Cybersecurity Senior Manager - Strategy & Advisory

West Monroe is excited to hire a Cybersecurity – Senior Manager to deliver on full lifecycle Cyber projects for various industries, which may involve strategy & roadmap development, security controls reviews & remediation/hardening, risk advisory, compliance assessments, resiliency planning, application & cloud security, data protection, and/or identity management. Our senior managers engage directly with clients to understand their IT and cyber organization & systems, identify cybersecurity weaknesses, make recommendations, and lead consultants in hardening the environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-growth, employee-centric firm and lead the improvement of security posture across different industries including: Private Equity, Energy & Utilities, Consumer and Industrial Products, Healthcare, and Financial Services. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide strategic cybersecurity consulting services for clients, ranging from strategy definition to solution implementation & adoption. Includes work in the private equity industry to address developing and executing against strategic roadmaps in various client scenarios, including carve-outs, mergers, and acquisitions. 

• Leverage industry-recognized frameworks to lead risk assessments & controls reviews to develop implementation strategies and roadmaps to guide solution(s) delivery 

• Manage client relationships to determine project objectives and translate requirements into concrete proposals, including detailed work plans and cost estimates 

• Lead junior consultants on projects, delegate workstreams, and act as career advisor/mentor 

• Promote thought leadership in emerging Cybersecurity technologies and trends through writing blogs & white papers, attending industry events, and contributing to Centers of Excellence 

• Assist with business development at existing clients, looking for opportunities to cross-sell solutions 

• Actively build a professional & affiliate network  

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred or equivalent experience required 

• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred 

• 7-10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity. Experience related to cybersecurity due diligence for M&A transactions and experience related to cybersecurity activities related to mergers, carveouts, and new company standups. 

• Adept at leading cyber risk assessments & controls reviews using NIST or similar frameworks 

• Well-versed in various compliance, privacy, and regulatory frameworks: SOC1/2, ISO 20001, PCI DSS, CMMC, FedRAMP, GDPR, CCPA, etc. 

• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity competencies such as security controls, incident response strategy, identity and access management, cloud security, application security, etc. 

• Knowledge of leading solutions/product capabilities for security domains  

• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions: people management, strategy/roadmap, design, solution development, implementation, change management, etc. 

• Competent verbal, presentation/facilitation, and written communication skills 

• Willingness to travel for client engagements (15-20% per year on average) 

• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future