Cyber Strategy & Risk - Manager

Cyber Security training courses; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy firm is looking for a Cyber Strategy & Risk Manager to join their Cyber Risk team in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating complex cyber-security challenges into actionable strategies for clients, while managing high-profile engagements. Applicants should have a proven track record in cyber-security, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. The firm offers flexibility in work arrangements including remote and part-time options.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Potential for remote work

Part-time options available

Qualifications

• Experience delivering cloud security and SAP security.
• Ability to lead high-intensity work and manage performance effectively.
• Knowledge of information-security methodologies and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex cyber-security issues into clear advice for clients.
• Manage complex cyber risk engagements for large clients.
• Ensure high quality content and advice are delivered as engagement manager.

Skills

Proven track record in a cyber-security environment

Understanding of technology, threat and regulatory issues

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Ability to inspire drive and resilience

Education

Recognised cyber-security qualifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM)

Job description

Cyber Strategy & Risk - Manager

Base Location: London

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies. We have supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses that make the UK what it is.

We advise government and industry clients on their largest, most complex, and highest profile strategic issues. Our team combines deep sector insight, expert consulting capabilities and trusted client relationships to design and implement solutions that span all aspects of our clients' operations. We become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as a Cyber Strategy & Risk Manager?

You will be a Manager within the Cyber Risk team, helping both grow our business and ensure our teams deliver high‑quality advice to clients. You should expect to be involved in a wide range of challenging engagements, ranging from major executive‑level cyber exercises and threat reviews, through optimisation of client security controls and cyber security programmes, to providing specialist support on issues such as cyber strategy, third‑party risk, etc.

What will you be doing?

As a Manager, we expect you to understand the business issues and to be able to translate complex cyber‑security issues into straightforward, credible, jargon‑free advice to our clients—and to deliver the support they require. If you can help our clients seize the opportunity offered by the digital world, securely, then you are the type of person we are looking for.

Role dimensions:

• Leadership & Management: Working in a team of about 70—mostly in the UK—with a small offshore team.
• Performance management of an allocation of assistant managers and below within cyber risk and strategy.
• Working regularly with client stakeholders—typically Heads of cyber security (or equivalent)—to identify, develop and deliver client engagements that help clients define, identify and manage cyber risk.
• Managing complex cyber risk engagements at our largest clients.
• Ensuring the quality of content and advice to clients as engagement manager.

What will you need to do it?

• Proven track record in a cyber‑security environment within professional services or an in‑house information security function.
• Understanding of how organisations operate, including technology, threat and regulatory issues faced by clients.
• Experience delivering one or more of the following areas: cloud security, SAP security.
• Successful management of complex cyber‑security services in a commercial environment, ensuring high‑quality work on time and to budget.
• Ability to lead work at sustained levels of high intensity, inspiring drive and resilience in others.
• Analytical skills to identify core issues and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Ability to take appropriate action after monitoring or reviewing the progress and performance of others.
• Knowledge of a wide range of information‑security and IT methodologies, principles, technologies and techniques.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and project management skills.
• Capability to develop excellent relationships both internally and with clients at a senior level.
• Authentic interest and desire to work in the cyber security field.
• Understanding of broad cyber‑security topics such as governance, identity and access management, supply‑chain risks, security operations and incident management.
• Good understanding of technology platforms.

Skills we'd love to see / Amazing Extras

• Recognised cyber‑security qualifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, M.Inst ISP) or comparable experience.

Our Locations

We are open to speaking with consulting talent across the country, but our core hubs for this role are:

• London

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours and part‑time options. If you need flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.