Online screening questionnaire – Compliance and Security

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Your information is used solely for the purposes outlined in this survey. We will keep your data confidential and never sell or resell it for any other purpose. Participation is voluntary and can be discontinued at any time.

Can we proceed based on the above?*

Yes

Thank-you for the time you have taken to review this discussion – I will contact you about different projects in the future, if this is of interest to you?

SQ 1) What is the approximate number of employees in your organisation?*

a) Fewer than 300 employees

b) 300 - 999 employees

c) 1,000 - 2,999 employees

d) 3,000 - 4,999 employees

e) 5,000 - 9,999 employees

f) 10,000+ employees

Please select one or more options: SINGLE CODE

SQ 2) Which best describes your organisation’s primary industry?*

a) Manufacturing / Industrial

b) Financial Services / Banking / Insurance

c) Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals / Life Sciences

d) Logistics / Supply Chain / Transportation

e) Retail / Consumer Goods / Ecommerce

f) Energy / Utilities / Oil & Gas

g) Telecommunications / Infrastructure

h) Public / Government / Regulated Public Services

i) B2B Software / SaaS / Technology company

j) Other (please describe below):

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

Please describe below*

SQ 3) In which country are you based?

a) United Kingdom (UK)

b) Germany

c) France

d) Netherlands

e) Sweden / Norway / Denmark / Finland / Switzerland

f) Saudi Arabia / UAE

g) Australia or New Zealand

h) None of the above

Please select one or more options: SINGLE CODE

SQ 4) In which country is your company’s head office / main HQ located?

a) United Kingdom (UK)

b) Germany

c) France

d) Netherlands

e) Sweden / Norway / Denmark / Finland

f) Saudi Arabia / UAE

g) Australia or New Zealand

h) Other (please describe below):

Please select one or more options: SINGLE CODE

Please describe below*

SQ 5) Which of the following matches your current position/function?*

a) Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) / Head of Security / Head of Information Security

b) Chief Risk Officer / Head of Risk / Enterprise Risk Lead

c) Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) / ISMS Manager / Compliance Manager

d) Data Protection Officer (DPO) / Privacy Lead

e) Security Assurance / Compliance Assurance Lead

f) Product / Security Architect (if responsible for compliance/security architecture)

g) Other (please describe below):

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

Please describe below*

SQ 6) Which of the following best describes your seniority in your organisation?*

a) Executive / C-level / Board

b) Senior Management (Department Head / Director)

c) Middle Management (Manager / Team Lead)

d) Specialist / Individual Contributor

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

SQ 6a) For how many years have you worked in your current discipline?*

a) 0 - 2 years

b) 3 - 5 years

c) 6 - 10 years

d) 10+ years

Please describe below

SQ 7) What is your involvement when your organisation acquires security or GRC software?*

a) I am the final decision-maker

b) I am directly involved in evaluation and recommendation

c) I provide input/advice, but am not part of the decision-making

d) I am not involved at all

Please describe below

SQ 8) Which of the following best describes your organisation’s tooling for compliance/security/audit/risk management?*

a) Automated compliance/security monitoring platform

b) Risk management/risk monitoring systems

c) Audit automation or evidence-collection tools

d) Policy/governance documentation tools

e) Cloud security/vulnerability management tools

f) Privacy and consent tools

g) Manual processes only (no dedicated tools)

h) None / I’m unsure

Please select one or more options: MULTICODE

SQ 9) Which option best describes your organisation’s approach to technology adoption in compliance/security?*

a) Proactive — we embrace new or automated solutions early

b) Balanced — we adopt new tools once proven in our sector

c) Cautious — we prefer manual or traditional processes, but open to improvement

d) Reluctant — we avoid adopting new tools unless absolutely needed

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

Thank you for taking the time to complete these screening questions.

Please note that if you are accepted, your interview will be recorded and transcribed, but only the project teams will have access to this material.
If interviewed, your recordings will not be used for marketing purposes or shared with any third parties.
All recordings and transcripts will be deleted once the project is complete, and any resulting analysis will be depersonalised to protect your anonymity and confidentiality.

SQ 10) If accepted, are you comfortable participating in this research?*

a) Yes, that’s fine.

b) No, I am not interested.

c) I don’t know - ask me again in a few days.

Please select one option: SINGLE CODE

APPOINTMENT

Thank you - I’d be grateful if you could advise of two or three suitable interview times (preferably at 15, 30, 45 mins past or on the hour), so that we can speak for up to 60 minutes (from Mon, 9th Feb onward) when it’s mutually convenient *

Earliest Date and Time*

Next Date and Time (if available)

Thank-you - I would be grateful if you could confirm a few final details:

Your Name*

Your exact Job Title*

Job title of person you report to*

Company name*

Phone (inc international dialling code)*

Email*

LinkedIn profile link