Strategic Advisory Director

• Originate, shape and execute large, strategic cyber opportunities supporting NCC Group's growth ambitions
• Build trusted senior relationships with CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs, audit, risk, compliance, legal, privacy and board-level stakeholders
• Identify long-term, high-value opportunities by connecting client priorities, regulatory pressures and cyber risk to NCC Group's propositions and capabilities
• Lead cross-functional pursuit teams across NCC Group and its partner ecosystem
• Apply opportunity qualification and governance to prioritise strategically aligned, high-propensity deals
• Advise clients on 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

Requirements

• Significant senior-level experience across cybersecurity, cyber advisory, consulting, cyber services, technology, risk, compliance, security leadership or complex enterprise sales
• Strong track record of originating, shaping or closing strategic opportunities, ideally including large or transformational deals with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers
• 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 to engage credibly with senior business, technology, risk and security stakeholders, translating complex technical capability into clear commercial, regulatory and operational outcomes
• Strong senior customer network and ability to convert trusted relationships into qualified pipeline, executive introductions, revenue growth and new-logo opportunities
• 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
• Strong commercial acumen, entrepreneurial mindset, and collaborative, pragmatic and proactive style
• Ability to influence across Sales, Delivery, Marketing, Product, Solution Architecture, Partners and senior leadership

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in cybersecurity, cyber advisory, and compliance, with a strong ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate complex technical concepts into actionable business outcomes. xcskxlj Proven track record in originating and closing strategic opportunities, particularly in high-value, transformational deals.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cybersecurity Expertise
• Strategic Opportunity Origination
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Regulatory Compliance Knowledge
• Commercial Acumen

ATS Optimization KeywordsHard Skills

• Cyber Advisory
• Technical Assurance
• Cloud Security
• Application Security
• Third-Party Risk Management
• Operational Resilience
• AI Governance
• Incident Readiness
• Data Protection
• Red Teaming

Soft Skills

• Relationship Building
• Influencing Skills
• Collaborative Mindset
• Proactive Approach
• Entrepreneurial Thinking

Industry Keywords

• Cyber Risk
• Regulatory Expectations
• Audit Cycles
• Remediation Programmes
• Fraud Exposure
• Board-Level Reporting
• Managed Detection and Response
• Continuous Testing
• Cyber Services
• Complex Enterprise Sales

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