Strategic Cyber Advisory Director

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying long-term, high-value cybersecurity opportunities by taking a consulting-led approach that connects client business priorities, regulatory pressures and cyber risk to NCC Group’s propositions and capabilities.
• Providing senior advisory guidance across priority areas including technical assurance, cyber governance, regulatory readiness, digital identity, cloud security, application and product security, third-party risk, operational resilience, AI governance, incident readiness, continuous assurance and proactive security.
• Developing sector-specific account plans, opportunity strategies and pursuit approaches for strategic accounts in partnership with sales and delivery teams.
• Helping account teams qualify opportunities, shape executive messaging, prepare for senior client meetings and position NCC Group as a strategic cyber resilience partner rather than a point-in-time testing provider.
• Building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders by offering independent perspective, market insight and pragmatic advice grounded in both cyber expertise and business context.
• Representing NCC Group externally through thought leadership, executive roundtables, industry forums, partner events and major or regional cybersecurity conferences, helping to build market presence and strengthen client engagement.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Significant senior-level experience across cybersecurity, cyber advisory, consulting, cyber services, technology, risk, compliance or security leadership.
• A strong understanding of cyber risk, regulatory expectations, audit cycles, remediation programmes, operational resilience, third-party risk, fraud exposure, data protection, AI risk and board-level reporting.
• Ability engaging credibly with senior business, technology, risk and security stakeholders, including CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs, enterprise risk leaders, audit, compliance, fraud, legal, privacy, engineering and board-level audiences.
• A substantial network of senior customer relationships and industry contacts, with a demonstrable track record of converting trusted relationships into qualified pipeline, executive introductions, revenue growth and new-logo opportunities.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity services and propositions, including technical assurance, governance and compliance, identity, cloud security, incident readiness, red teaming, continuous testing, managed detection and response, AI security and third-party risk.
• The ability to translate complex technical security capability into clear business, risk, regulatory and operational outcomes that resonate with executive stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen, an entrepreneurial mindset, a collaborative, pragmatic and proactive style, with the ability to influence across Sales, Delivery, Marketing, Product, Solution Architecture, Partners and senior leadership.