while helping to elevate our overall cyber maturity.

The role

• Lead Cyber Governance Frameworks Drive the deployment and ongoing adherence to key standards including Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR and other relevant frameworks.
• Risk Management Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of cyber risks, ensuring risks are documented, monitored, and effectively managed.
• Policy & Standards Development Own the creation, review, and enhancement of cyber security policies, standards, and guidelines aligned to regulatory requirements and organisational objectives.
• Compliance Monitoring & Audit Conduct regular assessments, maintain certifications, and lead internal/external audit activity, ensuring the business meets all cyber and information security obligations.
• Metrics & Reporting Produce meaningful dashboards and reports that track governance effectiveness and provide clear insights to senior stakeholders.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration Partner with IT, Legal, Risk, Procurement, Sales, and business change teams to embed cyber governance into business processes and decision‑making.
• Continuous Improvement Identify gaps, drive enhancements, and champion initiatives that uplift cyber maturity across RMG and its subsidiaries.
• Third‑Party Cyber Risk Management Assess and manage supply chain cyber risks, conducting assurance checks and guiding business owners on supplier risk decisions.
• Customer Assurance Act as a subject matter expert, providing high‑quality responses to customer cyber assurance requests and representing RMG’s security posture externally.

Your Experience

• A cyber‑related qualification (e.g., CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CGEIT, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor) or working towards one.
• 3–5 years’ experience in cyber governance, risk, and compliance within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, SOX, CAF, NCSC guidance, and Cyber Essentials.
• Familiarity with cyber security tools, risk methodologies, and audit processes.
• Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex concepts for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• High attention to detail, particularly in policy development and compliance documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, build trust, and work collaboratively across teams.

Why join RMG?

• Work at the heart of a business where cyber security is a strategic priority.
• Influence senior stakeholders and shape organisation‑wide security practices.
• Be part of a supportive, growing cyber function with opportunities for development.

Extra Benefits

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Funded Dental – As a manager you are eligible to a level of employer funded dental insurance*
• Health Assessment – As a manager you are eligible to an employer funded health assessment every 2 years*
• Benefits Account – You will have access to your personal benefits account on our ‘My Bundle+’ platform. There are more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle.
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.

*Available only to permanent employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail / Parcelforce / RM Property and Facilities Solutions. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you. (delete if essential criteria only)

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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Closing Date: . 7th July 2026 Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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