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Operations & Security Administrator

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Hybrid position: working 3 days a week from our London office (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday)

Globally, 80% of workers don’t have a desk or an office. These workers are the backbone of the global economy, the people we interact with every day in stores, on buses, in our hospitals, delivering our parcels, and maintaining our buildings. The current generation of workplace technology doesn’t fit their needs, Blink enables those people to be productive, informed, and engaged while on the move.

We've built a fresh approach to an old problem. Our goal is to be the #1 choice for the mobile enterprise, to build the workplace "super-app" that brings together in one place the people and information that matter.

We're motivated, positive and social; we're all different, but these traits tie us together. We work closely as a team and genuinely value each other's opinions. Most of all, we try and learn as much as we can from one another, through knowledge sharing and healthy debate.

💻 What will you be doing?

Blink must be a model in best practice when it comes to information security and data protection, being fully committed to continuous improvement in these areas. Reporting to the Head of Business Operations, you will drive our strategies forward, be a focal point for information security and risk matters and be responsible for shaping plans and execution.

Responsibilities Include:

Managing our information security and data protection compliance strategy
Implementing and successfully rolling out any new frameworks, as needed
Monitoring implementation of policies, procedures, processes and tooling to achieve ongoing compliance with

ISO 27001
SOC 2
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
NHS Data Protection and Privacy Framework

Preparing regular gap analysis and risk assessments, with assistance from experts where required, and

Defining a project plan to maintain full ongoing compliance in consultation with key internal stakeholders
Working closely with internal stakeholders across the business, and particularly the engineering teams, to implement the changes required according to the project plan

Co-ordinate and enrich responses to RFPs and security questionnaires from existing and prospective customers
Promote security and data protection awareness by creating and delivering training plans to ensure that all employees complete the relevant e-learning throughout the year

Ownership and maintenance of our external trust center and working to improve the quality of linked content

Run the supplier assessment and audit cycle at Blink

Keeping ahead of industry developments such as emerging security trends, risks, new guidance or standards and security enhancing technologies and proactively driving improvements, while tracking the success of initiatives via key metrics.

We're looking for someone who is ambitious and wants to develop in a fast-growing company. The successful candidate will be resourceful and creative, able to pick up and implement new industry innovations quickly. You’ll empathise with customer and internal stakeholder pain points, foreseeing practical and scalable solutions. We’re also looking for:

Experience implementing and/or maintaining compliance strategies for one or more of the standards.
Experience working in or with a fast-growing organisation, working with the business and product & engineering teams to review and implement new processes and initiatives
A self-starter who can work semi-autonomously and drive a large project forward and manage multiple stakeholders and dependencies
Excellent inter-personal and influencing skills
Commercially minded with the ability to quickly grasp and explain complex matters
Strong working knowledge of UK, EU and US data protection laws a plus

European Languages including French, German or Spanish would be beneficial

You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something impactful, large-scale, and meaningful. Most importantly, you’ll be working in a company with a strong mission and with a team that are ambitious and embarking on a journey that many start-ups can only dream of!

We offer the chance to take to market a product and solutions that is ‘of the moment’, with a proven ROI, and which often gets customer very excited in the very first meeting. Other benefits include:

Competitive salary and generous equity allocations with significant upside potential

25 days annual leave per year, not including public holidays
The equipment needed to do a great job
Private Healthcare
Cycle to Work scheme

Social events (Company getaways, lunches, breakfasts, nights out)
Convenient central London location

At Blink, we're committed to creating an inclusive and diverse culture where our people feel they truly belong. We value and respect individual differences, so all applications will receive fair and equal consideration without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age or veteran status.

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What You Should Know About Operations & Security Administrator, Blink - The Employee App

At Blink, we're excited to invite an Operations & Security Administrator to join our dynamic team! This hybrid role offers the flexibility of working three days a week in our buzzing London office, where creativity and collaboration thrive. With a mission to empower the 80% of workers operating without a traditional desk, we're creating a workplace 'super-app' that unites people and vital information. As our Operations & Security Administrator, you will be the linchpin for our information security and data protection strategies, ensuring we adhere to the highest compliance standards like ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials. You'll dive into the heart of our projects, managing policies, conducting gap analyses, and leading training initiatives that make security a collective responsibility. Collaborating closely with our engineering teams and key internal stakeholders, you will drive initiatives that not only enhance our security posture but also foster a culture of awareness and proactive improvement. We cherish diverse perspectives and are on the lookout for someone ambitious and resourceful, who thrives in a fast-growing environment. If you’re eager to make a difference and be part of a mission-driven team, come embark on this exciting journey with us at Blink! We can’t wait to meet you and see how you can contribute to our impactful work.

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What are the responsibilities of the Operations & Security Administrator at Blink?

As an Operations & Security Administrator at Blink, you will manage our information security and data protection compliance strategy, ensuring we maintain rigorous standards like ISO 27001 and SOC 2. You'll be responsible for rolling out new compliance frameworks and monitoring policies and procedures. Additionally, you will prepare regular risk assessments, lead internal training on security awareness, and manage responses to security questionnaires from clients.