Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)

Director of Corporate Security – Resilience

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Reading • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Cyber Security

About the role

  • Defining and executing a company-wide Security & Resilience strategy across physical, cyber, and operational domains
  • Leading cross-functional collaboration with IT, HR, Legal, Finance, and Facilities to embed security into business operations
  • Driving risk management frameworks covering compliance, operational, strategic, and financial risks
  • Owning crisis and incident response for security breaches, business disruption, and geopolitical events
  • Establishing and governing business continuity frameworks, ensuring readiness across all teams
  • Setting and tracking OKRs/KPIs, managing budgets, and closing strategic gaps through targeted action plans
  • Reporting security posture, risks, and performance directly to executive leadership and the board
  • Business Continuity ownership in consolidating continuity plans from across all parts of the business, testing, improving and implementing when needed.

Requirements

  • Proven senior leadership experience overseeing security, resilience, and business continuity functions
  • Expertise in converged security across physical security, cybersecurity, and insider risk
  • Strong experience in incident response and crisis management in high-stakes environments
  • Deep understanding of risk management frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001) and regulatory compliance
  • Demonstrated experience managing budgets, vendors, and external security partners
  • Exceptional executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex risks into business impact
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to align security initiatives to business growth and operations
  • Experience in scale-up environments
  • Background working with or securing data centre environments
  • Familiarity with law enforcement or government security standards
  • Military or police background
  • Degree-level education (BSc/BA)
  • Experience in business process analysis or project management
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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