Cyber Security & Technology Risk Lead

Oliver James are partnered with a growing boutique business advisory firm that specialise in Cyber, Digital and Change services to assist in their hiring of a Cyber Manager.

Ideally the hire will be based in either Manchester or Leeds (or surrounding areas) and will be prepared to travel in this region on an ad-hoc basic.

Oliver James are partnered with a growing boutique business advisory firm that specialise in Cyber, Digital and Change services to assist in their hiring of a Cyber Manager.

Ideally the hire will be based in either Manchester or Leeds (or surrounding areas) and will be prepared to travel in this region on an ad-hoc basic.

The role is likely to pay circa £80,000 - £85,000 basic - with genuine progression, strong bonus opportunity and real independence.

This role would especially suit an existing Manager in a large professional services / Big-4 firm that would relish a contrasting culture that benefits from the lack of red tape, excessive processes and risk adverse approaches.

Breadth of work:

* Consultancy Services - contribute to the development and delivery of a diverse range of consultancy services to clients around the creation of new cyber products and services.

* New Technologies - helping the team to develop new technological solutions to enable clients to enhance their understanding of cyber risk or secure new business;

* Expert Insight - working with stakeholders to provide expert insight, translating Cyber Security concepts/ events into their implications for internal and external stakeholders;

* Thought Leadership - work with others to create market leading thought leadership on relevant Cyber Security concepts and their application to industry.

Core Responsibilities:

* To build effective working relationships within the team and other internal departments;

* To act as a point of contact within the department for specific tasks/processes;

* To ensure effective and structured verbal and written communication, with the ability to present information in a clear manner and contribute to meetings as required;

* To use best practices and knowledge to identify efficiencies and process improvements within projects assigned, and to solve problems as required;

* To be proactive in seeking opportunities to develop own experience and technical skills wherever possible;

* To work with minimal guidance; managing own workload, demonstrating effective prioritisation of tasks and providing regular progress updates against project plan;

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

* Knowledge of IT security fundamentals as well as frameworks, such as NIST and ISO27001;

* Experience of cyber consultancy in client facing roles;

* Capability to translate technical concepts for different internal and external stakeholders;

* Confidence presenting to senior stakeholders, both internally and externally;

* Experience working with Financial Services preferred;

* Good attention to detail;

* Personable, enthusiastic, ability to summarise and explain key drivers of complex situations in a clear and concise manner.

Education / Qualifications (preferred):

* University degree required in appropriate discipline at 2:1 or above. Cyber Security, STEM or Political Sciences associated disciplines are preferred;

* CISSP associate status/ equivalent preferred OR a willingness to complete the full qualification;

* Excellent IT skills, in particular, ability to present information clearly and effectively over MS PowerPoint or MS Word. Skills using MS Excel also preferred.