Cybersecurity Manager - Financial (Consulting)

West Monroe is hiring a Cybersecurity Manager (Consultant) to lead full lifecycle projects for Financial Services clients, including but not limited to security controls audits & remediation, risk advisory, compliance assessments, threat hunting, resiliency planning, application & cloud security, and/or strategy & roadmap development. Managers typically engage directly with client leadership to understand their IT structure and systems, identify security flaws, and lead teams in hardening the environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-growth firm with an employee-centric culture and lead the improvement of security posture across complex FinServ environments—Enterprise Banking, Private Equity, FinTech, Trading, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic cybersecurity consulting services for clients within our FinServ portfolio, ranging from policy definition to solution implementation & adoption
• Manage client relationships to determine project requirements and provide status updates; translate requirements into concrete proposals, including detailed work plans and cost estimates
• Leverage industry-recognized frameworks to lead risk assessments & controls audits of existing organization– compliance adherence, IT processes, personnel, technologies/tools– while developing implementation strategies and roadmaps to guide solution(s) delivery
• Lead junior consultants on projects, delegate workstreams, and act as career advisor/mentor
• Promote thought leadership in emerging Cybersecurity/FinServ technologies and trends through writing blogs & white papers, attending industry events, and contributing to Centers of Excellence
• Actively build a professional & affiliate network in Consulting, Cybersecurity, FinServ, and/or broader Tech communities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred or equivalent experience required
• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred
• 5-10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity w/ preference for Financial Services’ industry exposure
• Experience leading IT risk assessments & controls audits using NIST CSF or similar
• Well-versed in various compliance and/or privacy frameworks: SOC1/SOC2, ISO 20001/IEC 27001, PIPEDA, FedRAMP, GDPR, CCPA
• Preference for FinServ regulatory knowledge: FINRA, GLBA, SOX
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions: people management, strategy/roadmap, design, solution development, implementation, change management, etc.
• Proficient verbal, presentation, facilitation, and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel for client engagements - COVID-19 permitting
• Bonus – BD/PD, Cloud Hardening (AWS/Azure), AppSec, M&A, IT Infrastructure

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