Managing Director - UKTL

UKTL Introduction
Led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, the UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL), announced in October 2022, will give the UK the cutting-edge technology to keep our telecommunications networks safe, accelerate the roll-out of 5G, and grow our brilliant telecoms sector by bringing in new entrants to diversify the supply chain market.

Successful candidates will have a unique experience working on or supporting the latest ground-breaking cyber security and networking technologies on a national and international scale. This opportunity will allow those involved to have first-hand exposure to the latest technologies via the research and development that we are undertaking to secure our telecommunications networks, in order to keep the UK the safest place to live and do business online.

As a trusted and independent national capability, the UKTL will interact at the intersection of standards bodies, such as 3GPP, the National Cyber Security Centre and the wider UK intelligence community, academia, Ofcom, as well as Communications Service Providers and telecommunication equipment vendors.

You will lead the UKTL 's strategic direction, performance, investment planning, strategic customer and international relationships. You will also own the UKTL's security risks and be accountable for the governance of its security management.

This role will be key for developing initial strategic relationships in the early days of the UKTL. The ideal candidate will have excellent existing industry relationships with both operators and vendors.

• Develop an internationally respected telecommunication testing organisation that delivers against the UKTL objectives including long-term sustainability, independence and excellence.
• Setting strategic direction, including the security evaluation and research services the UKTL will provide and the customers it will engage with. You will set the narrative in any reports that are written about the capability and how messaging will be managed.
• Manage and influence stakeholders as a respected leader , including senior representatives across Government and industry .
• Manage e xternal public relations - including public speaking at events, which is anticipa ted to be required extensively during the early stages of the capability to build awareness and reputation.
• Liaise with the leadership of key partners to ensure successful delivery of joint outcomes within a sustainable business model, both within HMG and in industry.
• Represent the UKTL at the UKTL governance board (Chaired by DCMS, and including representatives from NCSC and Ofcom), and advise on the forward looking shape and outlook of the Work Programme and capabilities of the facility.