Cyber Security Lead jobs in Manchester

​Cyber Security Lead
Advisory

In advisory firms, a Cyber Security Lead will be responsible of delivering best-in-class cyber security or IT transformation solutions to a vast range of clients. Usually leading a team and being the face of its division, the Cyber Security Lead will adopt a consultative approach to client issues and their security challenges by leveraging their own professional experience, in-house assets, research and market solutions.

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Usual Duties

• Build, develop and manage a team that delivers cyber security solutions to clients

• Manage and foster client relationships to position the firm as a trusted long-term business partner when it comes to cyber risk matters

• Lead large scale IT transformation projects

• Lead of multi-year client engagements

• Will usually collaborate on RFPs, whilst leading their own bid development and processes

• Manage resources, finances and overall project milestones for large programs

• Lead contract negotiations and manage budgets to deliver best-in-class solutions for both the client and the firm at all times

• Act as a mentor by coaching junior colleagues and assisting in their professional development

• Own the wider contextual impact of contract on the client and the firm's business environment

• Lead the collaboration on cross-functional solutions from within other departments of the firm

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Usual Key Requirements

• A focus on industry-specific best practice, threat and regulatory knowledge

• Extensive advisory experience.

• Depending on the firm, experience might be required in the following fields: technology or operational risk, risk assessments, security operations transformation, compliance, audit, security and strategy, identity and access management, GDPR.

• Specific qualifications and certifications, such as ISO27001, SOC (1/2), CISA, CISM, CISSP, GIAC, CEH

• Proven leadership skills

• Strong ability to drive new business and billable

• Education-wise, usual profiles have a background in Computer Science, Mathematics or STEM. Candidates with a BSc, MSc, MBA or PhD are usually desirable.

Manchester

Manchester is known as one of the UK's main cities: beside London, the Greater Manchester area is the country's biggest centre for the financial and professional services sector, with 324,000 Manchester staff and generating £16.2 billion of GVA annually.

The city is notable for many things: its beautiful architecture, which ranges from Victorian inspiration to contemporary styles, its famous sports clubs and even its scientific output. After all, it was at the University of Manchester that Ernest Rutherford first split the atom, in 1917 precisely!

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Getting around

Visiting Manchester and commuting to work is very easy once you are in the city. Its city centre is known to be quite compact: if you happen to live nearby, walking might be your best option to get around. But if you happen to live a little further away, you can either take the bus, the tram, the train, and so on. Make sure to download a travelling app like Google Maps or Citymapper on your phone to get route suggestions in real time.